Discourse Studies PG (7658.9)

Required texts

Flowerdew, J. (2013). Discourse in English Language Education. London: Routledge.

Celce-Murcia, M. and E. Olshtain, (2000).  Discourse and Context in Language Teaching, Cambridge :  CUP. 

Textbooks are available for purchase via the School Locker and for loan at the UC library.

Useful references

Have, P. t. (2007) Doing conversation analysis: a practical guide. London: Sage.

Hutchby, I and Wooffitt, R. (2008). Conversation analysis. London: Polity press.

Hyland, K. (ed.).(2013). Discourse studies Reader: Essential Excerpts. London: Bloomsbury academic.

Jaworski, A. and Coupland, N. (2006). (eds) The discourse reader.(2^nd edition) London: Routledge.

Paltridge, B. (2006). Discourse analysis: an introduction. London: Continuum.

Wong, J and Waring, H. Z. (2010). Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy: A guide for ESL/EFL teachers. London: Routledge.

Additional resources will be made available on the unit Canvas site.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener. Late submission may result in reduced and delayed feedback being provided to students.

Format requirements for all assignments:

• Font: Times or Times New Roman
• Size: 12
• Spacing: 1.5 or double
• Referencing style: APA or Harvard style. (Info found on http://canberra.libguides.com/referencing )
• Use page numbering.
• Check your work carefully for spelling and grammatical errors.
• Please submit your assignments as a word document.

References should be listed on a separate page, be attached to the end of your assignment (but before any appendices), and consist of several references. Please note that only references appearing in the assignment text should be listed on your page of references.

Special assessment requirements

1. Students must complete every assessment item  in order to pass the unit. An aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.
2. Students should keep a copy of any assessment item that has been submitted.
3. Where plagiarism is suspected, the assignment will be referred to the Associate Dean Education who will determine penalties. These may include failing the assessment item or failing the unit.
4. Moderation of assignments is used in the unit to ensure consistency and transparency in marking. Sample assignments reflecting the range of grades in each assignment will be moderated. When the work of a student is awarded a mark or grade that leads to a fail grade in a unit, the work must be reassessed by a colleague in the discipline.
5. Special consideration: In the case of illness, misadventure or unavoidable commitments, participants should contact the unit Convener as soon as possible.
6. If there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of any particular assignments or assessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should contact the lecturer about the matter.

7. All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, a standard late penalty of 5% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day until the assignment is made accessible.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Learner engagement

Students are expected to devote ten hours a week for the completion of this unit and the remaining hours can be allocated to unit related tasks based on students' preference and need.

The time devoted to the unit would normally consist of:

Reading (required text and additiional readings)               30

Attending/listening to lectures and participating in tutorials 36

Tutorial preparation          12                                             

Participation in Canvas activities/forum   10

Assessment items    62 

Participation requirements

Your participation in both class and online activities will enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items. Students are also advised to attend the tutorials and  complete their weekly readings before the tutorials. This will assist their understanding of the unit content, fulfilment of learning outcomes, smooth conduct of tutorials, collaboration between class members and their timely assignment completion.

Required IT skills

Basic skills in word processing and email, use of internet, use of Powerpoint, use of Canvas including posting to forums, uploading assignments to Canvas and use of research databases.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Provision of information to the group

Notifications through the Canvas Announcements Forum or the Canvas Discussion Forums are deemed to be made to the whole class.  It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they check for announcements on the Unit's Canvas website (forum messages are also emailed to student email addresses only).  Students should ensure they check their student email regularly.  The Canvas discussion forums will be checked by staff regularly.

Use of student email account

The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes".  Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.

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