Applications from Australian citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
International applicants must apply directly to the University of Western Sydney via UWS International.
Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof can be found on the Universities Admissions Centre website (UAC).
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and UWS.
Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.
Recommended Sequence
Full-time
Year 1
Autumn session
Approaches to English Grammar
This unit is designed for people working in the language professions such as TESOL and Interpreting and Translation who need a foundation in traditional English grammar and some knowledge of other approaches to grammar. It overviews different approaches to English grammar such as traditional, descriptive and functional grammars. It then analyses in depth traditional sentence level grammar in English, and makes some comparisons between traditional grammar and the other approaches outlined.
Contexts of TESOL
This unit introduces students to the field of TESOL and to some of the social and academic contexts which influence it - adult education, linguistics, cultural and migration factors, curriculum studies. It provides students with some insight into the key issues in these fields which impact on the teaching and learning of English as a second or other language.
Investigating Second Language Acquisition
This is an elective unit for honours and postgraduate students of languages and linguistics to provide a focused theoretical and research framework in the area of second language acquisition (SLA) from a psycholinguistic viewpoint. This unit widens the theoretical and methodological basis of those students intending to undertake further studies and/or research in the Linguistics and SLA area and also serves the language teachers interested in applying SLA-based knowledge to pedagogy and classroom research.
Language and Linguistics Research Methods
This unit aims to help postgraduate students acquire the knowledge and skills to design and carry out a research project in the field of Languages and Linguistics (I.e. Contrastive Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Language-in-Education Planning, First and Second Language Acquisition, Interpreting and Translation, Discourse Analysis and Descriptive Linguistics). It includes theoretical and practical work in specific areas of research in Languages and Linguistics.
Spring session
Functional Grammar
This unit explores systemic functional grammar which relates language to its use in cultural and social contexts. This model of language is used in a wide variety of fields - teaching in school subject areas, teaching ESL, languages other than English and literacy, researching language in a range of settings. Students will explore functional grammar through texts from a range of social contexts.
TESOL Curriculum Development
This unit explores issues, approaches and stages in the TESL curriculum development process within a range of contexts. It assists students to identify and implement effective strategies for planning, designing and evaluating language learning programs relevant to the needs of the learners and the contexts of learning.
TESOL Methodology
This unit focuses on the process of teaching English as a second or other language. It aims to give students in the field of TESOL knowledge, skills and strategies in teaching such as choosing teaching approaches, selecting and sequencing language content, managing classrooms, evaluating and designing teaching and learning resources for a wide range of learner levels and types. The unit also aims to develop skills of critical reflection, action research and evaluation of their own practice for new teachers which will enable them to develop as independent professionals in the field.
Choose one of:
Languages and Linguistics Special Project
This unit provides the opportunity for students in postgraduate TESOL and Interpreting and Translation programs to undertake a special project related to their needs and interests, such as a professional Internship in TESOL; or an action research project in TESOL; or an independent research project in TESOL or Translation and Interpreting Studies.
TESOL Internship
This is a professional practice unit which consists of an internship in an English language teaching organisation for students of TESOL. It involves participation in the various aspects of the work of the teaching organisation, including a supervised English language teaching practice component for local students.
Part-time
Year 1
Autumn session
Approaches to English Grammar
This unit is designed for people working in the language professions such as TESOL and Interpreting and Translation who need a foundation in traditional English grammar and some knowledge of other approaches to grammar. It overviews different approaches to English grammar such as traditional, descriptive and functional grammars. It then analyses in depth traditional sentence level grammar in English, and makes some comparisons between traditional grammar and the other approaches outlined.
Contexts of TESOL
This unit introduces students to the field of TESOL and to some of the social and academic contexts which influence it - adult education, linguistics, cultural and migration factors, curriculum studies. It provides students with some insight into the key issues in these fields which impact on the teaching and learning of English as a second or other language.
Spring session
Functional Grammar
This unit explores systemic functional grammar which relates language to its use in cultural and social contexts. This model of language is used in a wide variety of fields - teaching in school subject areas, teaching ESL, languages other than English and literacy, researching language in a range of settings. Students will explore functional grammar through texts from a range of social contexts.
TESOL Curriculum Development
This unit explores issues, approaches and stages in the TESL curriculum development process within a range of contexts. It assists students to identify and implement effective strategies for planning, designing and evaluating language learning programs relevant to the needs of the learners and the contexts of learning.
Year 2
Autumn session
Investigating Second Language Acquisition
This is an elective unit for honours and postgraduate students of languages and linguistics to provide a focused theoretical and research framework in the area of second language acquisition (SLA) from a psycholinguistic viewpoint. This unit widens the theoretical and methodological basis of those students intending to undertake further studies and/or research in the Linguistics and SLA area and also serves the language teachers interested in applying SLA-based knowledge to pedagogy and classroom research.
Language and Linguistics Research Methods
This unit aims to help postgraduate students acquire the knowledge and skills to design and carry out a research project in the field of Languages and Linguistics (I.e. Contrastive Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Language-in-Education Planning, First and Second Language Acquisition, Interpreting and Translation, Discourse Analysis and Descriptive Linguistics). It includes theoretical and practical work in specific areas of research in Languages and Linguistics.
Spring session
TESOL Methodology
This unit focuses on the process of teaching English as a second or other language. It aims to give students in the field of TESOL knowledge, skills and strategies in teaching such as choosing teaching approaches, selecting and sequencing language content, managing classrooms, evaluating and designing teaching and learning resources for a wide range of learner levels and types. The unit also aims to develop skills of critical reflection, action research and evaluation of their own practice for new teachers which will enable them to develop as independent professionals in the field.
Choose one of:
Languages and Linguistics Special Project
This unit provides the opportunity for students in postgraduate TESOL and Interpreting and Translation programs to undertake a special project related to their needs and interests, such as a professional Internship in TESOL; or an action research project in TESOL; or an independent research project in TESOL or Translation and Interpreting Studies.
TESOL Internship
This is a professional practice unit which consists of an internship in an English language teaching organisation for students of TESOL. It involves participation in the various aspects of the work of the teaching organisation, including a supervised English language teaching practice component for local students.
