English Language and Linguistics

You learn to identify and discuss important issues related to the culture of tertiary education in Australia and to relate these to other traditions.
You learn to write different essay types for different disciplines at university.
You learn to develop English skills including reading, speaking, listening, and writing within academic, professional and vocational contexts.
You learn to develop a critical and analytical stance to English in different contexts.
You learn to develop an understanding of how the grammatical resources of English are employed to achieve different purposes within different contexts.
In the TESOL stream of the ELL major, you learn a range of skills which will assist in language teaching.
You are made aware of first and second language teaching/learning issues.
You are made aware of issues relating to bilingualism, translation and interpreting.
You are made aware of the impact of globalisation on communication with a specific focus on the role and function of English. You trace the spread of English across the world as a native, second and foreign language.
You are made aware of the impact of English on the status of other languages looking at the use of English in intercultural encounters.
You learn to analyse and produce texts characteristic of global English in business, the media and education.