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EN2859 - The Language of Sustainability

Offering Academic Unit
Department of English
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Course Offering Term*:
Semester B 2024/25

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

This course aims to develop students' awareness of the role of discourse in the area of sustainability and equip them with research and communication skills to navigate the genres (annual reports, press release, social media, etc.) used by different stakeholders to communicate their commitments, efforts, and achievements to a diversified audience (shareholders, consumers, etc.). Students will learn the basic concepts related to sustainability, latest regulations, and socio-economic implications behind them. Students will learn how to critically analyse those texts and identify the rhetorical conventions (including multimodal features) that different communities (activists, scientists, corporations) use to convey messages related to climate change, environmental, social, and governance aspects. Students will also learn how to manage a communication crisis through the language of repair regarding such topics including, environmental disasters, greenwashing, social issues. The course will prepare students to think critically, communicate effectively, and broaden their understanding of language studies and their potential application in the area of sustainability across different sectors.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 100%
 
Detailed Course Information

EN2859.pdf