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Seminar in Languages 2 (LANG40004)
Undergraduate level 4Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Contact Details
Arabic: Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah
Email: abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au,
Indonesian: Dr Edwin Jurriens
Email: edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au
Japanese: Dr Claire Maree
Email: cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
French: Associate Professor Jacqueline Dutton
Email: jld@unimelb.edu.au
German: Associate Professor Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au
Italian: Malcolm Angelucci
Email: malcolm.angelucci@unimelb.edu.au
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Lara Anderson
Email: laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Arabic: Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah
Email: abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au,
Indonesian: Dr Edwin Jurriens
Email: edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au
Japanese: Dr Claire Maree
Email: cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
French: Associate Professor Jacqueline Dutton
Email:jld@unimelb.edu.au
German: Associate Professor Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au
Italian: John Hajek
Email: j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au,
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Lara Anderson
Email: laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.a
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject involves a study of an approved topic in the languages. Details of the program being offered will be available from the graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students who complete this subject successfully should have demonstrated a specialist understanding of the topic, contributed effectively to the work of the seminar, shown a capacity for an advanced level of analysis and familiarised themselves with the latest directions of research into that particular topic.
Intended learning outcomes
Students should have acquired additional information, methodology or skills directly relevant to their program of study.
Generic skills
Students who complete this subject should have:
- enhanced written and oral communication skills through essay writing and seminar discussion;
- a deepened understanding of issues of key concern to the topic;
- an understanding of the relationship between the topic and a broad range of current issues in languages.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
- Admission into the GC-ARTS Graduate Certificate in Arts and GD-ARTS Graduate Diploma in Arts programs
- A minimum of 25 points of language subject in the language specialisation and approval from the language discipline coordinator
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
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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One essay
| Week 6 | 50% |
One essay
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 2 hours seminar per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Contact Details
Arabic: Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah
Email: abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au,
Indonesian: Dr Edwin Jurriens
Email: edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au
Japanese: Dr Claire Maree
Email: cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
French: Associate Professor Jacqueline Dutton
Email: jld@unimelb.edu.au
German: Associate Professor Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au
Italian: Malcolm Angelucci
Email: malcolm.angelucci@unimelb.edu.au
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Lara Anderson
Email: laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jacqueline Dutton Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 2 hours seminar per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Arabic: Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah
Email: abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au,
Indonesian: Dr Edwin Jurriens
Email: edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au
Japanese: Dr Claire Maree
Email: cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
French: Associate Professor Jacqueline Dutton
Email:jld@unimelb.edu.au
German: Associate Professor Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au
Italian: John Hajek
Email: j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au,
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Lara Anderson
Email: laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.a
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) German Studies - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- 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