Postgraduate CUR-EDML540-2023
Special Topics in Applied Linguistics
$2,306 $2,556
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Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 29 May 2023
- 27 Nov 2023
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Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- assess the value of theories and/or pedagogies to particular cohorts and contexts
- evaluate empirical research studies to ascertain their contribution to knowledge and/or practices
- incorporate existing knowledge in creative ways to a chosen context.
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- Introduction to the unit and the notion of Global Englishes
- Sociolinguistic concept
- Linguistic concept
- Models of World Englishes
- British Englishes
- American English
- Australian Englishes
- South African and Nigerian Englishes
- Indian Englishes
- Englishes in Singapore and Malaysia
- Englishes in China
- The future of Global Englishes & implications for language teaching and beyond
In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-APL-MAS-2023
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
This Special Topics subject is designed to address contemporary issues in the fields of Applied Linguistics, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Each chosen specialisation will provide an in-depth examination of a cutting-edge area of learning theory, research methodology or pedagogical innovation.This Special Topics subject is designed to address contemporary issues in the fields of Applied Linguistics, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Each chosen specialisation will provide an in-depth examination of a cutting-edge area of learning theory, research methodology or pedagogical innovation.
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- Essay (50%)
- Project (50%)
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