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Master of Applied Linguistics - MAppLing8236 - Applied Linguistics

Specialisation Structure
72 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 72 UOC.

Disciplinary Core Courses

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

LING5005
6 UOC
The Grammar of English
LING5026
6 UOC
The Structure of Language
LING5035
6 UOC
Semantics and Pragmatics
LING5037
6 UOC
The Use of Language

Research Core Courses

You must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

LING5006
6 UOC
Current Issues in Bilingualism
LING5022
6 UOC
Cross-cultural Pragmatics
LING5027
6 UOC
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
LING5031
6 UOC
Issues in Second Language Acquisition

Applied Linguistics electives

You must take at least 18 UOC, no more than 36 UOC of the following courses.

LING5001
6 UOC
Second Language Acquisition
LING5003
6 UOC
Testing and Evaluation
LING5005
6 UOC
The Grammar of English
LING5015
6 UOC
Discourse Analysis
LING5024
6 UOC
Linguistics of Spoken English
LING5026
6 UOC
The Structure of Language
LING5029
6 UOC
Psycholinguistic Inquiry
LING5032
6 UOC
Thesis Writing 1
LING5033
6 UOC
Thesis Writing 2
LING5035
6 UOC
Semantics and Pragmatics
LING5037
6 UOC
The Use of Language

Electives

You can take up to a maximum of 18 UOC of the following courses.

MODL5100
6 UOC
Research and Theories of Translation and Interpreting
MODL5103
6 UOC
Multimedia Translation
MODL5104
6 UOC
Specialised Translation
MODL5107
6 UOC
Translation Technology
EDST5101
6 UOC
Advanced Quantitative Research
EDST5120
6 UOC
Advanced Qualitative Research
EDST5440
6 UOC
Advanced TESOL Methodology
EDST5441
6 UOC
Advanced TESOL Curriculum Design and Assessment
EDST5452
6 UOC
Contemporary Issues in Language Education
EDST5448
6 UOC
Educational Research

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