Postgraduate Prospectus

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with a wide range of options in applied
linguistics for you to choose from (including
materials evaluation, language testing,
sociolinguistics, first language acquisition,
computers in language learning, language
disorders and pragmatics).
MA Applied Linguistics and Intercultural
Communication•
This course provides insights into
cross-cultural communication (and
mis-communication), including professional
(ie workplace) communication. With the
ever increasing spread of English as
a world language, there is widespread
communication between people of different
cultural backgrounds both within English
and involving English and other languages,
so you gain hands-on experience of
applying a range of approaches, techniques
and tools from applied linguistics to real-life
spoken and written communication data.
Our core topics include: intercultural
pragmatics, English for specific purposes,
corpora in teaching and learning, culture
and communication, and discourse analysis.
Research theories and findings will be
linked throughout your studies to possible
pedagogical applications for English
language teaching/TESOL.
MA Computer-Assisted Language
Learning•
If you wish to become a CALL specialist
in an ELT/EFL/TESOL work environment,
then our course provides you with the
theoretical foundations for CALL as an area
of applied linguistics for language teaching,
including practical experience of locating
and evaluating existing CALL resources
and using basic tools, plus experience in
the creation of CALL tasks and materials.
To prepare you for possible research in
CALL, we also engage in a critical
discussion of current research and how
to conduct empirical investigations.
MA English for Specific Purposes•
On our MA English for Specific Purposes,
you focus on the teaching, learning
and use of English for academic and
occupational purposes. English is now the
most widely used language for international
communication in the areas of business,
science, medicine and education, and
consequently many ELT/EFL/TESOL
teachers are required to teach adults
either preparing for university study
through the medium of English or
using English for work-related purposes.
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