• Offered by School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Linguistics
  • Areas of interest Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Catherine Travis
    • Dr Mark Donohue
    • Dr Shunichi Ishihara
    • Dr Susan Macqueen
    • Jane Simpson
    • Uta Reinoehl
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2016
    Autumn Session 2016
    Second Semester 2016
    Spring Session 2016
    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.

Indicative Assessment

At least two pieces of written work totaling 5000 words [Learning Outcomes 1-2]

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Workload

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.

Majors

Minors

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
2016 $2718
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2016 $3876
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
Current issues in forensic voice/text comparison
4696 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 In Person N/A
Languages of the Himalayan Area
4833 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 In Person N/A
Readings
3606 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 In Person N/A
Advanced Indigenous languages
4885 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 In Person N/A
Qualitative Research Methods
3646 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 In Person N/A

Autumn Session

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
Historical Syntax
5708 01 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 22 Apr 2016 30 Jun 2016 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
Readings
7843 18 Jul 2016 29 Jul 2016 31 Aug 2016 28 Oct 2016 In Person N/A
Language, Text and Discourse
8630 18 Jul 2016 29 Jul 2016 31 Aug 2016 28 Oct 2016 In Person N/A
Topics in Advanced Phonology
9950 18 Jul 2016 29 Jul 2016 31 Aug 2016 28 Oct 2016 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
Ngaanyatjarra Research and Analysis
9708 21 Nov 2016 21 Nov 2016 02 Dec 2016 31 Dec 2016 In Person N/A

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