What's in a Name? Degree Programs and What They Tell Us about "Applied Linguistics" in Australia

Autor/inn/en	Murray, Neil; Crichton, Jonathan
Titel	What's in a Name? Degree Programs and What They Tell Us about "Applied Linguistics" in Australia
Quelle	In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 33 (2010) 2, S.15 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-0640
DOI	10.2104/aral1015
Schlagwörter	Intellectual Disciplines; Applied Linguistics; Definitions; Foreign Countries; Universities; Academic Degrees; Surveys; Web Sites; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Course Descriptions; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geisteswissenschaften; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Begriffsbestimmung; Ausland; University; Universität; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Web-Design; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Kursstrukturplan; Australien
Abstract	In this paper we explore the provision of applied linguistics within Australian universities. We focus on how the "what" of applied linguistics, as captured in scholarly definitions of the discipline, accords with the "where", as captured in potential contexts of application as these are manifested in provision. In doing so, we examine the extent of any congruence or divergence between how applied linguistics is understood in the abstract and how it is realised in degree programs. Our findings, based an analysis of data collected via a survey of university websites, suggest that while the rhetoric around course offerings may suggest a wider view of the discipline, the content of applied linguistics programs generally reflects a narrower interpretation which aligns closely with observations often made as caveats to scholarly definitions and sees English language teaching as predominant. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10