LING10002 Intercultural Communication (University of Melbourne): rated 3.4/5 overall across 13 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
LING10002 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 跨文化传播
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This subject invites you to take a critical perspective on living in a diverse community in the context of expanding migration and globalisation. We will focus on the role of language, and what it means to communicate across cultural and linguistic boundaries.
LING10002 has 13 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 3.2 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 10 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.2 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "Super late to the party but I'm a linguistics major and familiar with all these subjects: **Secret Life of Language:** An awesome introduction to the different areas of linguistic theory! You learn about the different branches of linguistics (e.g. Morphology/word structures, Syn…"
On Reddit: "The topics are pretty interesting and are easy to understand/ learn. The tutorials are very engaging and super participative so it was a fun experience for me. As for difficulty, 1/10😭😭i was so shocked with how… calm and peaceful the subject was compared to every other subject…"
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Q: Is LING10002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 13 reviews: usefulness 3.2/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches LING10002, and when is it offered?
A: LING10002 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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