SPCH12006 - Linguistics

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will study aspects of language form, content, and use to develop an understanding of morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. You will learn how these subsystems of language help us to understand and express meaning in communication and will apply your learning to analyse English words and sentences. You will study how people acquire language, and how language varies across individuals, communities, social environments, and cultures.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 60%
2. Essay 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 90.91% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 55.00% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Instructor reflection and student comments.
Feedback
Some of the quiz questions were ambiguous.
Recommendation
It is recommended that quiz questions be reviewed for ambiguity and updated to increase clarity.
Action Taken
Quiz questions were reviewed and updated in 2023 to reduce ambiguity and increase clarity.
Source: Academic Learning Centre Workshop.
Feedback
More guidance is needed in understanding assessment requirements.
Recommendation
It is recommended that an assessment video be created that guides students through the process of analysing and interpreting assessment requirements.
Action Taken
An introductory video to the unit, which included an overview of assessment requirements, was provided on Moodle. Additional resources to support the essay assessment were also provided.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students requested additional readings be set from the textbook.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the speech pathology team consider including both journal articles and textbook readings across the topics covered in the unit.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The recorded lecture content and practical tutorials were engaging and supported learning.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the speech pathology team continue to include both recorded lecture content and weekly face-to-face tutorials that provide opportunity for students to apply and practice the concepts taught in lectures.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Identify and analyse aspects of form, content, and use in simple and complex English words and sentences
  2. Describe how language develops and varies across time, speakers, communities, environments, and cultures
  3. Integrate a variety of evidence-based sources to support a claim related to language learning or diversity
  4. Cohesively and coherently communicate ideas using academic writing conventions


Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • •
2 - Essay • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
8 - Ethical practice • • • •
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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