2010 Course Handbook
LING02P - Applied Linguistics (Postgraduate Study Pattern)
| Major: | Applied Linguistics |
| Area of Study: | Linguistics |
| Degree: | MAppLing - Master of Applied Linguistics |
| Offered By: |
The Faculty of Human Sciences |
| Admission Requirements: | Bachelor degree or equivalent and at least two years of relevant professional experience OR Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics with a GPA of 3.0 |
| Fees: | |
| Attendance Modes: | Internal External |
Study Loads: | Full Time (1.0) Part Time |
| Commencing Study Periods: | FH SH |
General Requirements
| Minimum number of credit points | 32 |
| and completion of other specific requirements as set out below |
Specific Requirements
| 800 level | ||||
| Required | LING900 | Grammar, Meaning and Discourse (4) | 4 | |
| Required | LING901 | Phonetics and Phonology (4) | 4 | |
| Required | LING902 | Language and Cognition (4) | 4 | |
| Required | 4 cp from | LING903 | Languages and Cultures in Contact (4) | |
| LING978 | Exploring Discourse in Context and Action (4) | |||
| LING904 | Pragmatics (4) | 4 | ||
| Required | 16 cp from | LING846 | Developmental Language Disorders (4) | |
| LING903 | Languages and Cultures in Contact (4) | |||
| LING904 | Pragmatics (4) | |||
| LING905 | Research Methods in Language Study (4) | |||
| LING906 | Language Testing and Evaluation (4) | |||
| LING907 | Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature (4) | |||
| LING908 | Language Planning and Language Policy (4) | |||
| LING912 | Second Language Acquisition (4) | |||
| LING913 | Literacy (4) | |||
| LING914 | Dictionaries in Language Teaching (4) | |||
| LING918 | Concepts in Managing Language Programs (4) | |||
| LING920 | First Language Acquisition (4) | |||
| LING925 | Language for Specific Purposes (4) | |||
| LING927 | Reading Development and Disorders (4) | |||
| LING928 | Bilingualism (4) | |||
| LING936 | Context, Use and Analysis of the English Language: A Global Perspective (4) | |||
| LING937 | TESOL in Context (4) | |||
| LING938 | Curriculum Change in TESOL (4) | |||
| LING939 | Special Studies in Applied Linguistics (4) | |||
| LING947 | Discourse in Professional and Organisational Contexts (4) | |||
| LING948 | Evaluating Communication Systems, Processes and Products (4) | |||
| LING956 | Acquiring Professional Communicative Expertise (4) | |||
| LING957 | Inter and Intra-cultural Communication (4) | |||
| LING958 | Professional-client Communication (4) | |||
| LING959 | Mediated Communication (4) | |||
| LING960 | Organisational Communication (4) | |||
| LING968 | Computer-Mediated Communication in Second Language Acquisition (4) | |||
| LING969 | Teaching English for Academic Purposes (4) | |||
| LING978 | Exploring Discourse in Context and Action (4) | |||
| TRAN825 | Dictionaries in Translating and Interpreting (4) | |||
| TRAN854 | Linguistics of Signed Languages (4) | 16 | ||
| Electives | ||||
| Balance of credit points required | 0 | |||
| TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM | 32 | |||
Notes
By appropriate selection from the optional units, it is possible for particular professional interests to be identified within the overall program structure. Examples include: mother tongue and EFL/ESL curriculum development; lexicography; human communication disorders; professional client communication; stylistics and the teaching of literature; language planning and language policy; language program management; testing and evaluation; first and second language acquisition, maintenance and loss; teaching English for specific purposes.