Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 2, 2024 (19/08/2024 - 19/10/2024)
- Study level
- Postgraduate Coursework
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Languages & Cultures School
Revitalising Indigenous languages involves diverse processes, practices, and skills, that are underpinned by Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing.
In this course, students build critical knowledge and skills in four key topics in Indigenous Language Revitalisation; community and revitalisation networks, adult language learning, archival research and language description.
Course requirements
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
SFC Suite - Indigenous Language Revitalisation: An Introduction
Course staff
Course coordinator
Lecturer
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Aims and outcomes
This course provides students with practical and culturally-sustaining critical skills in key topics in Indigenous language revitalisation.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Discuss and reflect on knowledge systems, methodologies, and technologies pertinent to Indigenous language revitalisation and apply these theories in diverse contexts to reclaim Languages.
LO2.
Demonstrate advanced skills in engaging with Communities, Elders, knowledge holders, and other language practitioners, enhancing networks and alliances that support language revitalisation.
LO3.
Identify and evaluate culturally affirming and self-directed language learning strategies.
LO4.
Articulate key theoretical approaches and concepts in linguistic description.
LO5.
Locate, interrogate and appraise language and cultural material in archives and collections and contrast past and present practices and outcomes for language documentation and revitalisation.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation, Poster |
Oral Presentation and Poster
|
35% |
26/09/2024 -
Time is scheduled during the Thursday and Friday of the workshop week for each student to give their presentation, with their accompanying poster/PowerPoint or handout. |
| Paper/ Report/ Annotation |
Catalogue of Language materials
|
30% |
4/10/2024 5:00 pm |
| Notebook/ Logbook |
Reflective Journal
|
35% |
18/10/2024 5:00 pm |
Assessment details
Oral Presentation and Poster
- Identity Verified
- In-person
- Online
- Mode
- Oral, Product/ Artefact/ Multimedia
- Category
- Presentation, Poster
- Weight
- 35%
- Due date
26/09/2024 -
Time is scheduled during the Thursday and Friday of the workshop week for each student to give their presentation, with their accompanying poster/PowerPoint or handout.
Task description
In this assessment, you will prepare and deliver a 5-10 minute presentation that includes:
- positioning your Language context in Local, national and international Language Revitalisation networks
- learnings from other language revitalisation practitioners
- examples, facts, statistics, data or other evidence to support your presentation
- visuals that support your oral presentation (e.g. poster, PowerPoint, handouts)
- engaging the audience during the presentation
- 5 minutes discussion, answering audience questions following the presentation
- the poster/handout must be submitted via Blackboard on the day of the presentation
Statement on Generative AI & MT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Time is scheduled during the Thursday and Friday of the workshop week for each student to give their presentation, with their accompanying poster/PowerPoint or handout. The poster/handout must be submitted via Blackboard on the day of the presentation.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Catalogue of Language materials
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Paper/ Report/ Annotation
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
4/10/2024 5:00 pm
Task description
Create an inventory of materials in your language using a template Excel Spreadsheet provided by your Lecturer. The inventory will list 5 -10 resources and include details of the materials, including notes on local protocols for access and use of materials.
For each item in your catalogue, include key details in at least the following fields:
- title
- format
- location/collection
- catalogue ID (if applicable)
- date produced or published
- speaker/s
- content type
- collector
In addition, record your interaction with each item, evaluate its usefulness and give your reasons by recording:
- a record of your access (i.e. have you read or listened to the item, have you requested access, have you found about how to access this record)
- a star rating on a scale of 1-5 (where 5 indicates the best kind of resource)
- comments regarding the strengths of the resource
- comments regarding the drawbacks of the resource
Word limit for your evaluation of each resource is 70-150 words.
Statement on Generative AI & MT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Submit the excel spreadsheet or PDF of the spreadsheet in the Assessment section of Blackboard.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Reflective Journal
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Notebook/ Logbook
- Weight
- 35%
- Due date
18/10/2024 5:00 pm
Task description
Keep a written journal over three weeks following the intensive workshop to document and reflect on your own language learning journey.
Include descriptions of:
- your language learning goals
- language materials you have accessed
- one aspect of your language, using a combination of plain language and linguistic terminology
- language learning strategies you have tried
Reflect on your above descriptions to include:
- new learnings about your language
- reflections on your engagement with people or resources in your network
- helpful and unhelpful strategies or ideas
- ideas for future language learning pathways
- links between theory or readings and real-life situations
Word limit for your journal is 1000-1500 words.
Submit your journal via Blackboard by due date, Friday of Week 12.
Statement on Generative AI & MT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Submit document through Assessment section of Blackboard
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
Additional course grading information
Marking criteria and/or marking rubrics are available in the ‘Assessment’ folder in Blackboard for this course.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Additional learning resources information
A range of further learning materials will be made available on Blackboard and as workshop materials.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Week 6 (26 Aug - 01 Sep) |
General contact hours |
Pre-workshop Online Learning session 1 Pre-workshop – Introductions and orientation; What is Indigenous Language Revitalisation? |
Week 7 (02 Sep - 08 Sep) |
General contact hours |
Pre-workshop Online Learning Session 2 Program overview and our approach; Course resources and Blackboard. |
Week 8 (09 Sep - 15 Sep) |
General contact hours |
Pre-workshop Online Learning Session 3 Language networks and resources What to expect from Intensives |
Week 9 (16 Sep - 22 Sep) |
General contact hours |
Pre-workshop Online Learning Session 4 Applying the readings to your network Planning your presentation and navigating assessment |
Mid Sem break (23 Sep - 29 Sep) |
Workshop |
Intensive Day 1 Monday – Session 1
Monday – Session 2
Monday – Session 3
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Workshop |
Intensive Day 2 Tuesday – Session 1
Tuesday – Session 2
Tuesday – Session 3
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Workshop |
Intensive Day 3 Wednesday – Session 1
Wednesday – Session 2
Wednesday – Session 3
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Workshop |
Intensive Day 4 Thursday – Session 1
Thursday – Session 2
Thursday – Session 3
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Workshop |
Intensive Day 5 Friday – Session 1
Friday – Session 2
Friday – Session 3
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Week 10 (30 Sep - 06 Oct) |
General contact hours |
Post-Workshop Online session 1 Review key topics, debrief and follow-up |
Week 11 (07 Oct - 13 Oct) |
General contact hours |
Post-Workshop Online session 2 Readings review, expanding understandings of sounds and words - links to AUIL7201 |
Week 12 (14 Oct - 20 Oct) |
General contact hours |
Post-Workshop Online session 3 Language Description - planning for your own Language studies |
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.