Applied Linguistics - Arts
The Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics is a vocationally relevant program designed to meet the needs of recent graduates or professionals who work in a language-related area. The program is now one of the strongest available in Australia and provides language teachers, language administrators, materials developers, curriculum designers, and other language professionals the opportunity to refresh and upgrade their knowledge and develop analytical skills. Students also have the option of choosing Japanese or Korean as a specialisation.
Students have the opportunity to learn more about applications of linguistic theory to other areas, such as cognitive science, neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics and the social and institutional contexts of language learning and use.
Staff Specialisations
Staff specialisations and research include TESOL, teaching English as a global language, teaching language for professional and academic purposes, bilingualism, intercultural pragmatics, sociolinguistics, language acquisition, language planning, descriptive and theoretical grammar and language typology, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, business and language, and language and humour.
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Program Information
Students are required to take the core course and select seven electives from the approved list. Applied Linguistics is also available as a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate.
Entry Requirements
A recognised Bachelor degree in a relevant area or equivalent (linguistics, English, or a foreign language). Applicants with a degree in another discipline will be considered on an individual basis. Work experience in a relevant field may also be taken into account, for example teaching or training experience.
Program Convenor: Dr Debra Aarons
2012 Courses
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