UNSW Handbook Plan - Applied Linguistics

Applied Linguistics - LINGBS8225

Plan Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts&Social Science
	School: School of Modern Language Studies
	Contact: lingquiries@unsw.edu.au
	Program: 8225 - Arts
	Award(s):
	Master of Arts (Specialisation)

Plan Outline

The MA program in Applied Linguistics (program 8225, plan code LINGBS8225) aims to provide those who work or plan to work in a language-related area (teachers of English as a second or foreign language or of a language other than English, translators and interpreters, curriculum designers, and other language professionals) with a vocationally relevant degree which will enable them to refresh and upgrade their knowledge and skills.
Applicants require a relevant undergraduate degree (normally with specialisation in Linguistics, English, or another language), with preference given to applicants with relevant work experience.

Plan Structure

Students are required to complete six courses.

Courses

LING5000 Special Project (8 UOC)
LING5001 Second Language Acquisition (8 UOC)
LING5002 Language Teaching Methodology (8 UOC)
LING5003 Testing and Evaluation (8 UOC)
LING5004 Syllabus Design (8 UOC)
LING5005 The Structure of English (8 UOC)
LING5006 Bilingualism (8 UOC)
LING5007 Translation:Theory & Practice (8 UOC)
LING5011 Functional Grammar (8 UOC)
LING5012 Language and Mind (8 UOC)
LING5015 Discourse Analysis (8 UOC)
LING5020 Adult Lang. Learning/Teaching (8 UOC)
LING5021 Language for Spec Purposes (8 UOC)
LING5023 Analysing Spoken Discourse (8 UOC)
LING5024 Teaching Spoken English (8 UOC)

Approved elective courses from outside the program
One approved elective course may be taken from outside the program from the following list:

JAPN5001 Features of Language (8 UOC)
JAPN5002 Issues in Teaching Japanese (8 UOC)
JAPN5006 Japanese Sociolinguistics (8 UOC)
JAPN5018 Discourse and Society in Japan (8 UOC)
JAPN5020 Issues in Learning Japanese (8 UOC)

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