UNSW Handbook Plan - Applied Linguistics

Applied Linguistics - LINGBS8225


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts&Social Science
	School: School of Languages and Linguistics
	Contact: languages@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 one core course LING5026 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis and five elective courses.

Elective 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 Curriculum Design (8 UOC)
LING5005 The Structure of English (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)
LING5022 Cross-cultural Pragmatics (8 UOC)
LING5024 Teaching Spoken English (8 UOC)

MA in Applied Linguistics/Japanese or MA in Applied Linguistics/Korean

Students can specialise in Japanese or Korean within the Applied Linguistics program. In order to fulfil the requirements for an MA in Applied Linguistics with specialisation in Japanese or Korean, students must complete three LING courses plus three JAPN or three KORE courses from the list below. One of the JAPN or KORE courses can be replaced by the Special Project course LING5000 as long as Japanese or Korean data are used for the special project.

JAPN5001 Features of Language (8 UOC)
JAPN5002 Issues in Teaching Japanese (8 UOC)
JAPN5006 Japanese Sociolinguistics (8 UOC)
JAPN5011 Japanese Teaching Practicum (8 UOC)
JAPN5019 Japanese Grammar (8 UOC)
KORE5001 Korea's Place in East Asia (8 UOC)
KORE5006 Workshop in Teaching Korean (8 UOC)
KORE5007 Insights into the Korean Lang (8 UOC)
KORE5008 Korean Teaching Practicum (8 UOC)

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