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LING490 Research Topic in Applied Linguistics

Credit Points 12
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 On line
Armidale Semester 2 On line
Armidale Year Long On line
Online level Level E - Wholly online unit
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam None
Pre-requisites LING 450 and 451 and 461 and candidature in a postgraduate award and permission of head of school
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Liz Ellis (eellis4@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This 12 credit point unit allows students to design, carry out, and write up a research project in an area of special interest, in consultation with and under the guidance of an appropriate member of the linguistics staff. Entry to this unit requires that students have performed strongly in their LING 460-level electives. Web access is essential.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
None
Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Mind and context in adult second language acquisition: methods, theory, and practice
ISBN: 9781589010703
Sanz, C. (ed), Georgetown University Press 2005
Second Language Research: Methodology and Design
ISBN: 9780805842494
Mackey, A. and Gass, S., Lawrence Erlbaum 2005
Research Methods in Language Learning
ISBN: 9780521429689
Nunan, D., Cambridge University Press 2001
Projects in Linguistics - a practical guide to researching language
ISBN: 9780340905784
Wray, A. and Bloomer, A., Hodder Arnold 2nd ed. 2006
Second Language Research Methods
ISBN: 9780194370677
Seliger, H.W. and Shohamy, E., Oxford University Press 1989
Doing Second Language Research
ISBN: 9780194371742
Brown, J.D. and Rodgers, T.S., Oxford University Press 2002
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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