• Offered by School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Classification Transitional
  • Course subject Linguistics
  • Areas of interest Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Jane Simpson
  • Mode of delivery Blended
  • Offered in First Semester 2015
    Second Semester 2015
    Spring Session 2015
    See Future Offerings

Intensive study of one or more topics in linguistics, through a combination of lectures, prescribed readings, and written analysis. The topics may be studied in conjunction with the Australian Linguistic Institute organised by the Australian Linguistic Society.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a mastery of concepts associated with the topics studied, as negotiated by the course convenor and the student.
  2. Demonstrate an ability to read and respond to literature on the selected topics.
  3. Undertake writing tasks related to the literature on the selected topics.

Other Information

This course may be offered dependent on demand and availability of resources. Students must contact a specific lecturer with a proposal.

Indicative Assessment

At least two pieces of written work totaling 6000 words [Learning Outcomes 1-3].

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Workload

Taught by arrangement to a specific student by a specific staff member, subject to consent by convenor and the staff member.

Students are expected to commit up to 10 hours per week on this course, to a total of 120 hours.

Requisite and Incompatibility

You will need to contact the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $2604
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $4146
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
Reading Topic
3325 16 Feb 2015 06 Mar 2015 31 Mar 2015 29 May 2015 In Person N/A
Topics in Early Brythonic Syntax
3642 16 Feb 2015 06 Mar 2015 31 Mar 2015 29 May 2015 In Person N/A

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
General
3351 20 Jul 2015 07 Aug 2015 31 Aug 2015 30 Oct 2015 In Person N/A
Language Histories in Asia and
3424 20 Jul 2015 07 Aug 2015 31 Aug 2015 30 Oct 2015 In Person N/A
Advanced Forensic Linguistics
3425 20 Jul 2015 07 Aug 2015 31 Aug 2015 30 Oct 2015 In Person N/A

Spring Session

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
1644 23 Nov 2015 04 Dec 2015 04 Dec 2015 11 Jan 2016 In Person N/A

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