MA Applied Linguistics
Postgraduate
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
1 Year
About the course
Applied linguistics addresses real-life language problems through insights gained from current linguistic theory, psychology and education
Our MA is designed for people who want to know more about how foreign or second languages (particularly English) are learned, and how different kinds of classroom practice might affect proficiency
You explore different approaches to understanding language and language acquisition, and the methods that can be used to investigate language learning and teaching
You select a mixture of modules on language learning and its application to classroom practices
You can choose areas of special study from a wide range of options, including:
Teaching speaking and listening skills to language learners
Psychological factors in second language learning
Computer-assisted language-learning
Literature and language-learning
Age and bilingual development
You'll also be part of our Centre for Research in Language Development throughout the Lifespan (LaDeLi), a unique research centre specialising in all aspects of language learning and development
We are one of the largest and most prestigious language and linguistics departments in the world, a place where talented students become part of an academic community in which the majority of research is rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, placing us firmly within the top 10 departments in the UK and among the top 150 departments on the planet (QS World University Rankings 2016)
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Subjects
- Teaching
- English
- Learning Teaching
- TEFL
- Psychology
Course programme
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
MA Dissertation
Assignment Writing and Dissertation Preparation
Language Learning
Research Methods I
Research Methods II
Advanced Phonology (optional)
First Language Acquisition (optional)
Phonological Development (optional)
Second Language Vocabulary: Learning, Teaching and Use (optional)
Topics in the Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching (optional)
Second Language Acquisition and Linguistics Theory (optional)
American Languages (optional)
Varieties of English (optional)
Sentence Processing (optional)
Language Rights (optional)
Semantics (optional)
Literature and Language Teaching (optional)
English Syntax 1 (optional)
Description of Language for TEFL/ELT and Applied Linguistics (optional)
Individual Differences in L2 Learning (optional)
Syntactic Theory I (optional)
Variationist Sociolinguistic Theory (optional)
Experimental Design and Analysis (optional)
Materials Design and Evaluation (optional)
Sociolinguistic Methods 1: Data Collection (optional)
English Syntax 2 (optional)
Syntactic Theory II (optional)
Teaching, Listening and Speaking (optional)
Sociocultural Linguistics (optional)
The Role of Age in Bilingual Development (optional)
Variation in English II (optional)
Sociolinguistic Methods: Data Coding and Analysis (optional)
Graduate Research Assignment (optional)
Language Attrition (optional)
Teaching Practice I (optional)
Approaches, Methods and Teacher Development for TEFL/TESOL (optional)
Language in Context: From Pragmatics to Conversation Analysis (optional)
Teaching Reading and Writing in TEFL/TESOL (optional)
Intercultural Communication: communicating across languages and cultures (optional)
Teaching
Teaching methods include lectures, demonstrations and learning by teaching others
We run a weekly departmental seminar, attended by both staff and students
Assessment
Your eight one-term modules are assessed by coursework and you are also assessed on your dissertation
Dissertation
Your 16,000-word dissertation allows you to focus in-depth on your chosen topic from April onwards
Close supervision by a member of staff within our Department
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MA Applied Linguistics