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Study Details: 1 year full-time OR 2 years part-time
MA Applied Linguistics is a versatile and interdisciplinary programme, which aims to provide you with a solid understanding of the basis of language and linguistics. It is delivered by a team of tutors with internationally recognised academic expertise in a range of specialist areas.
You will have the opportunity to build your own bespoke masters degree to reflect your interests in the further study of applied linguistics and create a truly individualised experience. Choose from a range of modules that create a bridge between the theory and the practice of language and linguistics, and that explore the complex understanding of language in use.
Interactive sessions are delivered by industry experts and key researchers and include lectures and student-centred learning methodologies such as discussions, debates and role-play to stimulate learning and demonstrate modern practice. MA Applied Linguistics emphasises the application of theories in a social context, aiming to enhance your analytical skills and your insight into the relationship between language, culture and society. You’ll explore different approaches to linguistic study, including how we use language in connection with identity and power.
The staff teaching on modules for this pathway are actively involved in current research, and they bring this experience to the classroom by using it to inform their teaching, thus ensuring discipline-relevant content is delivered by published experts. You will develop a broad and wide-ranging expertise in the discipline of applied linguistics, which will give you the tools to engage in truly intercultural communication and open up a global marketplace of opportunity.
The MA is available to complete in one year full-time (January and September start dates available), or 2 years part-time (September start date only).
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Each module on our MA Applied Linguistics is designed with professional practice in mind. As such, you will develop and be assessed in both transferable technical and soft skills, which will enhance your employability upon graduation. For example, modules enable you to embed professional and research-informed practice in your assessments, which you are encouraged to apply to the future context of your career. A specific example of this employability focus is in the form of the Final Independent Project; students can choose to engage in either a traditional research-focussed dissertation or to develop a similar investigation into a specific area of study. These modules encourage direct application of theory and research to the world, including the world of work. Specific examples of direct application include the Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics module, which focusses on language use in media contexts (i.e. mass media; social media), and Language and the Law, which focusses on language used in legal contexts.
The Personal Tutoring system will be embedded into MA Applied Linguistics programme to ensure that you analyse the opportunities available to you, recognising your developing skillsets and mapping you to career possibilities.
Throughout the year, you’ll build a strong foundation in the core areas of applied linguistics while tailoring your learning through a range of specialist options. Explore the building blocks of language, develop essential research skills, and examine how language shapes identity. Our flexible structure allows you to shape your learning journey around your interests and career goals, supported by research-active staff and a diverse, global student community.
Core modules:
Independent Project
Sound, Structure and Meaning
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics
Sociolinguistics And Pragmatics
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