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Master of Applied Linguistics
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Master of Applied Linguistics is an eight unit coursework program.
Students are required to complete four units in Stage One, and a further four units in Stage Two. Students who complete Stage One and do not wish to finish the Master of Applied Linguistics program may exit with a Graduate Certificate of Education (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Area of Specialisation) if they can document a previous recognised teaching qualification.
Students are required to have a minimum of 120 credit points to complete the course.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAGE ONE | |||
| LAN5171 | Teaching ESL Learners | 15 | |
| LAN5172 | ESL Teaching Practice | 15 | |
| LST5181 | Understanding Language | 15 | |
| LST5182 | Using Language | 15 | |
| 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 | 20 | |
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 (or for an approved alternative set of four units from the course) may apply to the course coordinator for approval to undertake a research project worth 30 credit points (2 units) instead of two of the remaining units . Students who wish to undertake the research project must have completed at least one of the research preparation units: either LST5183 Researching Language or RES5101 Research Preparation: Methods of Research.