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Coursework Master’s Degrees

Master of Applied Linguistics – Bendigo (RMALC) 1, Melbourne (Bundoora) (EMALC)

Note: 1 Not available in 2007.

Course brochure

This program leads students from an advanced professional qualification in the area of language and literacy to an increased focus on research across the range of concerns related to language in applied contexts. Graduates of the course will be equipped to take positions of responsibility in the planning, administration and delivery of language and literacy programs and will be qualified to undertake applied research relevant to their professional responsibilities and interests.

Duration

The course is one year full-time or two to three years part-time.

Admission requirements

Candidates with a three-year Bachelor degree or equivalent tertiary qualification are eligible for entry to a two-year (240 credit points) program, consisting of a graduate diploma in a related area and a Master of Applied Linguistics. Applicants to the one-year (120 credit points) program should have either a four-year teaching qualification, an Honours degree, or a relevant graduate diploma from a recognised university or institution.

Course structure

The course is available in Master’s strands 1–4. Please refer to the earlier description for details. Part II consists of 120 credit points of study. Major sequences are available in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), LOTE (Languages Other Than English) teaching, intercultural education and literacy education, according to the units selected. A minimum of 60 credit points in the final year of the Master’s program should be in the area selected for the major.

Teaching period
Teaching period
Unit title
Unit code
TE-SEM-1 Developments in Literacy Education1 EDU5DLE
TE-SEM-1 Intercultural Communication and Education EDU5CCU
TE-SEM-1 Language Curriculum, Materials Development and Assessment1 EDU5LCD
TE-SEM-1 Learning and Professional Practice EDU4LPP
TE-SEM-1 Modes and Structures of Consciousness1 EDU5MC
TE-SEM-1 Research Methods in Education EDU5RME
TE-SEM-1 Sociolinguistics in Language Teaching EDU5SGT
TE-SEM-2 Advanced methodology in language teaching EDU5ALT
TE-SEM-2 Advanced Research Methods in Education EDU5QRM
TE-SEM-2 Analysing spoken English for TESOL1 EDU5ANT
TE-SEM-2 Bilingualism and Language Education EDU5BLE
TE-SEM-2 Education and Cultural Diversity1 EDU5ECD
TE-SEM-2 English Grammar for Teaching EDU5EG
TE-SEM-2 Learning, Reading and Writing EDU4LRW
TE-SEM-2 Literacies, Lifestories and Cultures1 EDU5LAC
TE-SEM-1
or
TE-SEM-2		 Minor thesis # (60 credit points) EDU5MTH
TE-SEM-2 Second Language Acquisition1 EDU5SLA

Key: 1 Not available in 2007.

# The minor thesis may be taken part-time over one year. Each part-time unit code has a value of 30 credit points: EDU5MTA and EDU5MTB.

A full description of units, including the unit name, unit code, credit points, campus/location, unit coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites and readings, appears at the end of this chapter. For the most recent descriptions of units students should access the unit database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public

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