Sociolinguistics
Master
In Aberdeen
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Type
Master
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Location
Aberdeen (Scotland)
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Duration
12 Months
The MLitt in Sociolinguistics aims to provide students with an advanced platform of knowledge of past research, good practice in methodology and theory, and opportunities for their own research in the scholarly analysis of both contemporary and historical dialect diversity and linguistic variation and change in English and other languages. It provides for the establishment of core knowledge through the compulsory courses, and considerable choice in the discipline specific optional modules. Suitable for: Students who are interested in language variation and change; language and its social context; identity; the English language in its historical and contemporary context; local, regional, national and international varieties of English. It is designed to train students who wish to proceed to PhD research, but is also useful as a stand-alone Master's for students with a general interest in language or those wanting to teach.
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About this course
The standard entrance requirement is a good first degree in English, normally at 2.i level or at a level deemed equivalent. Students who are non-native speakers of English need to have a minimum of IELTS at 6.5 (writing at 6.0) or TOEFL at 580. Previous study of language and linguistics is also desirable. Applicants with non-standard qualifications will also be considered, though it is anticipated that the vast majority of students will be recent graduates from Britain or overseas with above-average competence in English language.
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Syllabus
A wide range of courses including compulsory training in the theory and methods of linguistic research, historical and contemporary dialects and options on specific linguistic features, field methods, varieties of English in Britain, North America and other parts of the globe.
Core Courses:
- Research Methods I
- Sociolinguistics I
- Research Methods II
- Sociolinguistics II
Summer Core:
- Dissertation (12-15,000 words in English)
Special Topics Courses:
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Language in Society
- The Sociolinguistics of Identity
- English Beyond Britain
- Discourse Analysis
Assessment
Assessment methods vary by individual course, and include essays, reports, presentations, written exercises, and for the phonetics course an oral test, plus examinations. The MLitt also requires a 15,000 word dissertation.
Duration
12 months, full-time.
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Sociolinguistics