Postgraduate Certificate in Arts(Lang.Testing & Lang.Program Evaluation)

Course 377-LT (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

Contact

Graduate Enquiries, Arts & Music Student Centre
Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building
Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395
Fax: +61 3 9347 0424
Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Course Overview:	The postgraduate certificate provides graduates working in the field with a professional qualification in language testing and language program evaluation. The course is designed to train specialists in the design and evaluation of language programs and is a pathway to the Master of Applied Linguistics (Language Testing and Language Program Evaluation). Course coordinator: Professor Nick Evans School of Languages and Linguistics Email: nrde@unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	Students who complete the postgraduate certificate will: design and evaluate language assessment procedures relevant to their professional experience or destinations; understand the relevance of debates within language testing and assessment about validity and reliability to practical assessment activity; carry out aspects of the evaluation of language programs relevant to their professional experience or destinations; understand the main approaches to the evaluation of language programs.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	1 compulsory subject 3 elective subjects Total 50 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:	Compulsory subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 175-513 Language Testing Semester 2 12.50 Elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 175-420 Researching Cross-Cultural Communication 2 12.500 175-507 Quantitative Methods in Language Studies Semester 1 12.50 175-511 Language Curriculum Design 2 12.500 175-512 Language Program Evaluation Semester 2 12.50 175-514 Australian Linguistics Institute Not Offered 175-525 English Phonetics and Phonology Semester 2 12.50 175-526 Grammar & Discourse Semester 1 12.50 175-522 Second Language Acquisition Semester 2 12.50 175-534 Sociolinguistics and Language Learning Semester 1 12.50 175-536 World Englishes Semester 2 12.50 175-539 Bilingualism Semester 1 12.50
Entry Requirements:	The minimum entry requirement is: an undergraduate degree with a major in applied linguistics, linguistics, English, education, LOTE, speech pathology, psychology, sociology or a cognate discipline a grade average of H2B (70%) or equivalent in the major.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	http://www.linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/

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