Intercultural Professional Communication (ESLA90004)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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Semester 2
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This subject enhances students’ ability to communicate effectively and strategically in English-speaking professional settings in Australia and internationally. Students will acquire research-based discourse analytic tools to understand workplace cultures and norms of interaction, and develop practical skills in advanced spoken and email-based workplace interaction. Topics include opening and closing conversations, engaging in small talk, raising sensitive issues with peers and superior, making and responding to requests, complaints, and refusals from a position of strength and weakness, structuring short ad hoc speeches, participating in job interviews, and understanding cultural norms of humour, sarcasm and non-literal language use. There will be an emphasis throughout on intercultural differences and awareness raising of how cultural norms impact interaction.

Note: This subject is aimed at speakers of English as an additional language. It is not suitable for native speakers of English.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should:



  • have developed awareness of cross-cultural differences in communication;
  • have improved their own written and spoken cross-cultural communication abilities; and
  • have sharpened practical cross-cultural communication skills to improve the scope of employment options and professional advancement.

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

  • 2 homework assignments totalling 1,000 words (20%), due early in the semester and mid-semester
  • Spoken assessments equivalent to a 10-minute oral exam (20%), due mid-semester and late in the semester
  • 2 practical assignments totalling 1,000 words (20%), due early and late in the semester 
  • A 2,000-word written assignment (40%), due after the end of the teaching period

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

  • Semester 2
    Principal coordinatorCarsten Roever
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours12 x 2-hour seminars
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018
    Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018
    Census date31 August 2018
    Last date to withdraw without fail21 September 2018
    Assessment period ends16 November 2018

Time commitment details

170 Hours

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Further information

Last updated: 3 November 2022