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Exploring English - LING120
The English language is used in many different ways: to inform, to question, to report, to regulate, to express emotions, to advertise products, to create images, to construct works of literature. Drawing on a view of language as a 'social semiotic', this unit moves from some basic and traditional concepts in English grammar to looking at the grammatical choices users of English make in a variety of contexts, with lectures covering both theory and practice. The theoretical lectures provide an introduction to some basic concepts of, and tools for, a functional approach to grammar and its application to context. The practical lectures, conducted as interactive workshops, invite students to explore the relationship between grammar and meaning in texts—both spoken and written—drawn from many different social contexts.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde E1 - Evening; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde X1 - External study; Offered in Session 1 (On-campus dates: 28 April, 2 June) Session 3 Internal - Day; Offered in December 2012 - February 2013, North Ryde |
| Staff Contact(s): | Ms Sue Spinks, Mr Michael Lewis |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Linguistics Faculty of Human Sciences |
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