C04181v4 Master of Arts in Language and Literacy

Note(s)

This course is under review for 2007. Refer to the Faculty of Education website for the most up-to-date details.

Overview

This course is designed for trained, experienced teachers and consultants who wish to gain a higher degree that focuses on language learning and teaching, as well as language planning and policy issues. Students may focus on language or literacy in one or more of the following areas: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); Teaching Languages Other Than English (LOTE); and Adult Basic Education (ABE).

The Master of Arts in Language and Literacy integrates theory and practice and is an internationally recognised qualification.

Course aims

The course aims to enable students to achieve or consolidate specialist, professional competence as practitioners in teaching and programming for spoken and written language development in their field of practice.

Additional admission requirements

Entry requirements are:

• an undergraduate degree or equivalent (essential)
• a teaching qualification (essential)
• at least three years' relevant teaching experience (essential)
• concurrent relevant teaching experience (desirable), and
• evidence of a strong academic and professional record (essential).

Additional recognition of prior learning

Students who have completed the following UTS courses may be elible for recognition of prior learning:

Course duration and attendance

The Master of Arts in Language and Literacy is normally completed in one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study.

The TESOL and ABE strands of the Master of Arts in Language and Literacy may also available in distance mode.

Course structure

Course completion requirements

Course program

Example programs are given below for students commencing in Autumn semester, for both full-time and part-time attendance.

Other information

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