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Professional Literacies (ESLA90003)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
Winter Term
Overview
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This subject aims to develop effective written communication skills for use in professional workplace contexts. It is designed for graduate students, who are speakers of English as an additional language. Given the wide range of professional workplaces and modes of writing found within these, this subject aims to help students reflect on the different contexts and interactions that are at stake in professional reading and writing. It will do this by teaching students techniques of text analysis to assist them in identifying the conventions of a variety of genres encountered in the workplace. Students will also develop skills in structuring and writing texts that respond appropriately and flexibly to a range of communicative purposes and audiences. Particular attention will be paid to workplace modes of writing (including promotional and hortatory text types), and to the processes of collaborative professional writing.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- demonstrate a capability to analyze professional discourse/texts;
- demonstrate a capability to adapt writing for different audiences & purposes;
- show a knowledge of a range of work-related genres;
- demonstrate skills in collaborative writing;
- show an ability to reflect on language learning strategies and set goals for improving these strategies.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should:
- have developed enhanced problem solving skills;
- have sharpened their analytical skills;
- have further developed their written and spoken skills; and
- have 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
- Opinion piece (equivalent to 1000 words) due in the first week of the teaching period [20%]
- Job application genre set / online portfolio (equivalent to 1500 words) due in the second week of the teaching period [30%]
- Case study Report (equivalent to 1500 words) due in the examination period [30%]
- Online activities (equivalent to 1000 words) due throughout the teaching period [20%]
Hurdle Requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject and regular class participation is expected
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Winter Term
Principal coordinator Janne Morton Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 36 Hours: delivered intensively over three weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 June 2018 to 15 July 2018 Last self-enrol date 29 June 2018 Census date 6 July 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 July 2018 Assessment period ends 22 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