Applied Linguistics
Applied linguistics is an attractive specialisation if you engage with second language speakers and their communities. You will experience the issues associated with understanding language use and second language learners in diverse and international contexts.
Your inter-cultural competence will be enhanced, perfectly preparing you for an international career. Industrial jobs that require skills in communication management and cross-cultural interaction all draw on knowledge of applied linguistics.
Applied linguistics is also a useful complement to a range of professions, including speech therapy and pathology, allied health and psychology.
TESOL
In-depth study in the area of second-language learning and teaching will enhance your ability to critically analyse relevant professional issues affecting current educational practices of second-language teaching and policy development.
You will develop your capacity for open, critical and reflective thinking about second-language teaching and will further develop the macroskills necessary for developing language proficiency. Exploring the interrelationships that exist between these macroskills and teaching design will enhance your professional expertise in this area.
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