Graduate Diploma in English as an International Language
Note for students applying for 2012
From 2012, Monash has merged its existing Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics with the Graduate Diploma in English as an International Language.
This merger results in one course, the Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics, which has three streams:
- General Applied Linguistics (available either on-campus or off-campus),
- Japanese Applied Linguistics, (on-campus students only)
- English as an International Language (on-campus students only)
Students enrolling in the new Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics can still study the full range of units previously available in English as an International Language or Applied Linguistics.
For more information about the new course please see Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics
Graduate Diploma of English as an International Language is an interdisciplinary course designed for candidates who are interested in exploring the issues that are associated with the role of English as an International Language. The course covers issues that relate to the socio-cultural, conceptual, and ideological considerations that relate to the spread of English around the world. It addresses issues such as the speaker's identity, teaching of English as an International Language, and the use of English as a Lingua Franca in international professional contexts.
1. Course structure
2. Exit point
3. Objectives
4. Course code
5. CRICOS code
6. Mode of delivery
7. Location
8. Length of course
9. Entry requirements
10. English Language Requirements
11. Credit provision
12. Fee structure
13. Applications
14. Career Options
15. Course Coordinator
1. Course structure
Students complete two 12-point core units and two 12-point elective units.
Requirements:
Core units:
APG4734
Renationalizing English: Language, Culture, and Communication
APG4735
Issues in Teaching English as an International Language
Elective units:
APG4733
English in International
Professional Contexts
APG4652
/ APG5652
Managing Intercultural Communication
APG4347
Research Design in Applied Linguistics
APG4348 /
APG5348
Second Language Acquisition
APG4635 / APG5635
Research methodology in applied linguistics
Progression to further studies
Students who complete the graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, may apply to enter the Master of English as an International Language
2. Exit point
Students may exit the Graduate Diploma program with a Graduate Certificate in English as an International Language after successful completion of 24 points.
3. Objectives
Through an advanced and interdisciplinary study of English as an International Language, students in this proposed course will be able to develop a range of intrapersonal as well as a set of interpersonal skills and abilities. Upon the successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of English as an International Language, students will be able to:
- critically explore the role of English as an International Language,
- appreciate the relationship between language, conceptualisation, and culture,
- develop their critical thinking with regard to the relationship between language, power, and ideology,
- demonstrate ability for critical thinking in the context of the global use and spread of English, particularly in relation to its teaching and to its use in international professional contexts,
- develop and present critical, persuasive and well-evidenced arguments in professional contexts,
- develop an appropriate research proposal and undertake independent research.
4. Course code
3931
5. CRICOS code
058232E
6. Mode of delivery
On-campus
7. Location
Clayton
8. Length of course
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
48 points
9. Entry requirements
A Bachelors degree
10. English Language Requirements
http://www.monash.edu/international/entryrequirementspg/
11. Credit provision
Prior learning may be recognised by giving advanced standing with credit for relevant units which have not been previously counted towards a degree to a maximum of 24 points. Advanced standing without credit may also be granted on an individual basis.
12. Fee structure
Please refer to the Monash University Fees and Costs page:
http://www.monash.edu.au/study/fees/
See also Information for Prospective Students
13. Applications
Local students
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/future/apps-postgraduate.php
International students
http://www.monash.edu.au/study/international/apply/
All applicants should also read Information for Prospective Students .
14. Career Options
English is currently one of the most widely spoken and written languages worldwide. The global use of English in all areas of communication including business, cinema, music, broadcasting , science, and the Internet in recent decades has led to the creation of a huge number of positions, in various professions and contexts, which require expertise in the international use of English.
Students of Graduate Diploma in EIL will be graduates who can demonstrate a highly developed range of knowledge and skills in various areas related to English as an international language. This will be useful in a wide variety of professions. They will, for example, be sought after by international companies and organizations to take up positions such as international development manager, international liaison officer, international interpreter, international project officer, etc. The same skills and knowledge also provides an excellent basis for those who wish to choose the teaching of English as an international language as their career.
15. Course Coordinator
Prof. Farzad Sharifian
Program Convenor: English as an International Language
School of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics
Monash University
Building 11
Melbourne, Victoria, 3800
Office: W312
Email: Farzad.Sharifian@monash.edu
Phone: +61 3 990 24898
Fax: +61 3 9905 5437