59303 Film and Popular Culture 2
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UTS: International Studies: Arts and Social SciencesCredit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Handbook description
This subject is designed specifically for international students in the Australian Language and Culture program. It examines texts and genres from popular culture (e.g. film, television, the internet) in order to develop both English language proficiency and a critical approach to cultural phenomena. This subject aims to develop students' capacity to interpret and communicate in English about elements of English-speaking cultures.
Subject objectives/outcomes
On completion of Film and Popular Culture 2, students will:
- be aware of key genres of popular culture
- be able to compare Western, English speaking genres with those of their home countries
- demonstrate a critical understanding of the effects of mediated experience
- have developed their English language proficiency in all four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing
- have developed their own creative and imaginative capacities.
Assessment
Assessment Item 1: Writing task - Description
| Weighting: | 25 marks |
Assessment Item 2: Writing task — Analytical comparison essay
| Weighting: | 25 marks |
Assessment Item 3: Reading, viewing, writing task - Discussion essay
| Weighting: | 30 marks |
Assessment Item 4: Speaking task - Presentation
| Weighting: | 20 marks |
Minimum requirements
In order to pass the subject, you must
- attempt, complete, and submit each assessment task;
- earn an overall total of 50 marks or more for the subject; and
- attend a minimum of 80% of the subject.
References
Daily newspapers, including Sydney Morning Herald
Cope, B. & Kalantzis M. (2000) A place in the sun: re-creating the Australian Way of Life Sydney, NSW: HarperCollins
Holt, R. F. (1991) Neighbours: Multicultural Writing of the 1980s, St. Lucia Queensland, University of Queensland Press
Kessler, L. & McDonald, D. (2000) When words collide: a media writer's guide to grammar and style 5th edn. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth
Stempleski, S. & Tomalin, B. (1990) Video in action New York: Prentice Hall
Vasta, E. & Castles, S. (1996) The teeth are smiling: The persistence of racism in multicultural Australia Sydney, NSW: Allen & Unwin
