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Languages at Work (LANG30001)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2023

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Overview

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Learning a language culminates not only in linguistic and cultural proficiency but also in the development of advanced skills in areas valued by industry: intercultural competence, communication and lateral thinking. This subject offers students the opportunity to recognise and extend these skills by engaging with an industry collaborator in target-language communities in Australia. Students will work in teams to develop solutions, either to progress an existing project or to initiate a project, in consultation with the industry partner and in line with the rigour of workplace knowledge and processes. The subject brings together students from a mix of language majors and is taught in English, but will result in assessable outcomes in a target language.

The subject comprises three phases: 1) three initial weeks of seminars (delivered in English to students in all language streams) which introduce students to team- and project-work strategies, workplace culture, career pathways, as well as the industry partner’s multi-dimensional real-world challenge ; 2) eight weeks of collaborative work in a target language in response to a project brief, under close supervision and to a schedule of reporting deadlines; and 3) the presentation of project outcomes in the target language to an audience of industry specialists, community members and peers.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate skills in research using the methods and databases associated with the target language
  • Articulate insights gained into the complexities of professional decision-making and management
  • Discuss insights gained into the career pathways enabled by second-language proficiency
  • Build an understanding of the concepts and principles associated with project development and problem solving
  • Collaborate with an industry partner with valuable links to the target-language community in Australia
  • Evaluate own experiences and work-readiness
  • Demonstrate the linguistic resources to share findings through written and oral reports in the target language
  • Demonstrate cross-cultural competency and an awareness of intercultural sensitivities

Last updated: 30 June 2023

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

One of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
GERM10002 German 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GERM20005 German 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL10002 Italian 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ITAL20008 Italian 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SPAN10004 Spanish 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SPAN20003 Spanish 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN10003 French 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FREN20017 French 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
RUSS20005 Russian 4
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

AND

Permission of subject coordinator.

OR

Permission of coordinator if student is a native speaker of French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish and has not undertaken language study at a tertiary level.

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: 30 June 2023

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Project Proposal (500 words) and Annotated Project Timeline (500 words), in English

  • 1000 words
Week 430%

Project Report (1500 words), in target language

  • 1500 words
From Week 6 to Week 1035%

Project Summary (1000 words) in English and Project Oral Presentation (500 words) in target language

  • 1500 words
During the examination period35%

Last updated: 30 June 2023

Dates & times

Not available in 2023

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  • And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
    - Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
    - Completion rate. Students who started their course from 2022 and are in a CSP or receiving a HELP Loan (eg FEE-HELP) must meet the completion rate to continue to receive Commonwealth Support for that course.

Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement, and as a fail toward the completion rate, unless there are approved ‘special circumstances’.

Last updated: 30 June 2023

Further information

Last updated: 30 June 2023