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Master of Applied Japanese Linguistics (1.5-year program)

Course code: 3073 + Course abbreviation: MAppJapLing + Total credit points required: 72 + 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

The course seeks to further students’ understanding of second and foreign language acquisition, language teaching, language contact and intercultural communication with particular reference to Japanese. It also aims to develop students’ skills in critical reading and ability to design a research project.

Entry requirements

A bachelors degree with a credit average in the final year, and including a minimum of high intermediate (level 6 at Monash) in Japanese.

Course structure

Students complete 72 points including one core unit and five electives, chosen from the list below. Students who obtain a distinction average and who have undertaken JAL4610/5610 (Research methodology in applied linguistics) may seek approval from the course coordinator to undertake a research project for 12 points (usually AST4680/5680 Research project A) as one of the electives.

Core unit

• JAL4530/5530 Teaching and learning Japanese

Electives

• JAL4610/5610 Research methodology for applied linguistics
• ALM4250/5250 Second language acquisition
• AST4680/5680 Research project A (approval required)
• AST4700/5700 Research dissertation (24 points) (approval required)
• JAL4130/5130 Japanese sociolinguistics
• JAL4140/5140 Asian languages in contact
• JAL4590/5590 Japanese linguistics
• JAL4210/5210 Issues in Japanese language education
• JAL4730/5730 Japanese systematic grammar

With the approval of the course coordinator, students may undertake an elective for 12 points offered elsewhere within the Faculty of Arts or from the Faculty of Education. Students may take up to 24 points of language units within the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics with the approval of the course coordinator.

Exit points

After successful completion of 24 points, students may apply to exit the program with a Graduate Certificate of Arts, or after successful completion of 48 points with a Graduate Diploma in Applied Japanese Linguistics.

Minimum pass grade

To graduate with the Master of Applied Japanese Linguistics, students must gain a credit (60 C or above) in core units and a minimum credit average overall.

Contact details

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Helen Marriott

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