UNSW Handbook Course - Special Project in Applied Linguistics

Special Project in Applied Linguistics - LING5000


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: Linguistics
	Course Outline: http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 8
	EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

A major project (8,000 words) involving the design of a language course, or some other form of applied linguistic research (eg application of translation theory, language acquisition study, text or discourse analysis, LOTE-related project, devising a CALL program, contrastive language study, sociolinguistic study).

Note: Not advised for those in their first semester of study. Normally requires a Distinction average.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should have:

Completed a major project involving some form of applied linguistic research (such as the application of translation theory, a language acquisition study, a contrastive language study, or a sociolinguistic study)
Increased their skills in defining areas of enquiry and methods of research
Developed their attention to detail.

Assessment

Project (8000 words) - 100%

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