Department of Linguistics
Master of Applied Linguistics
Admission requirements: a Bachelor of Arts degree or equivalent and proof of at least two years full-time (or equivalent) relevant professional experience. Special consideration will also be given to relevant publications and course development, applicant's immediate vocational needs and possible experiential contribution to the program as a whole.
Length of candidature: 1 year full-time, 2 years or more part-time.
Attendance: On campus (day, evening), by distance
Some units may be completed online
Commencement: March, July
Course requirements: 8 units (4 core, 4 optional)
(total 32 pg credit points)
CRICOS Code: 014594J
Enquiries: Linguistics Postgraduate Office (02) 9850 9243
Email: lingdl@ling.mq.edu.au
By appropriate selection from the Optional Units it is possible for particular professional interests to be identified within the overall program structure. Examples include: mother tongue and EFL/ESL curriculum development; lexicography; human communication disorders; professional-client communication; stylistics and the teaching of literature; language planning and language policy; language program management; testing and evaluation; first and second language acquisition, maintenance and loss.
Course Structure
Core units
LING900 Grammar, meaning and discourse
LING901 Phonetics and phonology
LING902 Language and cognition
Either
LING903 Language and culture in contact
or
LING904 Pragmatics
Note:The other unit may be taken as an optional unit.
Optional units
LING903 Language and culture in contact
LING904 Pragmatics
LING905 Research methods in language study
LING906 Language testing and evaluation
LING907 Stylistics and the teaching of literature
LING908 Language planning and language policy
LING912 Second language acquisition
LING913 Literacy
LING914 Lexicography
LING918 Concepts in Managing Language Programs
LING920 First language acquisition
LING925 Language for specific purposes
LING927 Reading development and disorders
LING928 Bilingualism
LING936 Context, use and analysis of the English language: a global perspective
LING937 TESOL in context
LING938 Curriculum Change in TESOL
LING939 Special Study in Applied Linguistics
LING947 Discourse in Professional and Organisational Contexts
LING948 Evaluating communication systems, processes & products
LING956 Acquiring professional communicative expertise
LING957 Inter-& intra-cultural communication
LING958 Professional-client communication
LING959 Mediated communication
LING960 Organisational communication
LING968 Computer-mediated communication in second language acquisition
LING969 Teaching English for academic purposes
LING978 Discourse analysis
TRAN825 Bilingual lexicography
TRAN854 Linguistics of Signed Languages
Unit availability
Minimum Progress
To maintain candidature in the program students must show satisfactory progress by achieving a minimum GPA of 1.0 in each year of enrolment.
Dissertation
Students who successfully complete the Master of Applied Linguistics and achieve a grade of CREDIT (GPA 3.0) or above in their program can apply for entry into the Postgraduate Certificate in Linguistics Research to complete a dissertation.