Master in Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers for 2013

Why study Master in Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers?

The increasing influence of globalisation has created strong demand for language skills among students who aspire to work in business, education, media and politics.

This course seeks to further the understanding of applied linguistics for secondary and tertiary language teachers, especially as it relates to second and foreign language acquisition and language teaching.

It is especially designed for graduates of universities in Japan, China, Indonesia and Korea who wish to teach their language to foreign students in an Asian country. It may also be of interest to teachers of English as a second language.

Two streams are available for students to select from; either Stream A: "Teaching Asian languages (Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Indonesian or other)" or Stream B: "Teaching English as a second/foreign language". Each stream consists of three core 12-point units, plus one research methodology unit. In addition to these three core units, students will choose one of the following options:

(i.) three 12-point elective units from arts or education

(ii.) two 12-point elective units from arts or education plus a 12-point research project* from arts

(iii.) one 12-point elective unit from arts or education and a 24-point thesis* from education or dissertation* from arts.

Core and elective units are offered by both the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education.

Although students will generally select three units from both the faculties of Arts and Education, a minimum of two units should be selected from each faculty.

• The research alternatives above must be approved by the course adviser.

For more information on the course structure visit the coursemap page.