CRWR 3005 - Asia Pacific Conversations

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2016

The course aims to introduce students to the possibilities of cross-cultural and inter-communal dialogue through responsive reading and creative writing. We will discuss contemporary work, in English or English translation, by authors from the Asia Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand, and Indigenous writing. How do we, as readers, interpret this work? How does it travel? How can we, as writers, contribute to this conversation? Students will be encouraged to explore their own cross-cultural interactions with the Asia Pacific. In this setting international students will have an opportunity to articulate their experience of living in Australia.

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Course Details

Course Code	CRWR 3005
Course	Asia Pacific Conversations
Coordinating Unit	English, Creative Writing, and Film
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	At least 6 units of Level 2 undergraduate study
Incompatible	CRWR 2012
Assessment	Writing exercise 10%, Personal essay (750 words) 20%, Seminar presentation (750 words) 20%, Essay or creative piece (50%)

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Shannon Burns

Course Timetable

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

Course Learning Outcomes

Discuss a range of contemporary writing by authors from, or writing about, societies in Asia and the Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand.

Understand the themes and issues explored by contemporary Asia-pacific authors, with an understanding of relevant cultural contexts.

Interpret the concept of cultural translation in relation to such writing and through class interaction.

Develop creative and critical responses to such writing, as part of a dialogue or conversation, including with peers.

Produce a creative response in a chosen form, written to professional standards.

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)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2,3,4,5
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	2,3,4,5
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	1,2,3,4,5
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	2,3,4,5
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1,2,3,4,5
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	2.3.4

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Authors may include Gao Xingjian, Ko Un, Haruki Murakami, Beth Yahp, Yu Hua and Alexis Wright. Further details to be announced.

Learning & Teaching Modes

Teaching and learning modes may include lectures, seminars, workshops and online activities.

Workload

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

1 x 1hr lecture per week	12 hours
1 x 2hr seminar/workshop per week	24 hours
6 hrs reading per week	72 hours
2 hrs writing practice per week	24 hours
2 hrs assignment preparation per week	24 hours
Total	156 hours

Learning Activities Summary

Learning activities may include lectures, face-to-face seminars, writing exercises, peer-led workshops, online activities and other assessment-for-learning tasks.

Small Group Discovery Experience

Weekly 2 hr seminar/workshops are divided into group of 5 for peer-led writing workshops on a regular basis.

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

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

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Participation/writing exercises	Formative and Summative	20%	1,2,3,4,5
750 word personal essay	Summative	20%	3,4,5
Seminar presentation and 750 word book response	Summative	20%	1,2,3,4,5
3000 word creative piece	Summative	40%	3,4,5

Assessment Detail

Further details of assessment to be announced.

Submission

Electronic submission through the assignment feature in MyUni.

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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