DIPLA Diploma in Language - Flinders University

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Overview

The Diploma in Language requires 3 years of part-time study and can be undertaken as a standalone course or concurrently with a Bachelor degree at the University.The language majors available are French, Indonesian, Italian, Modern Greek and Spanish. Students can be accommodated at either Beginners or Intermediate (equivalent to Year … For more content click the Read More button below.

The Diploma in Language requires 3 years of part-time study and can be undertaken as a standalone course or concurrently with a Bachelor degree at the University.

The language majors available are French, Indonesian, Italian, Modern Greek and Spanish. Students can be accommodated at either Beginners or Intermediate (equivalent to Year 12 SACE continuers level) levels of linguistic competence.

The course can only be taken part-time.

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Program of study overview

To qualify for the Diploma in Language, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available each year.

No topic may be counted towards both the Diploma in Language and the student's other bachelor degree. Students who have previously completed core topics below will be required to undertake additional option topics, or other topics agreed on with the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences to complete 36-units of study.

Program of study notes

This Program of Study serves as a suggested study plan. When core topics are offered in both halves of the year, students may enrol in these topics in either half of the year as long as requisites are met.
With the permission of the Course Coordinator students who have previously completed one or both of Level 1 core topics within the chosen language major will be permitted to replace the topic(s) with LING1000 and/or LING1002, or other appropriate topics.

Program of study
36 Units

Major36 Units

Select one of the following Majors and undertake the Major topics.

French - Intermediate

INBE-MJ

36 Units

Indonesian - Beginners

ININ-MJ

36 Units

Indonesian - Intermediate

Italian - Intermediate

MGBE-MJ

36 Units

Modern Greek - Beginners

MGIN-MJ

36 Units

Modern Greek - Intermediate

Spanish - Intermediate

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

Aims

The course aims to:

Foster the development of proficient levels of linguistic, socio-cultural and communicative competencies in a chosen language
Expose students to a wide body of knowledge relative to linguistic, and cultural knowledges and practices
Develop students' awareness of local and global communities of speakers relative to the language of study, and of issues pertaining to intercultural communications

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:

Perform both orally and in writing at a proficient level of competence in the target language

Analyse and react appropriately to key cultural aspects relative to the language of study

Identify key issues in cross-and inter-cultural situations, interpret them, and take relevant steps to address them

Argue towards a greater respect for local and global cultural and linguistic diversity

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Program of study36 Units

Admission requirements

Aims

Learning outcomes

Program of study
36 Units