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Language Testing
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Paul Gruba
Email: p.gruba@unimelb.edu.au
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'make an enquiry' on http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/3-master-of-applied-linguistics
Structure
200 credit points
200 point program
Duration: 2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time
Coursework Only Option:
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
- one Foundation core subject (12.5 points) (must be taken in the first 100 points of the program)
- Foundation elective subjects (maximum of 37.5 points) (must be taken in the first 100 points of the program)
- graduate elective subjects (maximum of 100 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option:
- four compulsory subjects (50 points)
- one Foundation core subject (12.5 points) (must be taken in the first 100 points of the program)
- LING90010 Applied Linguistics Thesis (25 points)
- Foundation elective subjects (maximum of 37.5 points) (must be taken in the first 100 points of the program)
- graduate elective subjects (maximum of 75 points)
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (25 points). Students must complete the relevant capstone option for their specialisation -
Capstone Stream 4: LING90003 Research in Applied Linguistics (12.5 points) or LING90005 Quantitative Methods in Language Studies (12.5 points) and LING90009 Language Testing (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills within the Language Testing specialisation
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework. Students also should also refer to information in the Student Policy Directory.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LING90003 | Research in Applied Linguistics |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90005 | Quantitative Methods in Language Studies |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90009 | Language Testing |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90012 | Second Language Acquisition |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Foundation Core Subject
12.5 points - must be taken in the first 100 points of the program
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LING10001 | The Secret Life of Language | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING10002 | Intercultural Communication | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Foundation Elective Subjects
Maximum 37.5 points - must be taken in the first 100 points of the program
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LING20003 | Second Language Learning and Teaching | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING20006 | Syntax | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING20009 | Language in Aboriginal Australia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING20010 | Language, Society and Culture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING30003 | First Language Acquisition | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING30007 | Semantics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING30012 | Language and Identity | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Minor Thesis Subject
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LING90010 | Applied Linguistics Thesis |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Graduate Elective Subjects
Maximum 100 points coursework only option
Maximum 75 points - minor thesis option
Please note:LING90002 Presenting Academic Discourse is only available to students of non English speaking background. It is delivered on-campus only and is not available in online mode.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90006 | Technology and Language Learning |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90007 | Language Curriculum Design |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90008 | Language Program Evaluation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LING90016 | Grammar in Use |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90015 | English Phonetics and Phonology |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90018 | Sociolinguistics and Language Learning |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90019 | English in a Globalised World |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90020 | Second Language Writing |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90021 | Bilingualism | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LING90026 | Transcultural Communication at Work |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90028 | Discourse and Interaction |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90034 | Second Language Pragmatics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll
Last updated: 30 January 2024