COURSE INFORMATION
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The Master of Applied Linguistics is offered jointly by the School of International, Cultural and Community Studies and the School of Education.
The course can be completed in one year full-time or part-time equivalent. It provides an opportunity to extend students’ knowledge of language issues and their analytical and critical expertise, providing for advanced scholarly and professional work in a field relevant to applied linguistics, such as language teaching, TESOL, language policy and language services.
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A relevant fourth year qualification such as a Bachelor of Arts honours degree, the Bachelor of Education or a relevant Graduate Diploma.
Applicants with a three year award or an award of weak relevance to the Master of Applied Linguistics may be admitted to the coursework program if their qualification is supplemented by sufficient relevant professional experience.
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COURSE LOCATION This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus. |
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MODE OF STUDY This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode. |
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MODE OF DELIVERY This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online. |
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COURSE STRUCTURE |
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STAGE ONE |
LAN5171 |
Teaching ESL Learners |
15 | LAN5172 |
ESL Teaching Practice |
15 | LST5181 |
Understanding Language |
15 | LST5182 |
Using Language |
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STAGE TWO |
LAN5181 |
Language Learning Theory and Research |
15 | LAN5184 |
Evaluation and Testing in Language Programmes |
15 | LST5183 |
Researching Language |
15 | RES5101 |
Research Preparation: Methods of Research |
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With the approval of the course coordinator students may substitute a maximum of one appropriate unit from another award for one of the units listed above.
Students who have a weighted average mark of 70 or more for the units of Stage One may apply to the course coordinator for approval to undertake a research project worth 30 credit points (2 units) instead of two of the units of Stage Two. Students who wish to undertake the research project must do at least one of the research preparation units LST5183 Researching Language or RES5101 Research Preparation: Methods of Research.
The project units are coded LAN/LST6170 and LAN/LST6171. Full-time students normally enrol in both project units. Part-time students enrol initially in LAN/LST6170 and then re-enrol in LAN/LST6171 each semester until the project is submitted for examination. |
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Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | | For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2008 VET: 3/31/2008