FASTL1007 Verbal communication for university
In this unit, students will be equipped with the academic listening and speaking skills to effectively participate in the FAST course. The unit develops students abilities to comprehend and engage with academic discourse through exposure to a variety of learning contexts, spoken academic genres across disciplines, and digital academic tasks. Emphasis is placed on understanding the linguistic features of spoken academic English, participating in formal discussions, and presenting ideas clearly and persuasively, with an academic tone. Students will gain experience in analysing spoken texts, synthesising information from oral sources, and contributing to academic conversations, thereby strengthening their readiness for undergraduate study. The unit scaffolds skills for enabling units and subsequent undergraduate studies through content, skills and knowledge integration.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2026 student contribution amount: $592
2026 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $592
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
