Units in Yolŋu Languages and Culture
Below you can find more information about Yolŋu
Studies units for undergraduate and postgraduate
level.
UNDERGRADUATES
CAS110 and ABY11 - Introduction to Yolŋu Languages and Culture (10 credit points)
An introduction to the languages and cultures of
the Yolŋu peoples with a focus on Gupapuyŋu in the
learning
of basic pronunciation, spelling, kinship and
grammar.
This unit is available for both study on-campus (Semester 1 & 2) and study online (Semester 1 & 2).
The unit is available:
- through CDU - CAS110
- through OUA - ABY11.
Text required:
-Yolŋu Languages and Culture - Gupapuyŋu: Study
pack. Shop
Online
-Gupapuyŋu verbs and other words (optional) Shop
Online
For further information about this unit, go to
the course/unit
information.
CAS111 and ABY21 - Yolŋu Languages and Culture 2 (10 credit points)
Continuing the study of Gupapuyŋu, students cover
grammar in detail and work on developing skills in
the translation
of short texts in a number of Yolŋu languages.
This unit is available for both study on-campus (Semester 1 & 2) and study online (Semester 1 & 2).
The unit is available:
- through CDU - CAS111 (prerequisite CAS110)
- through OUA - ABY21 (prerequisite ABY11)
Text required: Grammar Lessons in Gupapuyŋu, B
Lowe. Shop
Online
For further information about this unit, go to the course/unit information.
CAS205 - Yolŋu Life and Literature (10 credit points)
Learning from Yolŋu speakers and writers about
issues in Yolŋu philosophy, history and science.
The Yolŋu lecturer
along with guest speakers, will work through texts
by Yolŋu writers in Yolŋu languages and English.
Students will have
some say over the direction of their research.
This unit is available online by special
arrangement. It can also be studied
in the context of the annual Garma Festival, held
at Guḻkuḻa in East Arnhem Land.
This unit is available for both study on-campus
(Semester 1 & 2) and study online (Semester 1
& 2).
The unit is available:
- through CDU only - CAS205 (prerequisite CAS110 & CAS111)
For further information about this unit, go to the course/unit information.
CAS206 - Yolŋu Matha Conversation (10 credit points)
This unit focuses on the development of
conversational skills in a Yolŋu language.
Students use the vocabulary, grammar
and kinship terms covered in CAS110 to develop
oral fluency in a Dhuwal or a Dhuwala language.
(Other Yolŋu languages
may also be available). You must have a thoroughly
known vocabulary of 150 words and work on vocab
development
throughout this unit.
This unit is available for both study on-campus and online (via skype) in both Semester 1 & 2.
The unit is available:
- through CDU only - CAS206 (prerequisite CAS110)
For further information about this unit, go to the course/unit information.
CAS305 - Yolŋu Texts and Conversation (10 credit points)
Working with Yolŋu texts in a variety of genres
including their own writing, students tell
stories, make presentations and
develop conversational ability in Dhuwal, Dhuwala
or another Yolŋu language.
This unit is available for both study on-campus and online in both Semester 1 & 2.
The unit is available:
- through CDU only - CAS305 (prerequisite CAS110)
For further information about this unit, go to the course/unit information.
INL390* and ABY35 - Indigenous Language Project (10 credit points)
Students negotiate with their lecturers and Yolŋu
intellectual property owners a research project
which may involve some
research and translation of Yolŋu texts in an
agreed research area as well as the negotiation,
elicitation, transcription and
translation of new texts. Presentations of
research findings will be made to the intellectual
property owners and the Yolŋu community.
This unit is available internally, externally and online subject to negotiation with the unit coordinator and Yolŋu lecturers.
The unit is available :
- through CDU - CAS311 (prerequisite CAS110 & CAS111)
- through OUA - ABY35 (prerequisite ABY11 & ABY21).
*this unit is not a part of Diploma of Yolŋu
Studies.
POSTGRADUATES
(Graduate Certificate
in Yolŋu Studies)
CAS501 - Yolŋu Languages and Culture 1 (10 credit points)
An introduction to the languages and cultures of
the Yolŋu peoples with a focus on Gupapuyŋu in the
learning
of basic pronunciation, spelling, kinship and
grammar.
This unit is available for both study on-campus (Semester 1 & 2) and study online (Semester 1 & 2).
The unit is available:
- through CDU only - CAS501
Text required:
-Yolŋu Languages and Culture - Gupapuyŋ Study pack
Shop
Online
-Gupapuyŋu verbs and other words (optional) Shop
Online
For further information about this unit, go to the course/unit information.
CAS502 - Yolŋu Languages and Culture 2 (10 credit points)
Continuing the study of Gupapuyŋu, students cover
grammar in detail and work on developing skills in
the translation
of short texts in a number of Yolŋu languages.
This unit is available for both study on-campus (Semester 1 & 2) and study online (Semester 1 & 2).
The unit is available:
- through CDU only - CAS502 (prerequisite CAS501)
Text required: Grammar Lessons in Gupapuyŋu, B Lowe. Shop Online
For further information about this unit, go to the course/unit information.
CAS511 - Yolŋu Literature (10 credit points)
Learning from Yolŋu speakers and writers about
issues in Yolŋu philosophy, history and science.
The Yolŋu lecturer
along with guest speakers, will work through texts
by Yolŋu writers in Yolŋu languages and English.
Students will have
some say over the direction of their research.
This unit is available for both study on-campus (Semester 1 & 2) and study online (Semester 1 & 2).
The unit is available:
- through CDU only - CAS511 (prerequisite CAS501 & CAS502)
For further information about this unit, go to the course/unit information.
CAS521 - Yolŋu Conversation 1 (10 credit points)
This unit focuses on the development of
conversational skills in a Yolŋu language.
Students use the vocabulary, grammar
and kinship terms covered in CAS501 to develop
oral fluency in a Dhuwal or a Dhuwala language.
(Other Yolŋu languages
may also be available). You must have a thoroughly
known vocabulary of 150 words and work on vocab
development
throughout this unit.
This unit is available for both study on-campus and online (via skype) in both Semester 1 & 2.
The unit is available:
- through CDU only - CAS521 (prerequisite CAS501)
For further information about this unit, go to the course/unit information.
CAS522 - Yolŋu Conversation 2 (10 credit points)
Working with Yolŋu texts in a variety of genres
including their own writing, students tell
stories, make presentations and
develop conversational ability in Dhuwal, Dhuwala
or another Yolŋu language.
This unit is available for both study on-campus and online (via skype) in both Semester 1 & 2.
The unit is available:
- through CDU only - CAS522 (prerequisite CAS501)
For further information about this unit, go to the course/unit information.
CAS512 - Indigenous Language Project (10 credit
points)
Students negotiate with their lecturers and Yolŋu
intellectual property owners a research project
which may involve some
research and translation of Yolŋu texts in an
agreed research area as well as the negotiation,
elicitation, transcription and
translation of new texts. Presentations of
research findings will be made to the intellectual
property owners and the Yolŋu community.
This unit is available internally, externally and online subject to negotiation with the unit coordinator and Yolŋu lecturers.
The unit is available :
- through CDU only - CAS512 (prerequisite CAS501 & CAS502)
For further information about this unit, go to the course/unit information.
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