INTLC101-23B (HAM)

International Languages and Cultures

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What this paper is about

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The role of culture on the world stage and its relationships to language, globalisation and other cultures, especially Indigenous ones, is interrogated through case studies, with an introductory examination of Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean and Spanish & Latin American cultures.
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How this paper will be taught

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This paper will consist each week of a two-hour lecture and a one-hour tutorial (attend only one of the three tutorial times each week) given by lecturers with a range of different cultural perspectives and backgrounds. Due to Matariki falling on 14 July, the first week's lecture will be available only as a recording on the Moodle page for this paper. After an introduction on cultural perspectives, there will be contributions from the International Languages and Cultures programme: French, Spanish & Latin American, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
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Required Readings

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Readings will be provided throughout the paper.
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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Achieve basic literacy in major world cultures
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  • Gain a comparative understanding of major international cultures
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  • Gain a theoretical and a practical understanding of culture and diversity
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How you will be assessed

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Assessments will ask you to engage with the material covered in lectures and tutorials. Deadlines for assessments are listed in the schedule below.
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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Short Assessment: Cultural Perspectives
21 Jul 2023
5:00 PM
12.5
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Short assessment: Spain and Latin America
18 Aug 2023
5:00 PM
12.5
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Quiz 1 on Cultural perspectives, France, Spain & Latin America
1 Sep 2023
5:00 PM
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Comparative Culture Exercise
20 Oct 2023
5:00 PM
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
5. Quiz 2 on East Asian Culture
27 Oct 2023
5:00 PM
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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