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The study of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics provides an understanding of language - its synthesis, acquisition and subtleties of usage. It involves a systematic investigation of the various aspects of language while drawing on other disciplines such as anthropology, psychology, philosophy, sociology and computer science. A knowledge of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics is particularly useful to students of language.
The skills acquired by studying Linguistics and Applied Linguistics are relevant to language teachers, curriculum designers, language evaluation and assessment experts, speech pathologists, lexicographers, interpreters and translators, lawyers, engineers of knowledge systems and speech synthesis, designers of natural-language interfaces for computers, and to any occupation which requires the ability to express oneself clearly, to solve novel problems and present their solutions in a clear and accessible form.
There are no specific prerequisites for entry to Linguistics.
Second and third-year subjects may have specific prerequisites which must be met which are detailed on subjects entries.
Separate majors are offered in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. Entry to either major requires the completion of at least 12 points, and preferably 25 points, of first year LAL (Linguistics and Applied Linguistics) subjects. Students who take 175-108 Communication Across Cultures should take an additional first-year LAL subject if planning a major in Linguistics and must take an additional one if doing a major in Applied Linguistics. Students with excellent grades in other first-year subjects may apply to the department for permission for special second-year entry.
A major in Linguistics or Applied Linguistics requires the completion of five subjects at second or third-year level (a total of 83.3 points).
The Applied Linguistics major requires the completion of at least two of the following core subjects:
The remaining three subjects are selected from the list of core subjects:
Linguistics subjects offered by the Modern Languages departments may be included in the major, subject to departmental approval.
In the five Linguistics and Applied Linguistics subjects they choose, students taking a major in Linguistics are strongly advised to include 175-210 Phonetics and Phonology and 175-212 Semantics.
Students considering Honours in Linguistics should select their second and third-year subjects carefully (see Entry to Honours below). Intending Honours students are encouraged to take additional Linguistics and Applied Linguistics subjects at second and third-year level, to a maximum of ten semester subjects (a total of 167 points). Where students take only five second or third-year subjects, special care need to be taken to ensure that the subjects chosen provide adequate preparation for the thesis topic.
Fourth year Honours is available only in Linguistics. The prerequisite for entry to honours requires the completion of all requirements for the BA with a major in either Linguistics or Applied Linguistics with an average grade of H2A or better. Combined Honours students who do not intend to do their Honours thesis in Linguistics may be admitted with an overall grade of H2B in their best five Linguistics subjects.
To qualify for entry to Honours, students must include certain 'core' units in their second and third-year subjects:
Students primarily interested in General Linguistics must include the following subjects in their major:
Students primarily interested in Sociolinguistics must include:
The normal program for the pure honours fourth year is four semester subjects plus a thesis. At least two special fourth year seminars are offered annually on topics which vary from year to year. Honours students are required to take at least two of these seminars among their four subjects. The other subjects can be selected from the 300/400-level subjects.
The expected length of the thesis is approximately 12,000 words. Students are expected to work steadily on the thesis throughout the year.
For administrative purposes, Pure Honours fourth year students should enrol with the Arts Faculty in the following subjects:
Combined Honours students enrol in two coursework subjects in Linguistics (33.3 points), two coursework subjects in the combining department (33.3 points), and the thesis in either Linguistics or the combining department (33.3 points).
Linguistics subjects will include:
and if undertaking the research thesis in Linguistics:
Students who complete a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at the level of H2A or above may apply for entry to the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (in either Linguistics or Applied Linguistics).
Students who complete Honours in Linguistics at the level of H2A or above may apply for entry to the Master of Arts (Linguistics). Entry to the Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics) is available through the Postgraduate Diploma).
175-105 Introduction To the Study of Language I
175-106 English: Its Structure and History
175-107 Introduction To the Study of Language II
175-108 Communication Across Cultures
175-200 First Language Acquisition
175-201 Second Language Learning and Teaching
175-202 Discourse and Pragmatics
175-203 First and Second Language Literacies
175-204 Computing for Language and Literature Studies
175-210 Phonetics and Phonology
175-211 Syntax
175-212 Semantics
175-213 Historical Linguistics
175-214 Language in Aboriginal Australia
175-219 Language in Society
175-221 Russian Linguistics
175-225 Language and Culture
175-229 South-East Asian Languages
175-236 Grammar of English
175-237 Language and Gender
175-240 Computational Linguistics
175-241 Natural Language
175-245 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
116-227 Introduction To Romance
158-207 Chinese Linguistics
Prerequisites: Entry to these subjects requires the completion of at least 33.3 points of Linguistics at 2nd/3rd year level, in addition to specific prerequisites as specified on each subject.
175-331 Advanced Topics in Linguistics A
175-332 Advanced Topics in Linguistics B
175-415 Advanced Syntax
175-416 Phonological Theory
175-417 Australian Aboriginal Linguistics
175-418 Linguistic Field Methods
175-423 Instrumental Phonetics
175-424 Morphology
175-426 Study of A Language Family
175-435 Advanced Semantics
116-450 Topics in French Syntax and Semantics
175-442 Englishes in the World
175-402 Linguistics 4A
175-403 Linguistics 4B
175-406 Linguistics 4C
175-407 Linguistics 4D
175-428 Advanced Topics in Applied Linguistics A
175-429 Advanced Topics in Applied Linguistics B
175-615 Quantitative Methods in Language Studies
175-436 Applied Linguistics Honours Thesis
175-472 Linguistics Honours Thesis
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