This course builds on and extends the principles introduced in EPHUMA149. Topics include semantics; language in Australia; sociolinguistics with topics emphasising sociolinguistic diversity; an introduction to phonetics, phonology and morphology. The topics and associated assessment items are aimed at engaging the students' learning experience both through diversity of approaches and through an understanding and respect for a multiplicity of different learning styles.
Essay writing skills are developed and students are encouraged to engage in critical analysis of experimental methodology Skills necessary for undergraduate study, such as research skills, note taking, and analysis and synthesis of research material are emphasised.