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Professional Speaking Communication (ESLA90001)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Winter Term
Overview
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This subject is designed for graduate students who would like to improve their spoken English skills for professional contexts. It is aimed at speakers of English as an additional language.
Students who complete this subject will become familiar with Australian English pronunciation, will develop confidence and self-awareness, and will improve the clarity and fluency of their speech for use in professional communication. The content covers various aspects of pronunciation, such as individual sounds, sound combinations, syllables and word stress, rhythm, sentence stress, connected speech processes and intonation. Students will also improve their listening-discrimination skills, develop an understanding of the basic processes involved in speech production and gain practical knowledge about the communicative nature of sentence stress and intonation, especially as they apply to workplace settings.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have:
- an understanding the basic processes involved in the articulation of sounds and speech production;
- gained knowledge about the various aspects of pronunciation and their role in communication;
- understand and be able to identify segmental and prosodic features of speech;
- become familiar with the pronunciation aspects of Australian English;
- improved their speech clarity and fluency; and
- the ability to use spoken English effectively to improve their scope of employment options and professional advancement.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should have:
- developed enhanced problem solving skills;
- sharpened their analytical skills;
- further developed their written and spoken skills; and
- improved their ability to function in the workplace.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Please note: this subject is only available to students for whom English is an additional language. It is not suitable for native speakers of English.
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
- Speech assessment & learning plan, equivalent to 750 words (15%), due in week 1 of the teaching period
- Production test, equivalent to 5 minutes oral exam (10%), due in Week 1 of the teaching period
- Perception tests, equivalent to 750 words (15%), due in week 2 and week 3 of the teaching period
- Production test (oral presentation), equivalent to 15 minutes oral exam (30%), due in week 3 of the teaching period
- Prepared role play, equivalent to 15 minutes oral exam (30%), due in the week after the teaching period
- Hurdle Requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Winter Term
Principal coordinator Olga Maxwell Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours total: 3 x 2 hour seminar and 2 x 2 hour lab practice per week for three weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 June 2018 to 13 July 2018 Last self-enrol date 28 June 2018 Census date 6 July 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 July 2018 Assessment period ends 20 July 2018 Winter Term contact information
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
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Last updated: 3 November 2022