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Anglia Ruskin University
MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Anglia Ruskin University

MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL

ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY

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Full time | Cambridge Campus | 16 months | JAN-26

Study mode

Full time

Duration

16 months

Start date

JAN-26

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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Linguistics English Language Teaching

Course Summary

Advance your career in language teaching, or even take it international. Explore the latest linguistics theories and apply them to your classroom practice. Senior Lecturer Alastair discusses the methods and techniques used by language teachers. Study our MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) in Cambridge, a city famous for language teaching, and boost your career prospects with new critical and analytical skills.On this course you’ll improve your theoretical understanding of language learning, which will help you to develop your professional teaching skills.You’ll explore the latest theories in topics such as second language acquisition and classroom theory and practice, examining different methods of analysis. Your studies will be supported throughout by our research-active and industry-experienced academics, including DELTA-qualified professionals. And if you already have the Delta or Trinity TESOL Diploma, we will give you 60 credits towards your degree.As a Masters student at ARU, we’ll help you learn to carry out your own research and how to compile and analyse quantitative and qualitative data. You’ll be able to use the critical-evaluative skills you develop on your own research project at the end of the course, as well as in your future career.Studying Applied Linguistics and TESOL will give you the chance to take part in our research seminars and high-profile conferences. We’ll also help you make valuable contacts for your future through our links to language companies such as EF, Bell, and Studio, a group for heads of language schools.

Modules

Discourse in Society
In this module You'll examine the relationship between language and society, and the construction of discourse in various domains. In the first part of the module You'll explore sociological and sociolinguistic models and theories, such as speech communities, communities of practice and ethnolinguistic vitality, with a particular focus on social variation and stratification across various linguistic levels (phonology, lexicon, syntax). The second part of the module expands the discussion, and You'll explore the notion (or notions) of discourse in both its linguistic and wider meaning, and its construction in and through society and language use.
Major Project
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
Second Language Acquisition

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (month)

£975

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (month)

£1,533

Entry requirements

A good honours degree (or equivalent), normally in a related subject. Applicants with professional experience are also encouraged to apply.

University information

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Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) offers gold standard teaching (Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), 2023) and expert tuition across more than 100 flexible postgraduate degrees, making it a great option for students looking to deepen their academic and industrial knowledge of a subject. ARU’s hosts four campuses in East Anglia: Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough and Writtle. A partnership with ARU London provides an additional opportunity...more

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