015001 Language, Culture and Communication

This subject discusses and critiques notions of culture and diversity. It examines what it means to take on a cultural perspective in adult education and training. The subject also introduces students to a social theory of language. This theory highlights the relationship between culture, context and language. An understanding of this approach to language provides students with an important tool for understanding the language of learning and also for understanding their own use of English in a range of contexts. The subject considers the implications of these understandings for curriculum and assessment and the need to integrate these understandings in all fields of practice.