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LNGS7506: Discourse and Communication
2024 unit information
Learning to speak and write effectively across a wide range of social contexts is crucial to all our lives. This unit considers genre (the social purpose of texts), and moves on to consider the ways language varies in terms of what we are talking about, who we are talking to and the medium we are using to communicate (speaking, writing, texting, posting etc.).
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Linguistics
| Code | LNGS7506 |
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| Academic unit | Linguistics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the distinctive nature of a functional perspective as applied to the study of discourse
- LO2. demonstrate basic discourse analysis skills, including argumentation motivated decisions about competing alternatives
- LO3. deepen understanding about how to use linguistic analysis to distinguish texts from different social contexts
- LO4. develop the ability to undertake collaborative text analysis projects with peers
- LO5. appreciate the ways in which texts enact social values and identities.
Unit availability
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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