LING 2014 - Australian Indigenous Languages

North Terrace Campus - Winter - 2014

The course will provide an introduction to Australia's Indigenous languages (including Aboriginal English varieties, koines and creoles), with a particular focus on the Indigenous languages of South Australia. It will investigate structural features of Australian languages (for example, sounds, spellings, vocabularies, grammars, semantics) as well as their place within Australian society. Particular emphasis will be given to attempts to maintain and revive Australia's unique linguistic heritage and the linguistic tools needed for language work.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code LING 2014
    Course Australian Indigenous Languages
    Coordinating Unit Linguistics
    Term Winter
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact up to 15 hours per week
    Prerequisites 12 units level 1 Humanities/Social Sciences
    Incompatible LING 2009 & 3009
    Course Description The course will provide an introduction to Australia's Indigenous languages (including Aboriginal English varieties, koines and creoles), with a particular focus on the Indigenous languages of South Australia. It will investigate structural features of Australian languages (for example, sounds, spellings, vocabularies, grammars, semantics) as well as their place within Australian society. Particular emphasis will be given to attempts to maintain and revive Australia's unique linguistic heritage and the linguistic tools needed for language work.
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Rob Amery

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

    LECTURE/WORKSHOP:

    Tuesdays 9.10am – 3.30pm (Barr Smith South, 534, Forum)

    Wednesdays 9.10am - 3.30pm. (Barr Smith South, 534, Forum)

    Thursdays 9.10am - 3.30pm. (Barr Smith South, 534, Forum)

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    1 Know where to access accurate, reliable and up-to-date information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
    2 Pronounce Aboriginal words written in established orthographies with confidence.
    3 Engage with, read and make sense of the grammar of an Australian language.
    4 Understand the nature of the relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
    5 Apply linguistic analytical techniques and problem solving approaches to a body of language data drawn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, thereby strengthening and developing linguistic skills and understandings.
    6 Have a good linguistic foundation upon which to proceed with the learning and/or documentation of an Australian language.
    7 Contribute to promoting understandings and appreciation of Australia’s unique linguistic heritage.
    8 Understand the underlying causes of language loss in Australia and efforts to maintain and revive them.
    9 Reflect on and write coherently about a range of issues confronting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
    10 Appreciate the significance of Indigenous languages to their owners, speakers and custodians and implications for healing, health and well-being.
    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
    Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 1, 3, 5, 9
    An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems. 5
    Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication. 7, 10
    A proficiency in the appropriate use of contemporary technologies. 1
    A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life. 1, 5. 7
    A commitment to the highest standards of professional endeavour and the ability to take a leadership role in the community. 7
    An awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities. 10
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources


    TEXTBOOK:

     SSABSA (1996) Australia’s Indigenous Languages. Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia, Wayville. [book and accompanying CD]

    (There are several copies of the text in the library and copies are available for loan from the Course Coordinator).



    READING BRICK:

     A 2010 reading brick with key readings is downloadable from MyUni. A 2014 Reading Brick (with
    many of the same readings as the 2010 reading brick) will be made available.


    Recommended Resources


    Highly Recommended:


    Hobson,  John, Kevin Lowe, Susan Poetsch & Michael Walsh (eds) (2010) Re-awakening Languages. Theory and practice in the revitalisation of Australia’s Indigenous Languages. Sydney University Press.

    McGregor, William B. ed. (2008) Encountering Aboriginal Languages. Studies in the history of Australian linguistics. Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU Canberra.

    Walsh, Michael & Colin Yallop (1993) Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia. Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra.

    Dixon, R.M.W. (2002) Australian Languages: Their nature and development. Cambridge University Press.

     
    Some More Good Books and Articles

    Amery, Rob & Mary-Anne Gale (2008) “But our language was just asleep: A history of language revival in Australia. In William McGregor (ed.) Encountering Aboriginal Languages. Studies in the history of Australian linguistics. pp. 339-382.

    Amery, Rob (2000) Warrabarna Kaurna! Reclaiming an Australian Language. Swets & Zeitlinger, Lisse, The Netherlands.

    Blake, Barry (1977) Case Marking in Australian Languages. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra.

    Blake, Barry (1987) Australian Aboriginal Grammar. Croom Helm, London.

    Blythe, Joe & R. McKenna Brown eds. (2003) Maintaining the Links. Language, Identity and the Land. Proceedings of the seventh conference presented by the Foundation for Endangered Languages, Broome, 22-24 Sept. 2003. Foundation for Endangered Languages, Bath, UK.

    Calma, Tom (2009) Social Justice Report 2009. Australian Human Rights Commission, Sydney. On-line at http://www.hreoc.gov.au/Social_Justice/sj_report/sjreport09/index.html

    Dixon, R.M.W. (1980) The Languages of Australia. Cambridge University Press.

    Dixon, R.M.W., W.S. Ramson & Mandy Thomas (1990) Australian Aboriginal Words in English. Their origin and meaning. Oxford University Press, Melbourne.

    Eades, Diana ed. (1995) Language in Evidence. Issues confronting Aboriginal and multicultural Australia. UNSW Press, Sydney.

    Evans, Nicholas (2003) The Non-Pama-Nyungan Languages of Northern Australia. Comparative studies of the continent’s most linguistically complex region. Pacific Linguistics 552.[BSL 499.05 P1171552]

    Evans, Nicholas (2010) Dying Words. Endangered Languages and What They Have To Tell Us. Wiley-Blackwell, Malden, MA.

    Gale, Mary-Anne (1997) Dhaŋum Djorra’wuy Dhäwu. A history of writing in Aboriginal languages. Aboriginal Research Institute, UniSA.

    Grimes, Charles E. (2009) Indigenous languages in education: what the research actually shows. Australian Society for Indigenous Languages. Palmerston NT.

    Harkins, Jean (1994) Bridging Two Worlds. Aboriginal English and Crosscultural Understanding.
    University of Queensland Press, St Lucia.

    Hartman, Deborah & John Henderson eds. (1994) Aboriginal Languages in Education. Alice Springs, IAD Press.

    Henderson, John & David Nash eds. (2002) Language in Native Title. Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra.

    Hercus, Luise, Flavia Hodges & Jane Simpson eds. (2002) The Land is a Map. Placenames of Indigenous Origin in Australia. Pandanus Books, ANU Canberra.

    Hercus, Luise & Harold Koch eds. (2009) Aboriginal Placenames: naming and re-naming the Australian landscape. ANU e-Press, Canberra.

    House of Representatives (1992) A Matter of Survival. Report of the Inquiry into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Maintenance.  AGPS, Canberra.

    Kendon, Adam (1988) Sign Languages of Aboriginal Australia. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

    Koch, Harold & Luise Hercus eds. (2009) Aboriginal Placenames. Naming and Re-Naming the Australian Landscape. Aboriginal History Monograph 19. ANU E Press, Canberra.

    McConvell, Patrick, Rob Amery, Mary-Anne Gale, Christine Nicholls, Jonathan Nicholls, Lester Irabinna Rigney and Simone Ulalka Tur (2002) “Keep that Language Going!” A Needs-Based Review of the Status of Indigenous Languages in South Australia. A consultancy carried out by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
    Commission, South Australia.

    McConvell, Patrick & Nicholas Evans eds. (1997) Archaeology and Linguistics. Aboriginal Australia in a global perspective. Oxford University Press, Melbourne.

    McConvell, Patrick & Nicholas Thieberger (2001) The State of Indigenous Languages in Australia - 2001. Second Technical Paper Series No. 2. A report compiled for Environment Australia, Department of Environment and Heritage, Canberra.

    McKay, Graham (1996) The Land Still Speaks. NBEET, AGPS Canberra.

    Mühlhäusler, Peter (2008) History of research into Australian pidgins and creoles. In William McGregor (ed.) Encountering Aboriginal Languages. Studies in the history of Australian linguistics. pp. 437-457.

    Purdie, Nola, Tracey Frigo, Clare Ozolins, Geoff Noblett, Nick Thieberger, Janet Sharp (2008)
    Indigenous Languages Programmes in Australian Schools. A Way Forward. ACER Report. Department of Education,Employment and Workplace Relations, Canberra. On-line at:http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/profiles/Indigenous+Languages+Programs+in+Australian+Schools+%E2%80%93+A+Way+Forward.htm

    Romaine, Suzanne (1991) Language in Australia. Cambridge University Press.

    Schmidt, Annette (1990) The Loss of Australia's Aboriginal Language Heritage. Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra.

    Shnukal, Anna (1988) Broken. An introduction to the Creole language of Torres Strait. Pacific Linguistics, ANU Canberra.

    Simpson, Jane, Mary-Anne Gale and Rob Amery (2008) I could have saved you linguists a lot of time and trouble: 178 years of Research and Documentation of South Australia’s Indigenous Languages. In William McGregor (ed.) Encountering Aboriginal Languages. Studies in the history of Australian linguistics. pp. 85-144.

    Simpson, Jane, David Nash, Mary Laughren, Peter Austin & Barry Alpher eds. (2001) Forty Years On. Ken Hale and Australian Languages. Pacific Linguistics.

    Simpson, J. and G. Wigglesworth (2008) Children's language and multilingualism: Indigenous language use at home and school. Continuum International Press, London.

    Sutton, Peter & Michael Walsh (1979) Revised Linguistic Fieldwork Manual for Australia. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra.

    Thieberger, Nicholas (ed.) (1995) Paper and Talk: A manual for reconstituting materials in Australian Indigenous languages from historical sources.  Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra.

    Thieberger, Nicholas & William McGregor eds. (1994) Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Macquarie Library, Sydney.

    Tunstill, Guy (2004) Adnyamathanha R to 10. A teaching framework for revival and second language learning in years reception to ten. Department of Education and Children’s Services, Adelaide.

    Wilkins, David (2008) ‘W(h)ither language, culture and education in remote Indigenous communities of the Northern Territory?’ Australian Review of Public Affairs. October 2008.
    On-line at: http://www.australianreview.net/digest/2008/10/wilkins.html

    Wilson, Greg (2004) Arabana Years R to 10. An Arabana teaching framework for reception to year 10. Language revitalisation and second language learning. Department of Education and Children’s Services, Adelaide.

     

    JOURNALS

    Voice of the Land

    Ngoonjook

    Australian Journal of Linguistics (AJL)

    Australian Aboriginal Studies (AAS)

     

     

    Online Learning

    MyUni
    Additional course-related material will be posted on MyUni, including Lecture Content, Announcements and other resources.


    Useful Websites

    Mobile Language Team (MLT) based at the University of Adelaide http://www.mobilelanguageteam.com.au/

    Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) website
    http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/collections/muraread.html

    Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – 1996 Statistics
    http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/2f762f95845417aeca25706c00834efa/aadb12e0bbec2820ca2570ec001117a5%21OpenDocument#

    Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Indigenous Language and Culture
    http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyTopic&Action=Expand&Num=5.1.7

    Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education http://www.batchelor.edu.au/

    David Nash’s Australian Languages pages http://www.anu.edu.au/linguistics/nash/aust/

    David Nathan’s Aboriginal Languages of Australia Virtual Library http://www.dnathan.com

    Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet, Office of the Arts: Indigenous Languages Support (ILS)
    http://www.arts.gov.au/indigenous/ils

    Department for Education and Child Development (DECD) http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/teachingandlearning/pages/Language/indigenous/

    Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages and Cultures (FATSILC) http://www.fatsilc.org.au/

    Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi http://www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/

    Pitjantjatjara Language course at the University of South Australia http://programs.unisa.edu.au/public/pcms/course.aspx?pageid=106079

    Yolngu Languages courses at Charles Darwin University http://learnline.cdu.edu.au/yolngustudies/

    Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics (CALL) Batchelor Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Education (BIITE) https://www.batchelor.edu.au/research-2/#

    Australian Human Rights Commission http://www.hreoc.gov.au/Social_Justice/sj_report/sjreport09/index.html

    Transient Languages & Cultures Blog http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/elac/

     
    International Web Sites:

    Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) http://www.ogmios.org/

    The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project, SOAS http://www.hrelp.org/

    First Voices web pages (British Columbia) at  http://www.firstvoices.com/

    Kualono, University of Hawai’i webpages at  http://www.olelo.hawaii.edu/

    Māori Language Commission pages at  http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/

    Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival http://www.aicls.org/

    Linguistics, University of California at Berkeley http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/research/field/

    Manx Heritage Foundation http://www.manxheritage.org/

    Language Documentation & Conservation http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ldc/

     

     

  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    This course is delivered through an intensive Winter School. Whole-day lecture/workshop sessions will be held on Tues/Wed/Thurs of each week over a 3-week period, leaving Friday through to Monday (inclusive) for students to pursue their own reading, research and assignment preparation.

    Material for completion of Assignment #1 will be presented to class during the 1st week. Students will hand up this assignment early in Week 2. Similarly, material needed for completion of Assignment #2 will be presented in Week 2 and should be handed in by the end of the lecture break. The Winter School will be a combination of presentation of material through Lectures, group discussion, practical workshops and small group work focussed on practical engagement with specific language data and problem-solving. Formative work will be undertaken in workshop mode and in small groups to prepare students for the completion of summative assessment tasks.
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    15 Hours lecture/workshop per week (X3) 45 hours
    Reading 36 hours
    Research 36 hours
    Assignment preparation 39 hours
    TOTAL 156 hours
    Learning Activities Summary
    Schedule
    Session Content Associated Readings Associated Assignments
    Week 1
    Day 1
    Overview
    Key Issues
    Text Ch.1; Evans (2010); McConvell & Thieberger (2001); Calma (2009); Elkin (1970); Walsh (1997); Rigney (2002)
    Week 1
    Day 1
    Language, Land and Identity Text Ch.2; Bell (2002); Henderson (2002); Sutton (1979); Hercus & Simpson (2002)
    Week 1
    Day 2
    The Distribution of Australia’s Languages
    South Australia’s Indigenous Languages
    Text Ch.3; DECS (2009); Simpson
    et al (2008); McConvell et al (2002); Schmidt (1990)
    Essay
    topic #1
    Week 1
    Day 3
    Sound Systems and Writing Systems Text Ch.5; Gale (1998); Thieberger (1995); Schebeck (2004) Assign #1 DUE 30 June 2014

    Essay topic #4
    Week 2
    Day 4
    Lexicon, Semantics & Metaphor
    Indigenous taxonomies
    Text Ch.6; Hansen (1984); Walsh (1992); Goddard (1993); McConvell (2000); Amery
    (1993).
    Week 2
    Day 4
    Language & Culture
    Linguistic etiquette
    Sign language
    Text Ch.4; Walsh & Yallop (1993)
    Ways of Thinking video
    Essay topic #2
    Essay topic #3
    Week 2
    Day 5
    Australian Aboriginal Grammars Text Ch.7; Green (1994); Blake (1989); Evans (2003); Dixon (1982) Essay topic #4
    Week 2
    Day 6
    Language Connections Text Ch.8; Koch (2003); Pensalfini (2001); Evans (2003); Dixon (2002) Assign #2 Due
    25 July 2014
    Essay topic #1
    Week 3
    Day 7
    Aboriginal Languages in Education Grimes (2009); Devlin (2009); Walsh (2003);
    Wilkins (2008); Simpson et al (2009); Mühlhäusler et al (2004); Purdie et al (2008)
    Essay topic #5
    Essay topic #6
    Week 3 Day 8 Language Maintenance and Language Revival Text Ch. 9; Amery & Gale (2008); Walsh in Hobson et al (eds) (2010); NILS I and II Reports
    Week 3
    Day 8
    Aboriginal
    English; Australian Creoles and Koines
    Text Ch.10; DEET (1995); Harkins (1994): Sandefur (1985); Urry & Walsh (1981); McConvell (2008); Eades (1995); Amery(1993) Essay topic #10
    Week 3
    Day 9
    Language and the Law
    Language and Health
    Interpreting and Translation
    Future Prospects
    Eades (1988); Cooke (1995); Trudgen (2000): Cass et al (2002); ARDS (2009) Essay topic #7
    Essay topic #8
    Essay topic #9
    Essay Due 8 August 2014
    Specific Course Requirements
    Due to the nature of the Winter School delivery mode and taking into account the specific needs of students, the Learning Activities Summary is indicative only. It might be that more or less emphasis
    will be placed on particular topics depending on the particular needs and interests of students
    Small Group Discovery Experience
    Opportunities will be provided for students to work together in small groups with problem-solving exercises or small-group discussion.
  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task Task Type Weighting Learning Outcome
    Practical Investigation #1 Summative 25% 2, 5, 6
    Practical Investigation #2 Summative 25% 3, 4, 5, 6
    Essay(2.500 words) Summative 40% 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Attendance & Participation Formative 10% 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Assessment Detail


    Assignment 1: Practical Investigation #1 (Answer Part A or Part B)

    Word Count: 1,000 words

    Due Date: 30 June 2014

     
    A. Sound Systems of Prominent Australian Languages: Compare and contrast the sound systems and orthographies of 5 prominent Australian Languages: Pitjantjatjara (NW of SA), Warlpiri (Tanami, NT), Yolŋu Matha (NE Arnhemland), Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges SA) and Kala Kawaw Ya (Western Torres Strait).

    What are the commonalities and differences between the sound systems of these 5 languages?

    Compare and contrast the orthographies employed.

     OR

     B. Writing Systems: Why is it important to have a writing system?
    Why not let people “spell it the way it sounds” as they say? What do people mean when they say “spell it the way it sounds”? Discuss with reference to specific Aboriginal languages and specific examples taken from those languages.




    Assignment 2: Practical Investigation #2  (Comparative)

    Word Count; 1,000 words

    Due Date: 25 July 2014

     
    Investigate the linguistic relationships between two South Australian languages (or any two languages chosen in consultation with the Course Coordinator). Consider genetic relationships, as well as relationships resulting from language contact and diffusion. Consider a range of aspects of language, including phonological, lexical, semantic and grammatical similarities and differences.





    Assignment 3: Essay

    Word Count: 2,500 words

    Due Date: 8 August 2014

     
    Select one of the following topics:

    1.       Discuss the collection of information on Australian languages and their speakers by the
    Australian Bureau of Statistics. What improvements have been made in the collection of this information? How could/should this be further refined?

    2.       What is the relationship between language and culture? Explain with reference to
    Australia’s Indigenous languages. Be sure to provide specific examples from a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.

    3.       Discuss the phenomenon of name taboo and the role it might play in language change. Be
    sure to provide specific examples from a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.

    4.       How has research into Australian languages challenged previously held notions of universal properties of language? Detail some of the unique or unusual features found within the languages of Australia.

    5.       Explain the difference between language immersion and submersion, giving specific examples from the Northern Territory.

    6.       In early 2014 a review of Indigenous education in the Northern Territory was handed down. Review this review in terms of what it says about Indigenous languages in education and implications for Indigenous languages in education in the Northern Territory.

    7.       What challenges face interpreting and translation services in Indigenous languages in Australia? Discuss.

    8.       Aboriginal Resource and Development Services (ARDS) is currently working on developing and
    understanding Yolngu legal terms and expressions. Discuss the differences between Aboriginal Law and Australian (Western) Law and efforts to reconcile the two within Yolngu Matha.

    9.       In his book Why Warriors Lie Down and Die, Richard Trudgen says “I believe that between seventy-five and ninety-five per cent of a doctor’s communication with Yolŋu patients fails whether a [Yolŋu] health worker is involved or not” (p.76). What is the nature of this miscommunication?
    Tease out the linguistic issues involved.

    10.    What is ‘Nunga English’? How and why did it develop? Be sure to illustrate with copious examples.

    11.    Topic of your own choice. N.B. THIS MUST FIRST BE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE
    COURSE COORDINATOR.

     Be sure to draw on reputable published print-based references, though of course you may complement these with sources accessed from the internet, popular press or other ephemeral
    material. Wherever possible, relate your own experience to issues discussed in the literature.


    Submission
    1.        Assignments may be e-mailed to the Course Coordinator OR submitted in hard copy.

    2.        If submitted in hard copy, this copy should be handed in to the School of Humanities Office, Napier, Level 7 where it will be date stamped and passed on to the Course Coordinator.

    3.        All assignments (whether e-mailed or submitted in hard copy) must be accompanied by
    a signed cover sheet (Linguistics cover sheets available from the School Office).

    4.        Ensure that your Course Coordinator’s Name, Course Title and Assignment Title appear
    on the cover sheet.

    5.        All assignments must be in grammatical English.

    6.        Phonetic transcription may be hand-written legibly, though use of electronic IPA symbols
    is preferred. Typed assignments must be double-spaced with a minimum 10 font.

    7.        Always keep a copy of your work. (Just occasionally things do go astray)

    8.        Assignments submitted late require a doctor’s certificate, counsellor’s certificate or
    similar proof/documentation.

    9.        Extensions (normally up to one week) may be negotiated through the Course Coordinator, but this MUST be organised prior to the due date.

    10.      Penalty with no extension is 2% per day up to 10 working days.

    11.      Students may collect assignments 2 and 3 from the Course Coordinator OR submit a
    stamped, self-addressed A4 envelope to the School Office. The course name and lecturer’s name should also be listed on the envelope. If no envelope accompanies the final essay, it will not be returned and it will be graded only.

    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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