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Seminar in Languages 2 (LANG40004)
Undergraduate level 4Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Arabic: Christina Mayer
Email: cmayer@unimelb.edu.au,
Indonesian: Michael Ewing
Email: mce@unimelb.edu.au,
Japanese: Ikuko Nakane
Email: inakane@unimelb.edu.au,
French: Veronique Duche-Gavet
Email: veronique.duche@unimelb.edu.au,
German: Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au,
Italian: John Hajek
Email: j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au,
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Lara Anderson
Email: laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Arabic: Christina Mayer
Email: cmayer@unimelb.edu.au,
Indonesian: Michael Ewing
Email: mce@unimelb.edu.au,
Japanese: Ikuko Nakane
Email: inakane@unimelb.edu.au,
French: Veronique Duche-Gavet
Email: veronique.duche@unimelb.edu.au,
German: Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au,
Italian: John Hajek
Email: j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au,
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Lara Anderson
Email: laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject involves a study of an approved topic in the languages. Details of the program being offered will be available from the graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students who complete this subject successfully should have demonstrated a specialist understanding of the topic, contributed effectively to the work of the seminar, shown a capacity for an advanced level of analysis and familiarised themselves with the latest directions of research into that particular topic.
Intended learning outcomes
Students should have acquired additional information, methodology or skills directly relevant to their program of study.
Generic skills
Students who complete this subject should have:
- enhanced written and oral communication skills through essay writing and seminar discussion;
- a deepened understanding of issues of key concern to the topic;
- an understanding of the relationship between the topic and a broad range of current issues in languages.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
- Admission into the GC-ARTS Graduate Certificate in Arts and GD-ARTS Graduate Diploma in Arts programs
- A minimum of 25 points of language subject in the language specialisation and approval from the language discipline coordinator
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- one 2,500 word essay due Week 6 (50%)
- one 2,500 word essay due in examination period (50%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Michael Ewing Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 2 hours seminar per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Arabic: Christina Mayer
Email: cmayer@unimelb.edu.au,
Indonesian: Michael Ewing
Email: mce@unimelb.edu.au,
Japanese: Ikuko Nakane
Email: inakane@unimelb.edu.au,
French: Veronique Duche-Gavet
Email: veronique.duche@unimelb.edu.au,
German: Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au,
Italian: John Hajek
Email: j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au,
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Lara Anderson
Email: laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Michael Ewing Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 2 hours seminar per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Arabic: Christina Mayer
Email: cmayer@unimelb.edu.au,
Indonesian: Michael Ewing
Email: mce@unimelb.edu.au,
Japanese: Ikuko Nakane
Email: inakane@unimelb.edu.au,
French: Veronique Duche-Gavet
Email: veronique.duche@unimelb.edu.au,
German: Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au,
Italian: John Hajek
Email: j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au,
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Lara Anderson
Email: laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - Arabic Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - French Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - German Specialisation (formal) Graduate Diploma in Arts - German Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - Japanese Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - Indonesian Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - Italian Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - Russian Major Graduate Diploma in Arts - Spanish and Latin American Studies Informal specialisation Graduate Diploma in Arts - Chinese - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 3 November 2022