Master of Applied Linguistics
Course code/s: Melbourne (EMALC)
This program leads students from an advanced professional qualification in some aspect of language or literacy development 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 240 credit point program may be taken over two years full-time or three to six years part-time.
Applicants with a relevant fourth year qualification receive 120 credit points of advanced standing and take a 120 credit point program over one year full-time or two to three years part-time.
Admission requirements
Applicants with a three year Bachelor’s degree or equivalent tertiary qualification are eligible for entry to the full 240 credit point program.
Applicants with an Honours degree or equivalent qualification are eligible for advanced standing entry to a 120 credit point program.
Course structure
The course is available by all coursework, a combination of coursework and a minor thesis or by research. Information about the research degree is available in the Education/research section of the Handbook.
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 subjects selected. A minimum of 60 credit points in the final year of the Masters program should be in the area selected for the major.
Students taking the full 240 credit point program must take the majority of their subjects from the list of applied linguistics subjects below and must also take the subject EDU5RME Research Methods. The remaining subjects can be taken as a Minor Thesis or from other Education subjects.
All subjects are 15 credit points except where indicated.
Core subject
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Research Methods in Education (30 credit points) | EDU5RME |
Applied Linguistics subjects
Choose subjects from the following list to 150 credit points.
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Discourse Analysis: Spoken and Written Language in Use (30 credit points) | EDU5DAS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Designing Language Learning Programs | EDU5DLP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Sociolinguistics in Language Teaching | EDU5SGT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Designing Language Learning Experiences | EDU5DLL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Second Language Literacies (30 credit points) | EDU5SLL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Forms and Functions of Language in Education | EDU5FFE |
| TE-SEM-1 | Bilingualism and Language Education | EDU5BLE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Second Language Acquisition | EDU5SLA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Communication and Culture | EDU5CCU |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Language Teaching Practice | EDU4LTP |
Choose 60 credit points of fourth and fifth year Education elective subjects or choose Minor Thesis.
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Minor Thesis (60 credit points) # | EDU5MTH |
# The minor thesis may be taken part-time over one year. Each part-time subject code has a value of 30 credit points: EDU5MTB.
Some subjects may not be available.
Classes with less than 15 students may not run.