Applied Linguistics (Testing and Assessment) MA
Postgraduate
In Luton
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Postgraduate
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Location
Luton
About the course This course is ideal for you if you wish to develop your career in language testing and assessment – whether or not you already have experience in this area – and is the only full-time, face-to-face course in the UK specialising in this area. The cutting-edge theory combined with practical experience will give you the expertise you need, and you will enjoy the opportunity to pursue your research interests in our world-leading research centre in language assessment.
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About this course
Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent.
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Subjects
- Testing
Course programme
- Study a mix of cutting-edge theory and practical real-world applications, building your knowledge and experience of classroom testing, assessing learning outcomes, course evaluation, and institutional tests and exams
- Explore your research interests with CRELLA, our world-renowned Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment; recognised as a leading UK-based centre for research with % rating for research impact in the REF
- Gain from access to the expertise of the English Language and linguistics team with an excellent track record of high-quality teaching
- Benefit from a course which opens up opportunities in organisations, universities and ministries worldwide; to work with exam boards like Cambridge Language Assessment, Edexcel, or Pearson; for an education authority as tests and assessments specialist; or for further doctoral study with CRELLA.
- Exploring Research: Concepts and Methods
- The Language System
- Statistics in Language Testing
- Principles & Practice in Lang Assessment
- Testing Language Knowledge & Receptive Skills
- Testing Productive and Integrated Skills
- L2 Materials Development
- Professional Practices
- Assessment and Accreditation
- Issues in Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
- Dissertation in Testing and Assessment
Applied Linguistics (Testing and Assessment) MA