Introduction
To
Australian Culture & Society
I. Objectives
To know the changes of Australian
culture and society
To understand the contemporary
Australian Culture and Society
II. Teaching Methods
Students Center Activities
Students Class Presentation
Class Discussion
Lecturing
III.Topics & Activities
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Introduction
Geography of Australian
and CD show
Aborigines  past,
present and future
Brief History of Australia
Gallipoli  video show &
analysis (OFC)
Australian National
Identities and Basic
Values
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Australian English
Crocodile Dundee  video
show and analysis
Australian Systems and
Institution
Australian Family and
Gender
Australian Literature
Australian Multiculturalism
Australia & World, and
Summary
IV.Assessment
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Class presentation
Class & Home Assignment and
Quizes (3 Times)
Mid and Final tests
Individual and group essay (TM)
Activities
V. Benefits of learning Australian
Culture & Society
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Enriching learning English language
Alerting students to cultural difference
Providing the students with
techniques for
describing and analyzing cultures and also for
comparing
Providing the students with techniques for
negotiating the distance between their own culture
and that of others
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Broadening studies’ knowledge with the
contemporary Australian culture
Approaching the free market (APEC) and era of
globalization
Gaining insight into our own cultures
Improving national building
Promoting scientific insight
Introducing the theories of culture
Enabling the students to conceptualize the operation
of power within culture