Bachelor of Indigenous Languages and Linguistics

The Bachelor of Indigenous Languages and Linguistics is designed to provide Indigenous and non-Indigenous students with coherent and increasingly advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to engage in culturally informed and accountable ways in language work, in particular with the maintenance, reclamation and revitalisation of Australian Indigenous languages.

The course includes units in general descriptive and theoretical linguistics, sociolinguistics with particular reference to language and identity, language endangerment and language revitalisation, language planning and policy in relation to Australian Indigenous languages, cognitive and technical skills in the management of such programs, practical application of linguistic study such as learner grammars, dictionaries and language teaching materials, how languages are embedded within diverse cultural context, cultural ownership and related ethical responsibilities, and accountability in language work.

Students will also get the opportunity to achieve basic skills in speaking an Indigenous language, and gain an understanding of how this language is embedded in cultural and social life worlds.

The course will prepare students for professional practice and for further study and research in the fields of language and linguistics, and in Indigenous language planning and policy on local and national levels, thus enabling effective participation in and equitable engagement between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language cultures and the broader Australian community.

The course is offered through a range of flexible, multi-modal delivery options that will include workshops, Learnline, face-to-face and external.

Common(2 units) - 20

Units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:

CUC107

(compulsory)

Plus either:

CUC100

(new title from 2016)

or

CUC106

Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.

Compulsory Core(6 units) - 60

6 units totalling 60 credit points

(replaced by IND230 from 2016) (replaced by IAS252 from 2020)

(no longer available from 2020. Students should discuss with the course coordinator a suitable replacement unit)

(replaced by IND120 Indigenous People, Society and Culture from 2016) (replaced by IAS101 from 2020)

(replaced by IND130 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts from 2016) (replaced by IAS142 from 2020)

(replaced by IND150 Colonising Australia from 2016) (replaced by IAS131 from 2020)

(recoded to INL100 from 2016) (replaced by IAS163 from 2020)

Specialist Electives A(6 units) - 60

6 units totalling 60 credit points selected from one of the specialisations listed below

Linguistics #A minimum of 30cp must be selected from 300-level units LGA200 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 2 (replaced by INL120 from 2016) (replaced by IAS164 from 2020) LGA210 Semantics (replaced by IAS265 from 2020) LGA220 Resource Production (replaced by INL220 Resource Production and Use from 2016) (replaced by IAS264 from 2020) ATI300 Work Placement (repeatable) (not offered 2018) (no longer available) CAS311 Independent Study x 2 (repeatable) (recoded to IND390 Indigenous Knowledge Project, INL390 Indigenous Language Project from 2016) (IND390 no longer available 2020. INL390 replaced by IAS406 from 2020) LGA300 Linguistics for Indigenous Languages 3 (recoded to INL300 from 2016) (replaced by IAS265 from 2020) LGA310 Working with Indigenous Language Recordings (replaced by INL220 Resource Production and Use from 2016) (replaced by IAS264 from 2020) LGA320 Dictionary Making (replaced by IAS364 from 2020) Languages and Culture #A minimum of 30cp must be selected from 300-level units CAS110 Introduction to Yolngu Languages and Culture 1 (replaced by IAS161 from 2020) (repeatable) CAS111 Introduction to Yolngu Languages and Culture 2 (replaced by IAS162 from 2020) (repeatable) INL210 Learning an Indigenous Australian Language (replaces CAL210 from 2019) (replaced by IAS161 from 2020) (repeatable) CAL211 Learning a Central Australian Language 2 (replaced by IAS162 from 2020) (repeatable) CAS205 Yolngu Life and Literature (replaced by IAS261 from 2020) (repeatable) CAS206 Yolngu Matha Conversation (replaced by IAS262 from 2020) (repeatable) CAL305 Central Australian Languages - Texts and Narrative (replaced by IAS261 from 2020) (repeatable) CAS305 Yolngu Texts and Conversations 2 (replaced by IAS362 from 2020) (repeatable) CAS311 Independent Study x 2 (repeatable) (recoded to IND390 Indigenous Knowledge Project, INL390 Indigenous Language Project from 2016) (IND390 no longer available 2020. INL390 replaced by IAS406 from 2020)

Language Maintenance #A minimum of 30cp must be selected from 300-level units LGA220 Resource Production (replaced by INL220 Resource Production and Use from 2016) (replaced by IAS264 from 2020) LMA200 Language in Society (replaced by INL130 from 2016) (replaced by IAS165 from 2020) LMA210 Languages in Contact (replaced by IAS267 from 2020) LMA220 Language Acquisition (replaced by IAS266 from 2020) ATI300 Work Placement (repeatable) (not offered 2018) (no longer available) CAS311 Independent Study x 2 (repeatable) (recoded to IND390** Indigenous Knowledge Project, INL390** Indigenous Language Project from 2016) (IND390 no longer available 2020. INL390 replaced by IAS406 from 2020) LGA310 Working with Indigenous Language Recordings (replaced by INL220 Resource Production and Use from 2016) (replaced by IAS264 from 2020) LGA320 Dictionary Making (replaced by IAS364 from 2020) LMA310 Community Language Planning (replaced by IAS363 from 2020)

Specialist Electives B(4 units) - 40

Units totalling 40 credit points chosen from one of the specialisation groups identified above, but not chosen in Specialist Elective A

Electives(6 units) - 60

Units totalling 60 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University

Students may select units from any of the approved specialisations/sequences (where applicable) as electives, if desired.

ATI1xx, ATI2xx

ATI3xx

- 240

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.