59713 Australian Media
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Credit points: 8 cp
Subject level:
Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Result type: Grade, no marksThere are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Anti-requisite(s): 59717 Indigenous and Migrant Cultures
Requisite elaboration/waiver: Non-English-speaking background international, exchange or study abroad students who meet the requisite English proficiency score (IELTS: 5.0-6.0 overall with a writing score of 5.0; TOEFL: paper based: 510-550 overall with TWE of 3.0, internet based: 35-78 overall with a writing score of 14)
Description
This subject is designed for international students as part of an Australian Language and Culture Studies program. In this subject, students investigate texts and genres in Australian film, television, and websites, and engage with recurring themes and issues that reflect Australian Indigenous and migrant identities. Through these investigations, students develop practices for interpreting and responding to cultural texts in written and spoken discussions.
Subject objectives
| a. | Identify key Indigenous and migrant themes in selected Australian film and media texts |
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| b. | Justify an opinion on key narrative elements and cultural values in an Australian film |
| c. | Participate in a discussion using a range of verbal strategies |
| d. | Produce short coherent texts in formal and informal written English |
Teaching and learning strategies
Face-to-face classes will incorporate a range of teaching and learning strategies including viewing, analysing and evaluating videos, group and pair discussions, and collaborative writing.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Weekly journal entries
| Type: | Journal |
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| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 40% |
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Assessment task 2: Written descriptions and evaluation of an Australian film
| Type: | Report |
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| Groupwork: | Individual |
| Weight: | 40% |
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Assessment task 3: Spoken movie review
| Type: | Presentation |
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| Groupwork: | Group, group assessed |
| Weight: | 20% |
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Minimum requirements
Attendance at weekly classes is important in this subject because it is based on collaborative discussions and the interchange of ideas with other students and the lecturer. Students who fail to attend 85% of classes will not have their final assessment marked.
References
Corrigan, T. 2000, A short guide to writing about film, 4th edn, Longman, New York.
Edgar-Hunt, R., Marland, J. & Rawle, S. 2010, The language of film, Ava Academia, Lausanne.
Elder C. 2007, Being Australian: Narratives of national identity, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW, Australia.
Harper, M. & White, R. 2010, Symbols of Australia: Uncovering the stories behind the myths, University of New South Wales Press, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Nelmes, J. 2007, Introduction to film studies, Routledge, Abingdon, UK.
Stempleski, S. & B. Tomalin, 1990, Videos in action, Prentice Hall, Hertfordshire, UK.
White, R. 1981, Inventing Australia, Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
