Applied Linguistics

This app is designed to offer students with the awareness and expertise to comprehend the processes of language learning and creation, to develop motivated language teaching curricula, and to enhance their effectiveness as educators of English as a foreign or second language, or more generally to help their understanding of the way in which language affects and is affected by the social and cultural atmosphere. The program combines theoretical perspectives with empirical studies and practical applications, and offers the ability for practical experience of classroom and individual teaching. The NSW Department of Education will recognise scholars of their award, and where they will have a teaching degree and also have been registered since educators with the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA).

The NSW Department of Education will recognise graduates from the Master of Applied Linguistics as a English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, where they also have completed a licensed instruction degree and have been registered since teachers using the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA). For recognition in other countries and territories, graduates should contact the Department of Education in the relevant jurisdiction to find out the specific requirements for recognition as an ESL teacher.

• Bachelor Degree in a field area with 1 year relevant work experience
• Or Graduate Certification in a related field area
• Or Homework Honours degree in a related field area. For the purposes of admission, Discipline Areas comprise Linguistics, Education, English, Languages, Psychology and Speech Pathology. Relevant work experience is as a teacher of English as a second/foreign vocabulary.