On successful completion of this course, students are expected to demonstrate:
1. Knowledge of past and present distribution of Australias Indigenous languages
2. Knowledge of basic linguistic characteristics of Australian languages
3. Understanding of the place of languages in Indigenous societies, past and present
4. Awareness of issues concerning Indigenous languages in Australia today
5. Skills in research and information literacy

Topics covered in this course include:
1. Geographic, social and historical factors in the distribution of Indigenous languages, past and present
2. Basic structural features of Indigenous languages: sounds, words, grammar, meanings
3. Variation in Indigenous languages: dialects, speech styles and registers
4. Relationships between traditional languages, pidgins, creoles, and indigenised English
5. Sociocultural dimensions of language use
6. Indigenous languages in education and public policy

HUMA3104 Indigenous Languages of Australia

Students who have successfully completed HUMA3104 should not enrol in LING3402.

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40 units at 1000 level or equivalent

Internal Mode

Lecture

Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term