ENG6683 - Applied Linguistics

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

Students will begin the module by constructing an overview of Applied Linguistics as an interdisciplinary field, the different areas of work which come under this heading and links between them. The module will examine the different ways in which linguistic knowledge and research contribute to modern societies. In the second part of the module, students will explore in more detail the problems faced and methods used in clinical linguistics. The focus is not only on the way that linguistic knowledge is applied but also how it could be applied in the future in light of new research.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Seminars
Hours: 50
Intended Group Size: 15

Guided independent study
Hours: 250
Intended Group Size: 1

Further details relating to assessment
Assignment 1: students critique a journal article.
Assignment 2: a 5-10 minute presentation describing and evaluating a range of areas of applied linguistics.
Assignment 3: a 3,000-word case study essay on the topic of language pathology.
Formal assessment will be preceded by some formative exercises (eg practice analysis, referencing exercise, brief report on a research task) and an ‘assessment unpacking’ session.

Assessment:

001 Critical essay; 1,000 words; mid-semester 1 20%
002 Presentation; 10 mins; end of semester 1 30%
003 Case study essay; 3,000 words; end of semester 2 50%
200 Critical essay; 1,000 words; mid-semester 1 20%
201 Presentation; 10 mins; mid semester 2 30%
202 Case study essay; 3,000 words; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Rod Hermeston
Level - 6
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL

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