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Advanced Self-Editing (ESLA90002)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Overview
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The subject aims to improve students’ ability to edit their written texts in order to produce grammatically accurate and stylistically appropriate texts for professional purposes. The subject begins with a review of the most frequent errors in the writing of students who speak English as a Second Language, including errors in morphology, syntax, cohesion, and punctuation, and then considers the impact that such errors may have on meaning. In the second half of the subject, students engage in linguistic analysis of a range of work-place texts (e.g. short reports, media releases). The aim of this analysis is to identify the most salient grammatical and stylistic features that contribute to the clarity of the texts. Throughout the subject students will engage in identifying areas of concern in their writing (annotation), self and peer editing exercises, keeping logs of their progress, and using available online grammar resources.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject students should have:
- developed the ability to self edit for accuracy and style;
- developed a greater awareness of salient grammatical structures in professional writing; and
- sharpened their literacy 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
- Three homework editing tasks, total 2,000 words (40%), due in 1st and 2nd week of the intensive
- Peer review task, 500 words (10%), due in 2nd week of the intensive
- Portfolio, totaling 1,000 words (20%), due in 1st, 2nd and 3rd week of the intensive
- Test of editing and writing, 1500 words (30%), due in 3rd week of the intensive
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes to pass this subject, and regular class participation is expected
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Winter Term
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours: 6 x 2 hour seminars per week over three weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 July 2019 to 19 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 4 July 2019 Census date 5 July 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 July 2019 Assessment period ends 19 July 2019
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:
Type Name Course Master of Public Administration Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) Course Graduate Certificate in English for the Global Workplace - Links to additional information
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022