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Master of Applied Linguistics (MAPPLI)
n/a
1CM001:1CM501
MAPPLI
FACULTY, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
HE
1 year/s
2 year/s
80
About the Course
Admission Requirements
Credit Transfer and Pathways
Course Structure
Recommended Study Plan
. . Students Commencing in Semester 1
. . Students Commencing in Semester 2
Course Fees

Availability
No
Semester 1
Semester 1 , Semester 2
Application for Admission Required

This course may not be deferred.

Location and Mode Offered
Currently no Course Offering Information available

Full fee paying and Commonwealth Supported places are available for this course. Separate SATAC course codes are allocated to each fee option.


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This course provides an introduction to applied linguistics for specialist teachers, educational administrators, and other language professionals. While the study options are flexible, they lend themselves especially to specialisation in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or, for practising teachers in Australia, the teaching of literacy. They also allow the option of studying research methodology and undertaking a minor project in order to prepare for continuing on to a research degree at the masters or doctoral level.

Graduates of the course will be well prepared for work as specialist teachers, educational administrators, and other language professionals, and with appropriate choices of options they can also be prepared to continue on to a research degree.



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Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.

Successful completion of four years of higher education, either with specialisation in education or a language-related area or followed by significant professional experience in either of those areas.

For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.


For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education



The course comprises one Core unit in Linguistic Foundations and Specialist Electives which can be chosen to support a specialisation in either Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or literacy teaching. Students with substantial study of applied linguistics will be allowed to substitute one or more Specialist Electives with units from other relevant courses such as Education. Opportunities exist for students preparing to continue on to a research degree to include a research methodology unit and minor project.



A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.


Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Core Unit
(1 unit)
10
Compulsory Core unit totalling 10 credit points.

EAL401 Linguistics for Education (previously Linguistics for Language Specialists)
Specialist Electives
(7 units)
70
Specialist Electives totalling 70 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below.

To specialise in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) the following are recommended:
EAL503 Approaches to TESOL
EAL505 Student Assessment for Language Teachers (Last offered in 2012)
EAL508 TESOL in Practice
EAL504 Introduction to English Grammar and Discourse (Last offered in 2011)
EAL515 Language Learning (Last offered in 2011)
EAL517 Teaching Reading: Teaching Readers (Last offered in 2012)
EAL520 Language, Culture and Society

Literacy Teaching – This is a specialist teaching stream that can only be undertaken by currently employed qualified teachers. Not available for International students or students without current teacher registration and employment in a teaching role.
EAL504 Introduction to English Grammar and Discourse
LIC501 Introduction to Accelerated Literacy (last offered in 2010)
Or
EAL401 Linguistics for Education
EAL517 Teaching Reading: Teaching Readers (Last offered in 2012)
LIC502 Refining the Accelerated Literacy Context (Last offered in 2011)
LIC503 Issues in Accelerated Literacy Teaching (Last offered in 2011)
Plus two (2) additional Specialist Electives in consultation with the course advisor

Students interested in continuing on to a Research Degree should include in their program either:
EME503 Introduction to Research Methods (equivalent to EAL578)
and they should also undertake at least twenty credit points of project work:
EME508 (10cp) or EME509 (20cp) Master of Education Project
80
Total Credit Points

 

2011 CHANGES
The following units will not be offered beyond 2010:
LIC501 Introduction to Accelerated Literacy
 
The following unit will not be offered beyond 2011:
EAL504 Introduction to English Grammar and Discourse
EAL515 Language Learning
LIC503 Issues in Accelerated Literacy Teaching

The following unit will not be offered beyond 2012:
EAL505 Student Assessment for Language Teachers
EAL517 Teaching Reading: Teaching Readers
Students undertaking the Literacy Teaching Stream need to ensure to complete LIC501, LIC502 prior to 2011 and LIC503 prior to 2012.


COURSE CHANGES and TRANSITION arrangements
Students enrolled in this course prior to 2009 will note there have been some changes for 2009.

Changes include:
Students who have completed EAL422 or EME504 prior to 2009 in this course can count these units as Specialiast Electives towards their award

 


Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:

Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873

  • Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
  • Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
  • Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.


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Students Commencing in Semester 1


The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students enrolling in a reduced or part time load should use these tables as a guide for planning an individual program of study.

Legend:CU = Common UnitCO = Core UnitSE = Specialist ElectiveE = Elective

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
EAL401 Linguistics for Language Specialists
CO
EAL505 Student Assessment for Language Teaching
SE
EAL503 Approaches to TESOL
SE
EAL508 TESOL in Practice
SE
EAL517 Teaching Reading: Teaching Readers
SE
Plus any two selected from:
EAL504 Introduction to English Grammar and Discourse
EAL515 Language Learning
SE
EAL520 Language, Culture and Society
SE


Literacy Teaching
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
EAL401 Linguistics for Language Specialists
CO
LIC502 Refining the Accelerated Literacy Context
SE
EAL504 Introduction to English Grammar and Discourse
SE
LIC503 Issues in Accelerated Literacy Teaching
SE
LIC501 Introduction to Accelerated Literacy
SE
EAL505 Student Assessment for Language Teachers
SE
EAL517 Teaching Reading: Teaching Readers
SE
EAL515 Language Learning
SE

Research Degree
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
EAL401 Linguistics for Language Specialists
CO
EME508 Master of Education Project (10 credit points, if EME508 was also taken in first semester) or EME509 Master of Education Project (20 credit points)
SE
EME503 Introduction to Research Methods
SE
Choice of any applied linguistics unit (unless the 20 credit point EME509 is taken; see above)
SE
Choice of any applied linguistics unit or the first semester project unit EME508 Master of Education Project (10 credit points)
SE
Choice of any applied linguistics unit
SE
Choice of any applied linguistics unit
SE
Choice of any applied linguistics unit
SE



Students Commencing in Semester 2


The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students enrolling in a reduced or part time load should use these tables as a guide for planning an individual program of study.


Legend:CU = Common UnitCO = Core UnitSE = Specialist ElectiveE = Elective

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
The TESOL specialisation in semester 2 cannot be studied in a full-time mode, unless the student has already completed the equivalent of EAL503 'Approaches to TESOL', a first semester unit that should normally be taken before the second semester units EAL505 'Student Assessment for Language Teachers' and EAL508 'TESOL in Practice'. It is possible to commence part-time study in semester 2 by taking other units (e.g. EAL401 and EAL515).


Literacy Teaching
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
EAL401 Linguistics for Language Specialists
CO
EAL504 Introduction to English Grammar and Discourse
SE
LIC501 Introduction to Accelerated Literacy
SE
EAL515 Language Learning
SE
Calendar Year 2
LIC502 Refining the Accelerated Literacy Context
SE
LIC503 Issues in Accelerated Literacy Teaching
SE
EAL517 Teaching Reading: Teaching Readers
SE
EAL520 Language, Culture and Society
SE

Research Degree
Semester 1
Semester 2
Calendar Year 1
EAL401 Linguistics for Language Specialists
CO
Choice of any applied linguistics unit or the first semester project unit EME508 Master of Education Project (10 credit points)
SE
Choice of any applied linguistics unit
SE
Calendar Year 2
EME508 Master of Education Project (10 credit points, if EME508 was also taken in first semester) or EME509 Master of Education Project (20 credit points)
SE
Choice of any applied linguistics unit (unless the 20 credit point EME509 is taken; see above)
SE
Choice of any applied linguistics unit
SE
Choice of any applied linguistics unit
SE


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Graduates may seek employment as specialist teachers, educational administrators, and other language professionals.

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Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements: (a) Australian Citizenship; (b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit. Unit fees for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011. Further information about 2009 and 2010 unit fees can be found at http://www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html or http://www.goingtouni.gov.au
Full fee paying places are available in this course.
Fees and charges for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011
Fees and charges for 2009 and 2010 can be found at  www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html.
International course fees for are provided on the International Office Fee Schedule: www.cdu.edu.au/international/prospective/whatcanistudy/courses.html.

For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:
courses@cdu.edu.au
(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963

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