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Professional Speaking Communication (ESLA90001)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Assessment
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Semester 2
Overview
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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 be able to:
- Understand the basic processes involved in the articulation of sounds and speech production
- Demonstrate knowledge about the various aspects of pronunciation and their role in communication
- Understand and be able to identify segmental and prosodic features of speech
- Demonstrate familiarity with the pronunciation aspects of Australian English
- Improve their speech clarity and fluency
- Demonstrate 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
- Improved their ability to function in the workplace.
Last updated: 7 February 2024
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: 7 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Production and perception tasks
| From Week 2 to Week 10 | 25% |
Peer-based speech assessment
| Week 5 | 20% |
Oral presentation (mock job interview), equivalent to 15 minutes oral exam
| Week 12 | 30% |
Prepared role play, equivalent to 10 minutes oral exam
| During the examination period | 25% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 10 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 7 February 2024
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 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 7 February 2024
Further information
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- 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: 7 February 2024