Postgraduate Diploma in Language and Culture Auckland University of Technology

Advance your understanding of multilingualism, cultural competency, discourse, language education, translation and interpreting in as little as one year.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Language and Culture offers a fresh and flexible approach to applied and sociolinguistics. You can choose from a wide range of papers across language and culture.

The programme is suitable for professionals and graduates with a background in languages, applied and sociolinguistics, education, translation and interpreting.

What you study

You must complete 120 points to complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Language and Culture.

You can choose papers related to your area of interest:

• Language teaching and learning (including TESOL)
• Multilingualism, translanguaging and diversity
• Intercultural communication and competence
• Research methodology
• Language and culture analysis
• Language policy and planning
• Translation
• Interpreting
• Discourse studies
• Sociolinguistics
• Language and literacy education
• Digital literacies
• The languages you have proficiency in (your home language or those learned at school or university)

Classes are led by applied and sociolinguists who are national and international leaders in their areas of expertise. You should discuss your paper choice with the programme leader before enrolling in papers.

Complete the following paper

• CLSY802 Multilingualism, Diversity and Intercultural Communication (15 points)

And complete 105 points from

• CLSY800 Reading Paper (15 points)
• CLSY801 Language and Culture Research Methods (15 points)
• CLSY803 Project: Language and Culture (30 points)
• EDUC841 Adult Literacy Contemporary Perspectives (30 points)
• LING810 Language Analysis (15 points)
• LING812 Discourse Analysis (15 points)
• LING814 Special Topic in Applied Language Studies (15 points)
• LNGT801 The Language Learner (15 points)
• LNGT802 Curriculum Design and Assessment (15 points)
• LNGT900 Contemporary Approaches and Issues in Language Teaching (30 points)
• TRIN801 Translation: A Critical Approach (30 points)
• TRIN802 Interpreting: A Critical Approach (30 points)

Career opportunities
With the growth of linguistic and cultural diversity, there’s an urgent demand for graduates who can analyse and apply their advanced professional practice and research to our changed societal conditions.

An advanced understanding of multilingualism and intercultural communication is required in many fields, including:

• Language teaching and education
• Language and cultural policy analysis
• Interpreting (including NZ Sign Language Interpreting)
• Translation
• Research
• Management
• Industry training
• Human resources
• Diplomacy
• NGO positions