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EGL151: English Language Studies

Develops English language skills and cultural understanding of students from other language and cultural backgrounds in both academic and general contexts. Topics include adjusting to the Australian university culture and its values, standards and expectations, and the dominant values and characteristics of mainstream Australian culture. Students will reflect on the similarities and differences they encounter with their own educational and cultural background and experiences. Lectures, tutorials and other cultural activities are designed to enrich the learning outcomes in this unit.

Points

3

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S1-internal, S2-internal

Contact Time

Lectures/tutorials: 3 hours per week.

Prerequisites

Nil.
This unit is designed for students for whom English is a second (or additional) language, both international and local, undergraduate and postgraduate.
Students with advanced English language proficiency (i.
e.
approaching native speaker levels) may be excluded at the discretion of the Unit Coordinator.

School

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Unit Coordinator

Mr Craig Whitsed

  • Position:
Lecturer ESL
  • E-mail:
c.whitsed@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Library (North)
Room 4.011
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 2753
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)

Contact the Unit Coordinator

MURDOCH S1: Internal
(15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)
 
MURDOCH S2: Internal
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)