Applied Linguistics for TEFL MA

About This Course

Bangor University’s MA in Applied Linguistics for TEFL provides postgraduate-level training for students who wish to learn about the theoretical, practical, and teaching aspects of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), as well as providing competence and critical understanding of a wide range of aspects of the English language and English linguistics (sociolinguistic aspects of English, the grammar, sound system and semantics of English, the history of English, 1st and 2nd language acquisition, psycholinguistics as well as issues pertaining to English as an international language and bilingualism).

This course is designed for home or international students who wish to pursue a career in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) to non- native speakers of English. And the programme is speci?cally aimed at students seeking careers in multilingual and international contexts – where an awareness of and ability to deploy different genres of English communicational strategies is of the utmost importance.

We are an accessible, friendly Department whose staff who are passionate about passing on their expertise and subject knowledge and committed to delivering the highest quality learning experience for our students. Our research informs our teaching provision at all levels, with our students benefitting from enthusiastic staff at the cutting-edge of academic enquiry and developments. Our staff is committed to providing an excellent student experience with strong personalized student support throughout the duration of your MA Applied Linguistics for TEFL studies.

Following taught components students on this degree will complete an independent research-based Masters level dissertation project. The staff in our Department provide excellent personalized supervision and academic support for dissertations on wide range of Applied Linguistics for TEFL topics using applied, theoretical, experimental, corpus-based or ethnographic methodological frameworks. These include are not limited to:

TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)

SLA and language teaching

psycholinguistics

child language acquisition

2nd language acquisition

discourse analysis

corpus linguistics

language and communication

phonetics & phonology

morphosyntax

semantics and pragmatics

historical linguistics

language variation and change

language and communication

bilingualism / multilingualism.

2.i undergraduate degree normally required in a relevant discipline and/or relevant professional experience. Applicants who do not speak English as their native language must pass the IELTS English test with a score of 6.5 in all four components.