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

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III.Topics & Activities
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