MA Applied Linguistics

The MA Applied Linguistics course at University of Essex combines both theoretical and practical insights to understand both the study of language and how it can be applied to real-world issues. The course is designed to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of language, including its structures, the social aspects of language use, and language learning and teaching.Course Content: The course covers a broad range of topics, including but not limited to, modules on grammar and meaning, language, society and mind, phonetics and phonology, teaching languages to beginners, psycholinguistics, pragmatics, syntax, and explaining language structure.Key Modules: Some of the key modules of this course include Introduction to Applied Linguistics, Teaching Languages, Second Language Acquisition, Research in Applied Linguistics, Second Language Vocabulary: Learning, Teaching, and Use, and Understanding Foreign Language Learning.Future Careers: The course equips students with the skills necessary for a wide range of careers, including language teaching, publishing, editing, journalism, administration, business, translation and interpreting, speech therapy, among others.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page [here](https://www.essex.ac.uk/courses/PG00448/1/MA-Applied-Linguistics).