Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (GC-ARTS_SPEC_15)

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Overview

Linguistics is the study of language in all its aspects including its structure, its diversity, how it changes and evolves, how people learn and make use of it to communicate, and how we can preserve and revive endangered languages. Applied Linguistics focuses on areas such as second or foreign language learning and use, language policy, multilingualism, language education, and the assessment of language. The Graduate Certificate in Arts - specialisation in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics provides students with an insight into Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, while developing strong critical and analytical skills.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

Communicate effectively in a range of written and oral genres and social contexts;
Apply advanced knowledge of linguistics and applied linguistics in relevant professional and academic contexts;
Utilise rigorous methods of inquiry and theories and methodologies appropriate to linguistics and applied linguistics;
Engage with and critically analyse complex changing contexts in the field of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics.

Last updated: 8 November 2024

Structure

50 credit points

Duration: 6 months full-time / 1 year part-time

Program Requirements -

one core subject (12.5 points)
elective subjects (37.5 points)

Total 50 points

Please note: students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at first-year level

Subject Options

Core Subjects

12.5 points

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
LING90012	Second Language Acquisition	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
LING90016	Grammar in Use	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (Online)	12.5
LING90018	Sociolinguistics and Language Learning	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (Online)	12.5
LING90021	Bilingualism	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (Online)	12.5
LING90026	Transcultural Communication at Work	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5
LING90028	Discourse and Interaction	Semester 2 (Online) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Elective Subjects

37.5 points

Please note: students can only take 12.5 points of elective subjects at first-year level

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
LING20003	Second Language Learning and Teaching	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
LING20005	Phonetics	Semester 1 (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
LING30001	Exploring Linguistic Diversity	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
LING30002	Phonology	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
LING30003	First Language Acquisition	Not available in 2024	12.5
LING30004	Discourse & Pragmatics	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
LING30007	Semantics	Not available in 2024	12.5
LING30013	Morphology	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
LING30014	Australian Indigenous Languages	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
LING30015	Corpus Linguistics	Not available in 2024	12.5

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/soll

Last updated: 8 November 2024

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