Lingusitics and Applied Lingusitics

The minimum entry requirement for linguistics & applied linguistics honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in linguistics & applied linguistics and an average grade over the second/third year subjects within the major equivalent to at least an H2A (75%).

Students undertaking pure honours in linguistics and applied linguistics must complete:

• Linguistics & Applied Linguistics Thesis (37.5 points); and
• Issues in Linguistic Research (12.50 points); and
• 50 points of fourth-year subjects in linguistics and applied linguistics

Students undertaking combined honours in linguistics and applied linguistics and another program must complete:

• Linguistics & Applied Linguistics Thesis (37.5 points); and
• 25 points fourth-year level subjects in linguistics and applied linguistics; and
• 37.5 points of fourth-year level subjects in the combined discipline.

or

• Honours thesis in the combining discipline (37.5 points); and
• 25 points of fourth-year level subjects in the combining discipline; and
• Issues in Linguistic Research (12.50 points) and one fourth-year level subject in linguistics and applied linguistics (12.5 points).

Compulsory subjects

Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Honours Subjects

Note: Honours students need written permssion from the subject co-ordinator prior to enrolling in the following:

• Directed Reading Project

Note: Honours students may also take the following subjects for 25 points by enrolling in Directed Reading Project for the remianing 12.5 points:

• Seminars in Theoretical Linguistics
• Structure of Aboriginal Langauges
• Seminars in Descriptive Linguistics
• Discourse Analysis & Representation
• Experimental Phonetics

Note: Only Honours students may enrol in one of the following subjectsfor the Honours degree and these subjects are not available in online mode for Honours students:

• Quantitative Methods in Applied Linguistics
• Second Language Acquisition
• English in a Globalised World
• Bilingualism