IA2002 - Creoles and English Based Languages

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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This subject will look at the speech varieties which are based on English, known as pidgins, creoles and Aboriginal English and which are spoken by many Indigenous Australians. Topics covered include development of pidgin and creole languages, attitudes to these languages, comparison of the two Australian creoles with Indigenous languages and implications for education.

Learning Outcomes

• describe some implications for creole speakers attending school in Standard English;
• describe the differences between Australian English and the English based languages Kriol, Torres Strait Creole and Aboriginal English;
• explain the development of pidgins and creoles as described by linguists;
• identify some features of a creole or Aboriginal English;
• read Kriol or Torres Strait Creole written in a phonemic orthography.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

IA3002

Availabilities
, , Study Period 8
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Face to face teaching 19-Sep-2005 to 23-Sep-2005
Coord/Lect:	Ms Lynette Ireland.
Contact hours:	30 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (30%); (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.