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Special Project in Applied Linguistics - LING5000
Students studying

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistic Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative 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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