Languages @the ANU

Peter Hendriks(School of Culture, History & Language, College of Asia & the Pacific)

Catherine Travis(School of Language Studies, College of Arts & Social Sciences)

Why study a languages at the ANU• For modern languages,

ANU is ranked 16th in the worldand equal top in Australia

• Nationally recognisedlanguage programs

• The most up to date facilitiesfor language learning

• Opportunities to go overseasto improve language skillsand cultural knowledge

• Unparalleled range of languages

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Language majors• Ancient Greek• Arabic• Mandarin Chinese • French • German• Hindi / Urdu• Indonesian • Italian• Japanese • Korean• Latin • Sanskrit • Spanish • Thai• Vietnamese

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Other languages available• Australian Indigenous

languages (Gamilaraay in 2013)• Burmese• Cantonese• Classical Chinese• Dutch• Javanese• Mongolian• Pacific Pidgins• Persian• Portuguese• Russian• Tetum• Tibetan

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Undergraduate options• Language major• Language minor• Diploma of languages• Bachelor of languages• Combined degrees

(including with aBachelor of Education at UC)

• Take courses as electivesin your degree

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Special EntryEntry to ANU• Minimum ATAR of 80

Bonus points for studying a language• 5 bonus points for students studying

a language other than English

Pacific Islander entry scheme• Minimum ATAR of 70• Recommendation to enter B Pacific

Studies• ESEN compulsory• Students are set up with a support

network

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Live and Study Overseas• Exchange to Europe, South America, Asia• Year in Asia-Pacific• Semester in Asia • Summer/ Winter session courses• Overseas Internships

Financing Travel:• Ethel Tory Scholarships• VC’s travel grant• Independent scholarships

Diploma of languages• For people who have a degree,

or who are enrolled in one,and want to study a language

• 8 courses in the language(those that we offer majors in)  

• Can begin at the introductory level, or for some languages, at a more advanced level

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Postgraduate courses• Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Asia

• Graduate Certificate in Linguistics

• Master of Applied Linguistics

• Master of Applied Linguistics (Research)

• Master of Translation

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Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Asia

• For current teachers who wish to be able to introduce topics related to Asia (and the languages of Asia) in their courses

• Online and intensive weekends in Sydney• Four courses, taken over a period of one year• Pathway to the Master of Asia Pacific Studies

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Graduate Certificate in Linguistics• For students with little or no background in the study of

language and its applications• One-semester program • Focuses on the nature and structure of language• Pathway to

– Master of Applied Linguistics– Master of Linguistics

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Master of Applied Linguistics• For students interested in the

application of linguistic knowledge to a variety of contexts,including second language learning and education

• For students with previous study of linguistics or applied linguistics,or who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Linguistics.

• One year program (2 semesters)

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Master of App Ling (Research)• Research training • Independent study on an applied

linguistics topic • Three semester program

– Two semesters coursework(Master of Applied Linguistics)

– 1 semester thesis component• Pathway to further research in applied

linguistics,including at PhD level

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Master of Translation• Two semester program

– General Translation courses, offered across languages

– Specialised translation courses (for specific languages)

– Electives• The unrivaled number of

languages offered at the ANU makes it the place for translationstudies

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Master of Translation (Advanced)• Three semester program

– Two semesters coursework(Master of Translation)

– 1 semester research component• Extended translation with

critical commentaryOR:• Thesis on a translation-related

topic

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