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Course
code:0010
Clayton campus
HECS fees applicable
Stream: Applied Linguistics
Attendance not required
The Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Applied Linguistics)deals with applications of linguistics to professional and social contexts in which language plays a crucial role. Present offerings are particularly suited to teachers of English as a mother tongue, as a second or foreign language, to teachers of languages other than English, to generalist primary school teachers, to language advisers, language consultants, and those concerned with multicultural and language policies. People working in the media (advertising/journalism), in business/industry as well as in the service professions (health, law, social work) would also find this course useful as some units deal with applications of linguistics relevant to the media, the workplace and the professions.
Applicants should hold at least a pass bachelors degree with a major sequence in linguistics or a major sequence in English or another language.
At present, the only special requirement is that students will need access to an audio tape playback facility. However, we are increasingly moving into multimedia teaching and it is highly recommended that students acquire email accessibility.
Studying
part-time (one subject per semester) students could qualify for the
postgraduate diploma in two years: studying full-time (two subjects per
semester) students could qualify for the postgraduate diploma in one year.
The Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Applied Linguistics) course is a prerequisite
to the Master of Arts in applied linguistics. The course consists of four core
subjects:
There are no examinations in this program. All subjects consist of continuous assessment, which may include a take-home test.
Students who have completed relevant subjects at fourth year level may apply for a maximum of 50 per cent advanced standing. Students with a relevant faculty certificate completed at fourth year level with grades of at least credit average may obtain a maximum of 50 per cent (twenty-four points) credit towards their postgraduate diploma. No student may obtain more than 50 per cent credit in total.
For more detailed information, contact Dr Heather Lotherington, Department of Linguistics, telephone (03) 9905 2237, fax (03) 9905 2294, or email heather.lotherington@arts.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the distance education coordinator, Department of Linguistics, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, 3168, by 30 October 1998 to be considered for a first-round offer.
wwwdev@monash.edu.au
Tue Aug 11 12:53:17 EST 1998