Postgraduate Prospectus

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MA Syntax
Minimalist Syntax I and II
Introduction to HPSG
Topics in HPSG
Introduction to Lexical
Functional Grammar
Topics in Lexical Functional
Grammar
Two optional modules
MA Teaching English
as a Foreign Language
Materials and Methods I and II
Teaching Practice I and II
Teaching English for Specific
Purposes or Morphology
Language Learners in
Classrooms
Two optional modules
MA Varieties of English
Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistic Methods
Variation in English I and II
Four optional modules
MRes
Dissertation
Four subject-specific modules
Two research-support modules
Two departmental professional
development training courses
All taught courses include a dissertation.
This information is a guide to course
content and is subject to change on an
annual basis.
For full listings of all optional modules
available, please visit:
www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics.
We target key topics in this area like
teaching EAP, teaching ESP, needs
analysis, materials design and evaluation,
genre analysis, and academic writing.
MA English Language•
This course gives you knowledge of how
English language is used both by adults
and children, and how it varies across the
Anglophone world. You will research both
general linguistic and social aspects of
English language structure and use, so
you achieve both a practical and theoretical
knowledge of major paradigms and
interpretive traditions. Our research skills
training covers techniques of methodology
and analysis needed for empirical data
collection, transcription and investigation
of current issues in English language.
MA English Language and Linguistics•
If you wish to focus specifically on the
linguistics of the English language then
our MA English Language and Linguistics
should interest you. Our core modules
provide an in-depth investigation of the
grammatical system and the sound system
of English. In addition, our specialist options
cover a wide range of topics related to
English, including dialectal and social
variation, language change, phonetics,
pragmatics and conversation analysis.
MA English Language and Literature•
This course contributes towards the theory
and practice behind aspects of English
language teaching, as well as providing
you with elements of the study of English
language in use in different situations and
for different purposes. It should interest you
if your future career may include both the
teaching of English language and English
literature, or if you wish to gain knowledge
of how literature may be applied in the
teaching of language, or if you want to
gain experience in the study of each
discipline at a postgraduate level.
MA English Language Teaching•
If you are an experienced teacher of
English as a second or foreign language,
then our MA English Language Teaching
will enable you to develop and update your
knowledge of relevant ideas and research.
Our modules focus on teaching, reading,
writing, speaking, listening and vocabulary,
with at least 20 other ELT/TESOL-related
options normally available for you.
MA English Language Teaching
(Young Learners)•
This course is designed to address the ever
expanding interest, from around the world,
in the teaching of English as a second or
foreign language to young children (ages
5 - 12). This makes it timely to offer our
course dedicated to the teaching of EFL
or ESL to such young learners, and to
prepare you to undertake much-needed
research in this area. Our core topics
include: psychological foundations of child
development, syllabuses, materials and
methods specifically for young learners,
primary level literacy and research methods
in the young learners’ classroom.
MA Language Acquisition•
We provide you with a systematic
understanding of approaches to the study
of language adopted in contemporary work
in linguistics. You acquire advanced training
in methods used to formulate, test and
critically evaluate research hypotheses
about the nature of language acquisition,
and in data collection, analysis and
presentation techniques used in relevant
empirical research. You undertake original
language-related research projects so you
acquire a range of advanced cognitive skills,
practical and key skills.
MA Language Disorders•
Our MA Language Disorders presents you
with linguistic perspectives on the nature of
language disorders, equipping you with the
linguistic techniques required to undertake
research into language disorders, and
familiarises you with how disorders are
diagnosed and treated. Core topics include:
developmental mental disorders, acquired
disorders, phonological disorders, specific
language impairment, diagnosing language
disorders, treating language disorders, and
language research methods, plus a module
providing an introduction to core concepts
in contemporary linguistics.
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