Linguistics and Language Analysis

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Analyse and describe spoken and written language to assist you in your teaching of the English language.
  2. Recognise and explain a range of grammatical forms and sentence structures.
  3. Reflect on your knowledge of the structure of the English language in relation to your language teaching practice.
  4. Produce written assignments according to academic writing conventions and utilising APA referencing style.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• TAS-EDN-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate in Education

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching arrangements: Weekly content in MyLO (10 hours), Active Learning PauseCasts as outlined in the Unit Schedule (3 hours per study period), and Assessment Preparation Workshops (3 hours per study period). Engagement is monitored through participation in scheduled online tutorials, discussion around readings, tasks as set in MyLO weekly content, and timely and meaningful contributions to the MyLO discussion boards, as well as through the completion of assignment tasks.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.