2010 Course Handbook
TRAN30P - Translating and Interpreting/Applied Linguistics (Postgraduate Study Pattern)
| Major: | Translating and Interpreting/Applied Linguistics |
| Area of Study: | Translating and Interpreting |
| Degree: | MTransInt MAppLing(TESOL) - Master of Translating and Interpreting with the degree of Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL) |
| Offered By: |
The Faculty of Human Sciences |
| Admission Requirements: | Bachelor degree with a GPA of 2.5; AND strong command of one of the available languages; AND at least two years of relevant professional language teaching experience in an accredited teaching institution; AND applicants whose first language is not English must satisfy the English equivalent of IELTS 7.0 |
| Fees: | |
| Attendance Modes: | Internal |
Study Loads: | Full Time (2.0) Part Time |
| Commencing Study Periods: | FH SH |
General Requirements
| Minimum number of credit points | 56 |
| and completion of other specific requirements as set out below |
Specific Requirements
| 800 level | ||||
| Required | LING906 | Language Testing and Evaluation (4) | 4 | |
| Required | LING912 | Second Language Acquisition (4) | 4 | |
| Required | LING936 | Context, Use and Analysis of the English Language: A Global Perspective (4) | 4 | |
| Required | LING937 | TESOL in Context (4) | 4 | |
| Required | LING938 | Curriculum Change in TESOL (4) | 4 | |
| Required | TRAN816 | Introduction to Translation Theory and Practice (4) | 4 | |
| Required | TRAN821 | Interpreting Techniques (4) | 4 | |
| Required | either | TRAN827 | Research Methods in Translation and Interpreting (4) | |
| or | LING905 | Research Methods in Language Study (4) | 4 | |
| Required | either | TRAN819 | Introduction to Text Analysis and Translation (4) | |
| or | TRAN855 | Contrastive Language Studies (4) | 4 | |
| Required | 4 cp from | TRAN818 | Advanced Language Studies (4) | |
| TRAN832 | Public Speaking (2) | |||
| TRAN833 | Advanced Writing Skills for Translators (2) | 4 | ||
| Required | either | TRAN820 | Translation Practice (4) | |
| or | TRAN822 | Interpreting Practice (4) | 4 | |
| Required | 8 cp from | LING903 | Languages and Cultures in Contact (4) | |
| LING904 | Pragmatics (4) | |||
| LING905 | Research Methods in Language Study (4) | |||
| TRAN812 | Computing and Translation (4) | |||
| TRAN819 | Introduction to Text Analysis and Translation (4) | |||
| TRAN820 | Translation Practice (4) | |||
| TRAN822 | Interpreting Practice (4) | |||
| TRAN823 | Language Transfer in the Media (4) | |||
| TRAN824 | Literary Translation (4) | |||
| TRAN825 | Dictionaries in Translating and Interpreting (4) | |||
| TRAN826 | Community Based Interpreting (4) | |||
| TRAN827 | Research Methods in Translation and Interpreting (4) | |||
| TRAN830 | Dissertation (8) | |||
| TRAN834 | Advanced Translation Practice 1 (4) | |||
| TRAN851 | Discourse Analysis for Auslan Interpreters (4) | |||
| TRAN854 | Linguistics of Signed Languages (4) | |||
| TRAN855 | Contrastive Language Studies (4) | 8 | ||
| Required | 4 cp from | LING900 | Grammar, Meaning and Discourse (4) | |
| LING901 | Phonetics and Phonology (4) | |||
| LING902 | Language and Cognition (4) | |||
| LING903 | Languages and Cultures in Contact (4) | |||
| LING904 | Pragmatics (4) | |||
| LING905 | Research Methods in Language Study (4) | |||
| LING907 | Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature (4) | |||
| LING908 | Language Planning and Language Policy (4) | |||
| LING913 | Literacy (4) | |||
| LING914 | Dictionaries in Language Teaching (4) | |||
| LING925 | Language for Specific Purposes (4) | |||
| LING927 | Reading Development and Disorders (4) | |||
| LING928 | Bilingualism (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) | |||
| LING972 | Language and Gesture (4) | |||
| LING977 | Language and Image in Media Discourse (4) | |||
| LING978 | Exploring Discourse in Context and Action (4) | |||
| TRAN825 | Dictionaries in Translating and Interpreting (4) | 4 | ||
| Electives | ||||
| Balance of credit points required | 0 | |||
| TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM | 56 | |||
Notes
Commencement in second half-year applies to Chinese and Japanese language streams only.