CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY

Graduate School

MASTER OF ARTS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS

Effective School Year 2016-2017

Degree Requirements
Core Courses…………………………………………………………………. 6 units
Professional Core …………………………………………………………… 9 units
Major Courses………………………………………………………………… 9 units
Cognates………………………………………………………………………. 6 units
Thesis…………………………………………………………………………... 6 units
Total 36 units

Core Courses……………………………………………………………………… 6
Course Code Course Descriptive Title Units
Res. 200 Methods of Research 3
Stat. 218 Statistics in Research 3

Professional Core ………………………………………………………………… 9

Course Code Course Descriptive Title Units
Ling. 274 Grammar Models: Theory and Practice 3
Ling. 286 Teaching English as a Second Language * 3
Ling. 243 Psycholinguistics and Language Acquisition 3

* TESOL-CERTIFIED students who present evidence of completion may enroll

for a 3-unit for the professional core subject Teaching English as a Second Language.

Major Courses ……………………………………………………………………. 9

( Any 3 of the following): Units
Course Code Course Descriptive Title

Ling. 275 Advanced Academic Writing ** 3

Ling. 267 Contrastive Analysis: Principles and Methods 3
Ling. 268 Rhetoric and Effective Speech Communication
in the Teaching Profession 3
Ling. 262 Language and Assessment 3
Ling. 295 Language Research: Framework and Methodology 3
Ling. 244 Sociolinguistics 3

Cognates …………………………………………………………………………… 6
Any two major subjects from Psychology, Education, Southeast Asian Studies, or
other subjects recommended by the dean.

Thesis ……………………………………………………………………………….. 6
Course Code Course Descriptive Title Units
Res 291 Thesis I* 3
Res 292 Thesis II 3

TOTAL 36 units
*Students must pass the Comprehensive Examination prior to enrolment in Thesis I
** To be taken only by those whose scores in the English Proficiency Exam is below 85.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION

MASTER OF ARTS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS

Effective School Year 2016-2017

Core
Course Course Title Course Description Units
Code
Res. 200 Methods of Concepts, principles, process, 3
Research. approaches and ethical standards of
research, as well as tools of data analysis
and synthesis of related knowledge
pertinent to writing an acceptable research.
Stat. 218 Research Statistical tools used for both 3
Statistics descriptive and inferential statistics, which
can be applied in the analysis and
interpretation f data, as well as in the use
and application of statistical softwares (eg.
SPSS, STATA).
Professional Core
Grammar Models: Models of teaching grammar from traditional
to modern, including syntax and semantics.
Ling. 274 Theory and 3
Practice
Methods of learning and teaching 3
Teaching English
English as a Second Language; pertinent
Ling. 286 as a Second
problems, trends and issues, like language
Language
transfer and Filipinism.
How language is acquired and developed 3
from birth to maturity and its influences on
Psycholinguistics man’s behavior; also includes discussions
Ling. 243 and Language on the different types of language disorders,
Acquisition their origin and treatment.

Major Courses
Richly varied writing tasks, activities and 3
Advanced discussions ranging from small-scale
Ling. 275
Academic Writing language points to discourse on a chosen
research topic.
Similarities and differences in languages,
Contrastive 3
with Filipino and English as models;
Ling. 267 Analysis:
problems that challenge a second or foreign
Principles and
language learner.
Methods
 Effective communications in written and oral
Rhetoric and 3
English with a brief review of phonology and
Effective Speech
Ling. 268 morphology.
Communication
in the Teaching
Profession
Test planning, construction, administration,
Ling. 262 Language and 3
and evaluation in Language.
Assessment
Frameworks and methods on language
Language 3
research.
Ling. 295 Research:
Framework and
Methodology
Role and importance of language in society, 3
its influence on culture and vice-versa, and
Ling. 244 Sociolinguistics the changes brought upon language by
technology and social media.
Thesis

Res 291 Thesis I Application of principles and concepts 3

of research and study design culminating in
a research proposal.
Res 292 Thesis II Analysis and interpretation of data 3
gathered during the conduct of the research
and integration and synthesis of related
literature pertinent to the interpretation and
discussion of the results culminating in the
writing of the final manuscripts and final oral
defense.