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Professional Speaking Communication (ESLA90001)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Semester 2 |
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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
Students that have completed or are planning to enrol in LING90015 English Phonetics and Phonology are not recommended to undertake this subject
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Production test, equivalent to 5 minutes oral exam
| Week 4 | 10% |
Peer-based speech assessment, equivalent to 5 minutes oral exam
| Week 5 | 20% |
Perception test
| Week 7 | 15% |
Prepared role play, equivalent to 10 minutes oral exam
| Week 9 | 25% |
Oral presentation (mock job interview), equivalent to 15 minutes oral exam
| Week 12 | 30% |
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. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Olga Maxwell Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 36 hours: 1 x 1-hour lecture and 1 x 2hr laboratory practical per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 July 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Selection is based on order in which students enrol, and students must enrol prior to the last self- nrolment date. Places in the subject are prioritised for students admitted into the Graduate Certificate in English for the Global Workplace (GC-ENGGWRK), then students admitted to the Master of Applied Linguisitics (MC-APLING) and then students in other Graduate Coursework programs. Once the quota has been reached students will need to choose an alternative subject. Students who are not in the GC-ENGGWRK or MC-APLING may be withdrawn to ensure sufficient space for those students. There will be no wait list for this subject.
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 Graduate Certificate in English for the Global Workplace Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) Course Master of Public Administration - 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