KING S OWN INSTITUTE* Success in Higher Educatin TSL711 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION T318 - Brief All infrmatin cntained within this Subject Outline applies t all students enrlled in the trimester as indicated. 1. General Infrmatin 1.1 Administrative Details Assciated HE Award(s) Duratin Level Subject Crdinatr Graduate Diplma TESOL Master f Arts TESOL 1.2 Cre / Elective 1 trimester Pstgraduate Jana Rezkva jana.rezkva@ki.edu.au P: 92833583 (Ext.156) L: Level 1, 545 Kent St. Cnsultatin: via Mdle r by appintment This is an elective subject fr all the abve curses 1.3 Subject Weighting: Indicated belw is the weighting f this subject and the ttal curse pints. Subject Credit Pints Ttal Curse Credit Pints 4 GC TESOL 16; GD TESOL 32; MA TESOL 48 1.4 Student Wrklad Indicated belw is the expected student wrklad per week fr this subject: N. Timetabled Hurs/Week* N. Persnal Study Hurs/Week** Ttal Wrklad Hurs/Week*** 3 hurs/week (2 hur Lecture + 1 hur Tutrial) 7 hurs/week 10 hurs/week * Ttal time spent per week at lectures and tutrials ** Ttal time students are expected t spend per week in studying, cmpleting assignments, etc. *** Cmbinatin f timetable hurs and persnal study. 1.5 Mde f Delivery On-campus 1.6 Pre-requisites TSL700 Language Teaching Methdlgies 1.7 General Study and Resurce Requirements: Students are expected t attend classes with the required textbk and t read specific chapters prir t the tutrials. Students shuld read this material befre cming t class t imprve their ability t participate in the weekly activities. Students will require access t the internet and their KOI email and shuld have basic skills in wrd prcessing sftware such as MS Wrd, spreadsheet sftware such as MS Excel and visual presentatin sftware such as MS PwerPint. Cmputers and WIFI facilities are extensively available fr student use thrughut KOI. Students are encuraged t make use f the campus Library fr reference materials. Resurce requirements specific t this subject: There are n specific resurces fr this subject. TSL711 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION T318 05/11/2018 16:52 PAGE 1 OF 5
2. Academic Details 2.1 Overview f the Subject This elective subject builds n TSL700 Language Teaching Methdlgies t explre the imprtance f culture in language teaching and learning and encurages students t develp their skills in intercultural literacy and cmmunicatin. The subject als explres the causes and effects f the glbal spread f English and the implicatins f English being bth a glbal and a lcal language in many parts f the wrld. 2.2 Graduate Attributes fr Pstgraduate Curses Graduates f the Graduate Certificate f TESOL, the Graduate Diplma f TESOL and the Master f Arts (TESOL) curses frm King s Own Institute will be gain the graduate attributes expected frm successful cmpletin f a Master s degree under the Australian Qualificatins Framewrk (2 nd editin, January 2013). Graduates at this level will be able t apply an advanced bdy n knwledge in a range f cntexts fr prfessinal practice r schlarship and as a pathway fr further learning. King s Own Institute s key generic graduate attributes fr a master s level degree are summarised belw: KOI Master s Degree Graduate Attributes Knwledge Critical Thinking Cmmunicatin Research and infrmatin Literacy Creative prblem Slving Skills Ethical and Cultural Sensitivity Leadership and Strategy Prfessinal Skills Detailed Descriptin Current, cmprehensive and cherent knwledge, including recent develpments and applied research methds Critical thinking skills t identify and analyse current theries and develpments and emerging trends in prfessinal practice Cmmunicatin and technical skills t analyse and therise, cntribute t prfessinal practice r schlarship, and present ideas t a variety f audiences Cgnitive and technical skills t access and evaluate infrmatin resurces, justify research appraches and interpret theretical prpsitins Cgnitive, technical and creative skills t investigate, analyse and synthesise cmplex infrmatin, cncepts and theries, slve cmplex prblems and apply established theries t situatins in prfessinal practice Appreciatin and accuntability fr ethical principles, cultural sensitivity and scial respnsibility, bth persnally and prfessinally Initiative, leadership skills and ability t wrk prfessinally and cllabratively t achieve team bjectives acrss a range f team rles Expertise in strategic thinking, develping and implementing business plans and decisin making under uncertainty High level persnal autnmy, judgement, decisin-making and accuntability required t begin prfessinal practice Acrss the curse, these skills are develped prgressively at three levels: Level 1 Fundatin Students learn the skills, theries and techniques f the subject and apply them in stand-alne cntexts Level 2 Intermediate Students further develp skills, theries and techniques f the subject and apply them in mre cmplex cntexts, beginning t integrate the applicatin with ther subjects. Level 3 Advanced Students have a demnstrated ability t plan, research and apply the skills, theries and techniques f the subject in cmplex situatins, integrating the subject cntent with a range f ther subject disciplines within the cntext f the curse. TSL711 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION T318 05/11/2018 16:52 PAGE 2 OF 5
2.3 Subject Learning Outcmes Listed belw, are key knwledge and skills students are expected t attain by successfully cmpleting this subject: Subject Learning Outcmes Cntributin t Curse Graduate Attributes a) Critically review the literature n intercultural cmmunicatin and apply the principles in the teaching cntext, including questins f genres, methdlgies and evaluatin b) Develp skills fr successful intercultural cmmunicatin c) Discuss the spread f English and cncepts such as linguistic imperialism, language rights, English as a glbal language, language varieties, pidgins, creles and lingua franca 2.4 Subject Cntent and Structure Belw are details f the subject cntent and hw it is structured, including specific tpics cvered in lectures and tutrials. Reading refers t the text unless therwise indicated. Weekly Planner: Week (beginning) Tpic cvered in each week s lecture Reading(s) Expected wrk 1 05 Nv 2 12 Nv 3 19 Nv 4 26 Nv Understanding culture in language learning and the need fr intercultural literacy Defining culture and the cultural experience, artefacts f culture, cmmunicatin and representatin Language and culture, the spread f English, English as a glbal language Variatins and varieties f English, inner circle, expanding circle and uter circle speakers. Kirkpatrick A 2007 (K) Ch 1, 2 & 3 Hlliday A, Hyde M and Kullman J 2004 (HHK) Sectin A Intrductin, Sectin B Intrductin K Chs 4, 5, 6 K Ch 7, 8, 9 & 10 5 03 Dec English as a lingua franca. K Ch 11 Assignment 2 due 6 10 Dec 7 17 Dec 23 Dec 2018 06 Jan 2019 Summary f key terms Implicatins fr English language teaching Mid Trimester Break K Ch 12 K Ch 13 Assignment 3 Grup presentatins Assignment 3 Grup presentatins 8 07 Jan Cultural Prducts and practices, discurse, identity and culture. HHK Sectin A1, B1 Assignment 4 Draft utline fr Case Study Due TSL711 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION T318 05/11/2018 16:52 PAGE 3 OF 5
9 19 Jan 10 21 Jan 11 28 Jan 12 04 Feb 13 11 Feb 14 18 Feb 15 25 Feb Steretypes and thering Cultural perspectives and cmmunities, representatins in the media Intercultural miscmmunicatin Subject review Study Review Week Final Exam Week Student Vacatin begins Enrlments fr T119 pen HHK Sectin A2 HHK B2 HHK A3,B3 HHK C Assignment 4 Case Study Due There is NO final exam fr this subject. 16 04 Mar T119 begins 11 Mar 2019 1 11 Mar Results Released 05 Mar 2019 Certificatin f Grades 08 Mar 2019 Week 1 f classes fr T119 Friday 08 Mar 2019 Review f Grade Day fr T318 see Sectins 2.6 and 3.6 belw fr mre infrmatin. 2.7 Teaching Methds/Strategies Briefly described belw are the teaching methds/strategies used in this subject: On-campus lectures (2 hurs/week) are cnducted in seminar style and address the subject cntent, prvide mtivatin and cntext and draw n the students experience and preparatry reading. Tutrials (2 hurs/week) include class discussin f case studies and research papers, practice sets and prblem-slving and syndicate wrk n grup prjects. Tutrial participatin is an essential cmpnent f the subject and cntributes t the develpment f graduate attributes (see sectin 2.2 abve). It is intended that specific tutrial material such as case studies, recmmended readings, review questins etc. will be made available each week in Mdle. Online teaching resurces include class materials, readings, mdel answers t assignments and exercises and discussin bards. All nline materials fr this subject as prvided by KOI will be fund in the Mdle page fr this subject. Students shuld access Mdle regularly as material may be updated at any time during the trimester Other cntact - academic staff may als cntact students either via Mdle messaging, r via email t the email address prvided t KOI n enrlment. TSL711 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION T318 05/11/2018 16:52 PAGE 4 OF 5
2.8 Student Assessment Prvided belw is a schedule f frmal assessment tasks and majr examinatins fr the subject. Assessment Type When Assessed Weighting Learning Outcmes Assessed Tutrial exercises Weekly 10% a, b, c Assignment 2 (2,000 wrds) Critical review f a tpic in culture and language (a review f 3 academic research articles relevant t the tpic chsen fr Assignment 2-650 wrds each) Assignment 3 Grup presentatin (15 minutes) n an investigatin f varieties f English Week 5 30% a, b Weeks 6-7 20% a, c Assignment 4 (2,500 wrd reprt) Case study n implicatins f intercultural cmmunicatin in English language teaching Draft research utline Week 8 Reprt Week 12 40% a, b Requirements t Pass the Subject: T gain a pass r better in this subject, students must gain a minimum f 50% f the ttal available subject marks. 2.9 Prescribed and Recmmended Readings Prescribed Texts: (HHK) Hlliday, A., Hyde, M. and Kullman, J. 2017. Intercultural cmmunicatin: an advanced resurce bk, 3 rd ed., Rutledge. (K) Kirkpatrick, A. 2007. Wrld Englishes: Implicatins fr Internatinal Cmmunicatin and English Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. TSL711 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION T318 05/11/2018 16:52 PAGE 5 OF 5