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KCIL5612: Sentences and Text in Indigenous Languages
2025 unit information
Sentences and texts are the major units of human language. This unit of study provides students with the understanding and skills to describe these longer strings of language and make generalisations about them. It also considers the relationships between the many varieties of Australian languages that occur for different purposes, in different places and at different times.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Indigenous Academic Units |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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KCIL5610 and KCIL5611 |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. recognise and describe relationships between words in strings of language
- LO2. recognise and describe the basic features of sentences in Australian languages
- LO3. account for meaning relations in strings of language
- LO4. describe the basic features of a text, including its genre
- LO5. demonstrate an understanding of variety in Australian languages
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Intensive February 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Intensive January 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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