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Seminar in Languages 2 (LANG40004)
Undergraduate level 4Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (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:
Arabic: Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah
Email: abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au,
Chinese: Dr Zhou Shaoming
Indonesian: Dr Edwin Jurriens
Email: edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au
Japanese: Dr Jun Ohashi
Email: juno@unimelb.edu.au
French: Dr Andrew McGregor
Email: ajmcg@unimelb.edu.au
German: Professor Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au
Italian: Professor John Hajek
Email: j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito
Email: alfredo.m@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Dr Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Arabic: Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah
Email: abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au,
Chinese: Dr Zhou Shaoming
Indonesian: Dr Edwin Jurriens
Email: edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au
Japanese: Dr Jun Ohashi
Email: juno@unimelb.edu.au
French: Dr Andrew McGregor
Email: ajmcg@unimelb.edu.au
German: Professor Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au
Italian: Professor John Hajek
Email: j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Associate Professor Mara Favoretto
Email: mara.f@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Dr Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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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
Upon completion of this subject:
- 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: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
One essay
| Week 6 | 50% |
One essay
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 2 hours seminar per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
Contact:
Arabic: Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah
Email: abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au,
Chinese: Dr Zhou Shaoming
Indonesian: Dr Edwin Jurriens
Email: edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au
Japanese: Dr Jun Ohashi
Email: juno@unimelb.edu.au
French: Dr Andrew McGregor
Email: ajmcg@unimelb.edu.au
German: Professor Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au
Italian: Professor John Hajek
Email: j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito
Email: alfredo.m@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Dr Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 2 hours seminar per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Arabic: Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah
Email: abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au,
Chinese: Dr Zhou Shaoming
Indonesian: Dr Edwin Jurriens
Email: edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au
Japanese: Dr Jun Ohashi
Email: juno@unimelb.edu.au
French: Dr Andrew McGregor
Email: ajmcg@unimelb.edu.au
German: Professor Birgit Lang
Email: langb@unimelb.edu.au
Italian: Professor John Hajek
Email: j.hajek@unimelb.edu.au
Spanish and Latin American Studies: Associate Professor Mara Favoretto
Email: mara.f@unimelb.edu.au
Russian: Dr Robert Lagerberg
Email: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Upon enrolment, students must contact the subject coordinator to discuss the program for the semester
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024