ALM4120 - Applied Linguistics

Leader: Dr Julie Bradshaw

Offered

Not offered in 2007

Synopsis

Three contexts for the application of linguistics are highlighted: education, the media and the professions. Language issues and problems including literacy and oracy; second language acquisition; language and ideology; language and discrimination; language and power; language policy and planning; intercultural and cross-cultural communication

Assessment

Library search exercises (1500 words): 10%
Diary (approx. 2000 words): 20%
Essay (5000 words): 60%
Open-book test (approx. 1 hr): 10%