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LNGS2617: Cross-Cultural Communication

2022 unit information

Intercultural communication is common, especially in todays globalized societies. It is challenging for people who engage in it, as well as for theories of communication in different societies. We consider approaches including conversation analysis, speech act theory, interactional sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, and discourse analysis. In analysing samples of cross-cultural communication we attend to how social relationships are reflected in linguistic practices. We explore applied perspectives on intercultural communication in educational, courtroom and workplace interactions.

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Linguistics

Code LNGS2617
Academic unit Linguistics
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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24 credit points
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. develop new knowledge and understanding of language varieties and their features and their central role in intercultural communication
  • LO2. be able to evaluate the relationship between language and culture through linguistic analysis
  • LO3. critically evaluate how culture and language are discursively constructed
  • LO4. independently analyze language features and contexts of language use

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote

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