Course Title: Australian Art and Culture
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C3231
Course Title: Australian Art and Culture
Portfolio: DSC
Nominal Hours: 50.0
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HUSO5158 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
360T Education |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2012,
Term1 2013 |
HUSO5168 |
Brunswick Campus |
TAFE |
360T Education |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2012 |
Course Contact: Baia Tsakouridou & Bloss Robertson
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254488
Course Contact Email: baia.tsakouridou@rmit.edu.au & bloss.robertson@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This module aims to familiarise learners who are speakers of languages other than English with aspects of Australian Art and Culture from both the past and present and the language required to describe aspects of Australian Art and Culture.
The module is included as an elective for use at different levels of the Certificates in ESL Framework. It may be contextualised to suit the needs and skills of learners in courses from Certificate I to Certificate IV.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
This module must be co-delivered and assessed with at least one of the language (Listening and Speaking or Reading and Writing) units from the Certificates in ESL.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VPAM547 Australian Art and Culture |
Elements: |
1. Describe the features of one of the visual arts in Australia. |
Learning Outcomes
Students will have understanding of the features of one of the visual arts in Australia and the features of an Australian film and be able to investigate concepts of Australian identity and culture and a local example of Australian art or culture.
Overview of Assessment
To be assessed as competent the learner needs to demonstrate:
- evidence of the ability to interpret information on visual arts
- evidence of the ability to interpret information on Australian cultural identity
- evidence of the ability to respond to local art and culture
- evidence of the ability to interpret and respond to Australian films
You may be assessed by:
- book review,
- field trip/excursion reports,
- reviews on presentations,
- oral report.