Graduate Certificate in Linguistics in Language Endangerment Studies

Course code: 3795 + Course abbreviation: GradCertLingLEStud + Total credit points required: 24 + 0.5 years full-time, 1 year part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Off-campus (Clayton

Multimode (Clayton))

Course description

The course offers professional development for a wide range of language maintenance practitioners. It is designed for people who are involved in, or aspire to become involved in, work with minority endangered language groups. Training is provided in the specialist skills needed to document and maintain endangered languages both in homeland and in diaspora or immigrant community settings.

Course structure

The course consists of three units at level 4, comprising 24 points. Students take the group 1 core unit (12 points) and one unit selected from each of groups 2 and 3 (6 points each).

Group 1 core unit (12 points)

ALM4110 General linguistics*

* An elective selected from group 4 or two further units from groups 2 and 3 may be taken by students who are exempted from ALM4110.

Group 2 (6 points)

LIN4030 Issues in language endangerment
LIN4050 Developing language maintenance programs

Group 3 (6 points)

LIN4040 Researching and documenting languages
LIN4060 Working with linguistic archival materials

Group 4 (12 points)

ALM5230 Bilingualism
ALM4250/5250 Second language acquisition
ALM5270 Literacy
ALM5010 Topics in linguistics

Articulation

Students who achieve an average of credit or better may be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma in Linguistics in Language Endangerment Studies.

Course coordinator

Dr Margaret Florey

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