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    MA Full-time: 12 months, Part-time: 24 to 36 months

Masters Degree Description

Working alongside our expert staff, you will investigate how English language is applied in real-life contexts. You will have the option of studying modules in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, stylistics, first and second language acquisition, and teaching English as a foreign language.

We will introduce the key ideas and concepts in applied linguistics, training you in relevant research methods including quantitative and qualitative approaches. You will also have access to training, software and resources for conducting corpus-assisted studies of language in use.

Entry Requirements

2:1 (or international equivalent) in English language/literature or a related arts or humanities subject

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Fees

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Student Destinations

This course will develop a range of transferable skills, including:

  • written and oral communication skills
  • presentation and time management skills
  • data collection and analysis
  • research design skills

Module Details

Core modules

You will take the following 20-credit module:

  • Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Linguistics

Optional modules

You choose five 20-credit optional modules from the below list:

  • Business and Organisational Communication20 credits
  • Consciousness in Fiction
  • English Vocabulary: Teaching and Learning
  • Intercultural Communication20 credits
  • Language, Gender and Sexuality
  • Language Teaching: Speaking and Listening
  • Psychology of Language
  • Research Methods: Corpus Linguistics
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Sociolinguistics of Work20 credits
  • Group Dynamics and Motivation in the Language Classroom
  • The Teaching of Language and Literature

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