Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (GD-ARTS_SPEC_22)

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 Diploma in Arts – Linguistics and Applied Linguistics provides students with an insight into the most fundamental of all human faculties, develops strong analytical skills and a foundation for work in diverse areas. It is similar to an undergraduate major and suited as an introduction to Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. This course is suitable for professional development and also a preparatory program if you intend to study at a higher level in this area.

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: 27 August 2024

Structure

100 credit points

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

The Graduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:

two compulsory subjects (25 points)
two core subjects (25 points)
elective subjects (50 points)

Total 100 Points

Please note: students cannot take more than 12.5 points of electives at first-year level

Subject Options

Compulsory Subjects

25 points

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
LING20005	Phonetics	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
LING20006	Syntax	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Core Subjects

25 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

50 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
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
LING30015	Corpus Linguistics	Not available in 2024	12.5

Links

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

Last updated: 27 August 2024

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