ENG5643 - Language: Gender and Sexuality

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

Further details relating to assessment (if applicable) The first assignment is due at the end of Semester 1. It is a 3,000-word equivalent set of blog posts that identify and discuss societal issues and debates pertaining to language, gender and sexuality by drawing on research in this field.

The second assignment is due at the end of Semester 2. It is a 3,000-word data analysis of some chosen discourse data, exploring the role of language in matters pertaining to gender and sexuality and drawing on research in this field.

Formal assessment will be preceded by some formative exercises (e.g. practice analysis, referencing exercise, brief report on a research task) and an ‘assessment unpacking’ session.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Seminars
Hours: 40
Intended Group Size: 15

Guided independent study
Hours: 260

Further details relating to assessment
The first assignment is due at the end of Semester 1. It is a 3,000-word equivalent set of blog posts that identify and discuss societal issues and debates pertaining to language, gender and sexuality by drawing on research in this field. The second assignment is due at the end of Semester 2. It is a 3,000-word data analysis of some chosen discourse data, exploring the role of language in matters pertaining to gender and sexuality and drawing on research in this field. Formal assessment will be preceded by some formative exercises (e.g. practice analysis, referencing exercise, brief report on a research task) and an ‘assessment unpacking’ session.

Assessment:

001 Blog posts; 3,000 word equivalent; end of sem 1 50%
002 Data Analysis; 3,000 words; end of sem 2 50%
200 Blog posts; 3,000 word equivalent; end of sem 1 100%
201 Data Analysis; 3,000 words; end of sem 2 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Linda Walz
Level - 5
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL5S15S2

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