Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Minimum	48 units
Academic Contact	Dr Jennifer Hendriks (Semester 1) and Dr Louise Jansen (Semester 2)
Academic Plan	7135XAPPL
CRICOS Code	072699G
UAC Code	832077(Master of Applied Linguistics)
Areas of Interest	Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

The Master of Applied Linguistics is a one year program for anyone who is interested in the application of linguistic knowledge to a variety of contexts, including second language learning and education, social interaction, communication across cultures, intercultural communication and language policy and language politics. Potential students might be teachers of English or other languages, language professionals or graduates who wish to pursue careers in areas which emphasize an understanding of language use and intercultural communication.

The Master of Applied Linguistics is designed for students who already have prior knowledge of linguistics or applied linguistics, or cognate areas such as speech pathology, audiology, interpreting or translation studies, language teaching, and who would like to further their knowledge of applied linguistics at a graduate level.

The Master of Applied Linguistics is ideal as a professional development program, as an opportunity to explore a new area of interest, or as a pathway to further research in applied linguistics. The program offers a range of applied linguistics courses which enable students to develop basic and advanced understanding of applied linguistics, and, if they wish, to continue to the Master of Applied Linguistics (Research) by undertaking research training through writing a thesis.

A specialisation stream (Master of Applied Linguistics (Japanese)) is available for students interested in Applied Japanese Linguistics.

Prerequisites

Applicants should have a four year Bachelors degree either as Honours or a combined degree in a cognate area, e.g. Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, Speech Pathology, Audiology, Translating/Interpreting, Language Teaching, Lexicography, TESOL from an Australian tertiary institution or its international equivalent. Equivalence may be met by the completion of the Graduate Certificate (such as Graduate Certificate in Linguistics) or a Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, Speech Pathology, Audiology, Translating/Interpreting, Language Teaching, Lexicography, or TESOL.  For applicants with a three year degree relevant professional experience of at least two years full-time (or equivalent), or of relevant work experience of at least one year in a country whose official language is not the first language of the applicant, will be regarded as recognised prior learning to gain admission.

Applicants for the Master of Applied Linguistics (Japanese) who are not native speakers of Japanese should normally have passes in later year Japanese language courses at Credit level or above.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.