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Language Testing (200pt)
Specialisation (formal)Year: 2020
Language Testing (200pt)
Contact information
Program Director
Dr Janne Morton
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
Overview
The Language Testing specialisation is part of the Master of Applied Linguistics.
Last updated: 23 April 2024
Structure
200 credit points
Students are required to complete the program requirements/structure from the year that they commenced their program. All required compulsory, core and capstone subjects must be completed to be eligible to graduate from the program.
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 137.5 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 112.5 points)*
* Students do not have to complete Foundation Elective subjects, students can take additional Graduate level Electives to meet elective points requirement for this course
Capstone Requirement:
Capstone subject options must be completed in the final hundred points of the program. All students are required to complete one Capstone subject option (at least 25 points). This requirement cannot be waived or replaced in any circumstances:
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 the Courses, Subjects, Awards and Programs Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Library. Students also should also refer to information in the Enrolment and Timetabling Policy.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LING90005 | Quantitative Methods in Language Studies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90009 | Language Testing |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90012 | Second Language Acquisition |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90039 | Concepts in Applied Linguistics |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
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 |
LING20010 | Language, Society and Culture | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING30003 | First Language Acquisition | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LING30007 | Semantics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING30012 | Language and Identity | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Minor Thesis Subject
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LING90010 | Applied Linguistics Thesis |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
25 |
Graduate Elective Subjects
Maximum 137.5 points - coursework only option
Maximum 112.5 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 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90002 | Advanced Self-Editing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ESLA90003 | Professional Literacies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90007 | Language Curriculum Design |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90008 | Language Program Evaluation | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LING90016 | Grammar in Use |
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 |
LING90018 | Sociolinguistics and Language Learning |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90019 | English in a Globalised World | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LING90020 | Second Language Writing |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90021 | Bilingualism | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LING90026 | Transcultural Communication at Work |
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LING90028 | Discourse and Interaction |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90034 | Second Language Pragmatics |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LING90003 | Research in Applied Linguistics |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Notes
Please note: the 200-point Master of Applied Linguistics program in all specialisations is only available to on-campus students.
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll
Last updated: 23 April 2024