Master of General and Applied Linguistics

The Australian National University

As language assumes ever greater importance in an interconnected, multilingual world, the study of linguistics and applied linguistics is relevant to a growing number of careers from language teaching to natural language processing. In the Master of General and Applied Linguistics, you will have the opportunity to explore diverse topics across general and applied linguistics areas including structural linguistics, sociolinguistics, language acquisition, language contact, language teaching, language and culture, social interaction, forensic linguistics and language documentation.Employment OpportunitiesThe Master of General and Applied Linguistics will advance your career in education, translation and interpreting, language teaching, speech pathology, audiology, editing, language policy, cross-cultural communication, language documentation and other positions in government and private business. It is also a pathway to further studies.Learning Outcomescritically examine literature, theories, ideologies and applied practices relevant to diverse linguistic and sociocultural phenomenaapply established theoretical frameworks to the identification, description, analysis and explanation of linguistic data and language usesynthesise relevant literature and other information sources to form cogent interpretations and to identify research gaps

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