Language, Culture and Diversity
PostgraduateTAS-ESG7162025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Start dates
- 24 Feb 2025
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Language, Culture and Diversity
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of how language, culture and identity are interconnected in the TESOL context
- Identify key debates around language, culture and diversity in contemporary TESOL practice and theory
- Critically review key research related to language, culture and diversity in TESOL, drawing implications for contemporary TESOL practice and theory
- Evaluate contemporary TESOL approaches and strategies with regard to your role in supporting cultural diversity
- Clearly communicate your perspectives on issues around language, culture and diversity in TESOL according to academic conventions
- What is Culture?
- Language and Culture
- Language, Identity and Interculturality
- Language, Culture and Communication
- Othering, Power and Discourse
- Intercultural Communicative Competence
- Citizenship, and Cultural Humility
- The Intercultural Teacher
- Intercultural Approaches in the Classroom
This subject explores the complex relationship between language and culture, and considers both in terms of linguistic and cultural diversity. The subject applies understandings of each to the teaching and learning of language. An emphasis is placed on understanding 'culture' from a range of critical perspectives, and to explore the way in which intercultural communication is at play in English language learning and teaching. Issues of identity, the emergence of 'world Englishes', and the contribution of critical sociolinguistics are considered in relation to the practice of English language learning and teaching
- Personal reflection on language, culture and diversity (50%)
- Essay OR Take home test (50%)
- Discussion Post and Response (0%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- TAS-EDN-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Education
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Weekly online tutorials (2 hrs)
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Education
PostgraduateTAS-EDN-GCE