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TESOL - 200 Point Program
Contact information
Coordinator
A/Prof Carsten Roever
Email: carsten@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 point program
Duration: 2 years full-time / up to 4 years part-time
Coursework Only Option
- two compulsory subjects (25 points)
- one Foundation core subject (12.5 points) (must be completed in the first 100 points of the program)
- two graduate core subjects (minimum 25 points)
- Foundation elective subjects (maximum 37.5 points) (must be completed in the first 100 points of the program)
- graduate elective subjects (maximum 100 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
- two compulsory subjects (25 points)
- one Foundation core subject (12.5 points) (must be completed in the first 100 points of the program)
- two graduate core subjects (minimum 25 points)
- LING90010 Applied Linguistics Thesis (25 points)
- Foundation elective subjects (maximum 37.5 points) (must be completed in the first 100 points of the program)
- graduate elective subjects (maximum 75 points)
Please note: students taking LING90010 Applied Linguistics Thesis should do so in the final semester of their program and must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LING90003 Research in Applied Linguistics
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 2: LING90003 Research in Applied Linguistics (12.5 points) or LING90005 Quantitative Methods in Language Studies (12.5 points) and LING90012 Second Language Acquisition (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills within the TESOL 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
25 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 |
LING90012 | Second Language Acquisition |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Foundation Core Subjects
12.5 points - to 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 |
Graduate Core Subjects
minimum 25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LING90005 | Quantitative Methods in Language Studies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90015 | English Phonetics and Phonology |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90016 | Grammar in Use |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90028 | Discourse and Interaction |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
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 |
Foundation Elective Subjects
maximum 37.5 points - to be taken in the first 100 points in 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 | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LING30007 | Semantics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING30012 | Language and Identity | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Graduate Elective Subjects
maximum 100 points - coursework only option
maximum 75 points - minor thesis option
Please note: ESLA90001 Professional Speaking Communication, ESLA90002 Advanced Self-Editing, ESLA90003 Professional Literacies, and LING90002 Presenting Academic Discourse are only available to students of non English speaking background. They are delivered on-campus only and are not available in online mode.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ESLA90001 | Professional Speaking Communication | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90002 | Advanced Self-Editing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90003 | No longer available | ||
ESLA90004 | Intercultural Professional Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90006 | Technology and Language Learning |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90007 | Language Curriculum Design |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90008 | Language Program Evaluation | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LING90009 | Language Testing |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90018 | Sociolinguistics and Language Learning |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90019 | English in a Globalised World | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LING90020 | Second Language Writing | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LING90021 | Bilingualism | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LING90026 | Transcultural Communication at Work |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90034 | Second Language Pragmatics |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Notes
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll
Last updated: 30 January 2024