Course code: 3239 + Total credit points required: 72 + 18
months full-time, 3 years part-time + On-campus (Clayton), multimode (Clayton) +
Managing faculty: Education
Contact: Associate Professor Helen Marriott, Faculty of Arts (telephone +61
3 9905 2272)
This course seeks to further students' understanding of applied linguistics, especially as it relates to second and foreign language acquisition and language teaching. It also aims to develop students' skills in critical reading in applied linguistics and the ability to design a research project. Note that this course does not qualify graduates to teach in Australian schools.
To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must hold an approved bachelors degree with a credit average in the final year or qualifications or experience considered by the faculty board to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above awards. A recognised teaching qualification is also desirable.
As for English proficiency requirements for the Faculty of Arts/Education:
(a) IELTS - an overall band score of not less than 6.5 on the IELTS,
or
(b) TOEFL - an overall score of 580, with a 5 in the TWE test. Scores must be
available for both the TOEFL and TWE. A minimum score of at least 237 is needed
on the computerised TOEFL testing, plus a core of 5 or more for the TWE,
or
(c) Successful completion of a course of tertiary studies of at least two years
duration requiring formal assessment of written work in an English-speaking
country.
Note that students from countries assessed by the Australian Immigration
authorities as being in categories 3 and 4 for visa purposes must take the
IELTS test and not TOEFL.
* The research alternatives above must be approved by the course coordinator.
Students may also undertake other electives which are relevant to the course
with the approval of the course coordinator.
Core and elective units are offered by both the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty
of Education. Although students will generally select three units from both the
faculties of Arts and Education, a minimum of two units should be selected from
each faculty.
All classes are available on the Clayton campus. The course may be taken
part-time, though international students must enrol full-time.
Domestic students who achieve at least a distinction average may be permitted
to take the final semester of the course off-campus.
This outline gives a general indication of how the course will progress and is
subject to change without notice. Students should also consult their course
coordinator to assist in planning their program. Check current timetable for
unit availability on the website at
http://www.education.monash.edu.au/students/current/timetables/.
Core units (students must choose three):
Core units (students must choose three):
* For students who are interested in later applying for doctoral studies in education.
Graduation from the Master in Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers will require students to gain a credit in core units and a credit average overall.
Should students wish to do so, if they do not obtain credit results in the core units and an overall credit average, they may exit from the course after one semester (or part-time equivalent) with a Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers or, after one-year (or part-time equivalent) with a Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers.
Prior learning may be recognised by giving advanced standing in the following ways:
All decisions on the extent of advanced standing will be at the discretion of the course coordinator.
Commonwealth-supported places are available for domestic students, and then
full fees apply when these places have been taken up.
The full fee applies for international students
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