Courses and Classes for Students
The unit runs a range of classes and courses during semester that will assist you with your study in the faculty, with assessment, as well as help you to improve your Academic English. There is no charge for classes. All Arts Students are welcome to attend classes at Clayton or Caulfield (regardless of your 'home' campus), and in 2009 short "vodcast" versions of selected classes will be available online.
Click on your Campus for a semester one, 2009 workshop timetable:
Students at Berwick, or Gippsland are invited to attend classes at either Clayton or Caulfield, or to contact us for further information about Language and Learning in Arts.
Arts Academic Language and Learning Unit Short Courses Clayton
CLAYTON _ WEEK 5 INTENSIVE STUDY SKILLS and WRITING CLASSES
All sessions are free and all sessions will be held in room S529 in the Menzies Bld.
Registration is NOT required
for more information contact: Matthew.Piscioneri@arts.monash.edu.au or 9905 5069
timetable:
Week 5 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
10–11 am
S529
|
Grammar for Academic Purposes
|
Minor Thesis Writing (1)
Postgrads. |
Critical Reviews
[REPEAT] |
Writing Effective Introductions
[REPEAT] |
Minor Thesis Writing (1) Postgrad.
[REPEAT] |
|
11–12 pm
S529
|
Citation & Referencing |
Minor Thesis Writing (2)
Postgrads |
Plagiarism & Paraphrasing
[REPEAT] |
Tutorial Presentations + Group Work
[REPEAT] |
Minor Thesis Writing (2) Postgrad.
[REPEAT]
|
|
1–2 pm
S529
|
Tutorial Presentations + Group Work |
Critical Reviews |
Writing a Critical Essay In the Arts |
Citation & Referencing
[REPEAT] |
Writing a Critical Essay In the Arts |
|
2–3 pm
S529
|
Writing Effective Introductions |
Plagiarism & Paraphrasing |
Style in Academic Writing |
Grammar for Academic Purposes
[REPEAT] |
Style in Academic Writing
[REPEAT] |
Further classes on the following topics will be offered at Clayton subject to
demand. Times and rooms to be advised by global email.
Arts Essays
Oral presentations
Paraphrasing & avoiding plagiarism
Writing about the ideas of others
Giving a presentation for a tutorial
Tutorial participation -- cross-cultural features
Critical reviews and critical essays
Citation and referencing
Pronunciation -- (word final clusters, Australian diphthongs, assimilation)
For further details or to express interest, please email: matthew.piscioneri@arts.monash.edu.au or jim.hlavac@arts.monash.edu.au.
Caulfield Class Timetable - Semester One, 2009
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Week 1 |
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| Tues 3rd March | 2-3pm | Introduction to Arts - study and assignment writing | B4.53 |
| Tues 3rd March | 4-5pm | Introduction to Arts - study and assignment writing [R] | B4.53 |
| Wed 4th March | 2-3pm | Introduction to Arts - study and assignment writing [R] | B4.53 |
| Thurs 5th March | 2-3pm | Introduction to Arts - study and assignment writing [R] | B4.53 |
| Week 2 | |||
| Tuesday 10th March | 2-3pm | Essay Writing – the basics | B4.53 |
| Tuesday 10th March | 4-5pm | Critical Reading and Research | B4.53 |
| Wed 11th March | 2-3pm | Essay Writing - the basics [R] | B4.53 |
| Thurs 12th March | 2-3pm | Essay Writing - the basics [R] | B4.53 |
| Week 3 | |||
| Tues 17th March | 2-3pm | Critical Reading and Research [R] | B4.53 |
| Tues 17th March | 4-5pm | Paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism | B4.53 |
| Wed 18th March | 2-3pm | Critical Reading and Research [R] | B4.53 |
| Thurs 19th March | 2-3pm | Paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism [R] | B4.53 |
| Week 4 | |||
| Tues 24th March | 2-3pm | Paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism | B4.53 |
| Tues 24th March | 4-5pm | Essay Writing - the basics [R] | B4.53 |
| Wed 25th March | 2-3pm | Paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism | B4.53 |
| Thurs 25th March | 2-3pm | Critical Reading and Research [R] | B4.53 |
| Week 5 | |||
| Tues 31 March | 2-3pm | Editing and Grammar for Essays | B4.53 |
| Tues 31 March | 4-5pm | Editing and Grammar for Essays [R] | B4.53 |
| Wed 1 April | 2-3pm | Critical Reading and Research [R] | B4.53 |
| Thurs 2nd April | 2-3pm | Editing and grammar for Essays [R] | B4.53 |
for a printable version of the timetable click here (timetable pdf / timetable rtf )
[R] - class is a repeat of an earlier class. Only students who have not already attended a class on this topic should attend
For further details about Caulfield classes please contact Andrew Johnson, room B4.26.
Phone: 9903 1196 Email: Andrew.Johnson@arts.monash.edu.au
Online Classes (video with powerpoint) COMING SOON!
Online classes on the following topics will be available from March 2009
Arts Essays
Oral presentations
Paraphrasing & avoiding plagiarism
Writing about the ideas of others
Giving a presentation for a tutorial
Tutorial participation -- cross-cultural features
Critical reviews and critical essays
Citation and referencing
Pronunciation -- (word final clusters, Australian diphthongs, assimilation)
* *
Study and writing for Arts students
Participating and presenting in tutorials
* *
English grammar -- Parts of Speech I (verbs, nouns, pronouns, articles)
English grammar -- Parts of Speech II (adjectives, adverbs,
prepositions, conjunctions, interjections)
English grammar -- Parts of Sentence (subjects, predicates, objects,
complements)
English grammar -- Verbs (finite and non-finite verbs)
English grammar -- Clauses
English grammar -- Phrases and fragments
English grammar -- Use of articles