Pre-requisite: 33000/33001/33002/88001
This unit is available only to students enrolled in the Master of
Applied Linguistics (Hons) (US 12).
The dissertation is a major piece of original and independent research
related to the students area of specialisation in Master of Applied
Linguistics (Hons). Research is interpreted here in its broadest sense
and can involve quantitative or qualitative methodologies or other
investigatory strategies aimed at addressing significant language
education problems or needs, and/or gaps in knowledge or understanding
of applied linguistics issues. In all cases, the dissertation must
involve a depth of treatment, analysis, discussion and reporting
worthy of submission and consideration for publication as a monograph
or in a major national or international professional journal.
While the research study itself may be focused and quite specific in
its coverage, it is expected in the course of preparing for conducting
and reporting the study, the student will demonstrate a high level of
understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of the wider
language education context in which the specific research topic is
embedded. Such an understanding would be demonstrated in the study's
review of the literature, the interpretation, analysis, and discussion
of findings, in the implications drawn from the findings about the
topic and recommendations for future research on the topic and/or
related topics.
Specific details and procedures pertaining to the dissertation are
contained in the document, 33 Self-Directed and Thesis Units: A Study
Guide, and in the University's document, {Guidelines and Advice for
Higher Education Research Candidates.}