Course Level

Graduate Certificate

Teacher - English as a Second Language

The Graduate Certificate of Linguistic Studies at CDU is a postgraduate degree that prepares you for analysis, evaluation, and application of linguistic understandings to language, its use, and its role in various contexts. You will build theoretical foundations in linguistics for developing knowledge and awareness in the field that targets developments in practice through a flexible selection of units. The focus of the program is on contextualized evaluation of language, which can be applied to theoretical analysis or contribute to the continuing professional development of forensic linguists, language teachers, TESOL practitioners, and those working in language maintenance and revitalization. You will explore content incorporating aspects that can be applied to local, regional and global contexts, and offer directed engagement with First Nations, Australian, Asian and global content and perspectives. Study opportunities exist on-campus or online, in part-time study mode. Areas of focus across the course include Indigenous languages, linguistic analysis and documentation, language teaching and testing and forensic linguistics.

Campus
Duration
Fees
ATAR

Education and Community Precinct

Part-time - 1 years

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CDU Online

Part-time - 1 years

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Structure

The course is structured around one core unit and three specialist electives (30 credit points) chosen from four linguistic disciplines: TESOL, forensic linguistics, language revitalization and maintenance, and general linguistics. These lay the foundation by covering essential topics such as linguistic diversity in First Nations languages, second language acquisition, global Englishes and discourse analysis to prepare students for work in these fields of linguistics.

Entry requirements

  • Successful completion of a recognized bachelor degree, graduate certificate, graduate diploma, Master's degree or equivalent international qualification.