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Notes

From 2013, the Commonwealth Government will only support students in Masters programs who are studying one of the following three specialisations: Special Education TESOL Early Childhood. The Commonwealth Government will no longer provide any support for students who will be enrolled in Post Graduate Certificate programs. Those students who enrolled prior to 2013 with a Commonwealth Government Supported Place will be permitted to teach out their current program with Commonwealth Government Support.
This program does not qualify students for teacher registration with relevant teaching authorities. To qualify for teacher registration in Queensland please refer to the

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Program focus

This program is designed to introduce students from a range of backgrounds to disciplines within Applied Linguistics, as they engage with second language speakers and their communities. It allows students to experience issues associated with understanding language use and second language learners in diverse and international contexts. Graduating students will have an advanced inter-cultural competence, understanding the background to contemporary issues associated with communities of diverse language identities and the ability to relate professionally and appropriately within and on behalf of those communities.

Career opportunities

Applied Linguistics is a useful complement for a range of professions. These include speech therapy and pathology, allied health, psychology and training in a variety of industrial jobs that require skills in communication management and cross-cultural interaction. New employment opportunities abroad are available in companies that employ graduates with problem-solving and analytical skills in international relations with second language users in the workplace.

There is demand also among administrators and teachers in classrooms, in indigenous communities and international schools, and other government and community organisations for skills to meet diverse cultural and language learning needs.

Program objectives

On successful completion of the Master of Applied Linguistics, graduates should be able to:

• critically reflect on language related issues and analyse their implications

• integrate knowledge and assess outcomes as a strategic facilitator in second language contexts

• expand communication management and multi-literacy skills assisted by technology in relevant discourse communities

• demonstrate enhanced competence in academic and scholarly writing

• use analytical skills in a specialised field of Applied Linguistics.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognised institution.

International applicants must have met the or have completed the .

How to apply

Domestic students

may be made directly to USQ.

International students

This program is offered to international students. An international student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and how to apply.

Program fees

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Program structure

The Master of Applied Linguistics is an 8-unit program. A minimum of 50% of the program (4 units) must comprise courses at level 8. The program is offered in two strands: Community and Teaching. Both strands have a research pathway. The teaching strand also has a wholly coursework pathway.

The Community strand embeds a research pathway and coursework, as shown in the following Table.

Note 1 Elective courses may be drawn from the Master of Education (8 Units) or from the following discussion with the Program Coordinator to confirm suitability.

TheTeaching Strand embeds a research or coursework pathway, as shown in the following Table.

Note 1 Elective courses may be drawn from the Master of Education (8 Units) or from the following discussion with the Program Coordinator to confirm suitability.

In some countries, completion of a research stream is a requirement for recognition of the Master's qualification. Those students in particular from Canada and the Middle East, or those intending to live and work there, should check registration requirements with the relevant authority in-country around the half-way point of the Master's program. This will allow time for students to complete their program via the research pathway if the need to do so is indicated.

Program completion requirements

Students are required to follow the recommended enrolment pattern to graduate with a Master of Applied Linguistics. Those who deviate from the recommended enrolment pattern are invited to transfer to the Master of Education (TESOL), a program with a less highly structured enrolment pattern containing all Applied Linguistics courses, or the Master of Learning and Development, a program that accommodates courses studied outside the Faculty of Education.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 5 years to complete this program.

Elective courses

Elective courses will be selected from

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Note:Minimum enrolment numbers apply to all courses. Should enrolments not meet the minimum number required, students may be transferred to a different mode or offering and advised of this change prior to semester start.

IT requirements

Students must have reliable and ready access to email and the Internet. See for more information.

Articulation

The Master of Applied Linguistics program articulates from the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics (PGAL).

The Community Strand embeds the PGAL Community Strand. Articulating PGAL students will study 3 Required Research Courses and one of the Optional Research courses.

The Teaching Strand embeds the PGAL Teaching Strand. Articulating PGAL students will study 3 Required Research Courses and one Elective course to complete their MAPL research pathway or 3-4 Applied Linguistics elective courses and optionally one postgraduate elective course to complete their MAPL coursework pathway.

Exit points

The Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Linguisicts (PGAL) and the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Development (PGLD)are optional exit points from the Masters with four relevant courses completed.

Exemptions

The maximum exemptions granted will be no more than half of the program units (four units). Within this limit, exemptions will be granted for relevant studies successfully completed at postgraduate level in the last five years and may be considered for studies successfully completed in the last 10 years. Students who have completed the Postgraduate Certificate programs listed in the Articulation section above, will receive full credit if they study the same specialisation in this program. Students intending to apply for exemptions should follow the Within the framework of those regulations, the following points should be given particular consideration:

• Transfer of credit from other incomplete USQ award programs may be permitted where there is similar or appropriate content.

• normally an accredited Certificate in TESOL (e.g. the Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - CELTA) attracts 1 unit of credit and a Diploma in TESOL 2 units of credit.

• USQ participates in the Education Queensland Professional Development Pathways Program. Appropriate credit will be given through the scheme which is outlined at http://education.qld.gov.au/staff/development/employee/teachers/pd_pathways/pd_pathways_contact.html. Applications for similarly assessed professional development offered in other jurisdictions are invited.

• completed and assessed professional development modules based on PGAL course materials will attract credit into the program.

Students should seek advice from Student Support - Faculty of Education before applying for exemptions.

Students who have completed or or as part of an undergraduate program in the past 5 years are exempt from repeating the course but must complete electives in Applied Linguistics to gain 8-units for the award.

Other information

Assessment of the courses will involve one or more of the following components: written assignments, take-home examinations, reflective journal keeping, seminar presentation (where appropriate), report writing, development of work courses, questionnaires, marking schemes, etc. as appropriate to each course.

Enrolment

Students may commence this Program in semesters one, two or three. External students may choose to study part-time or full-time, or a combination of both at different stages of their program. On-campus commencement is restricted to semesters one and two. International on-campus students must be enrolled full-time.

In this section:

• Community strand - Recommended enrolment pattern
• Teaching strand - Recommended enrolment pattern

Community strand - Recommended enrolment pattern

Graduates will have a clear sense of strategic direction for identifying linguistic differences in communities and assisting in the management of this diversity.

It is recommended that

• the program of study commences with LIN5000

Teaching strand - Recommended enrolment pattern

Graduates will be competent in key areas for second language teaching in a range of contexts. This Strand enhances each student's capacity for open, critical reflective thinking about second language teaching practice by critically analysing relevant professional issues affecting current educational practices in the area of second language teaching and policy development.

It is recommended that

• the program of study commences with LIN5000

• LIN8001 is studied prior to LIN8002

Notes

On campus offers are contingent upon sufficient enrolments. Subject to International Student visa requirements, alternative modes of EXT or WEB may be substituted.