MA Applied Linguistics

The MA in Applied Linguistics is a postgraduate course offered by the University of York. Designed for both experienced language teachers and beginners, it combines theoretical concepts with practical application, enabling students to better understand language acquisition, use, and teaching.Course Content: The course covers a variety of topics related to linguistics such as language acquisition, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, and language teaching. It is designed to give students an understanding of how languages are learned, used, and taught and help them develop research skills relevant to their professional context.Key Modules: The course offers a mix of core and optional modules. The core modules include: Language Acquisition, Discourse Analysis, Research Methods, and Dissertation. Some of the options include: English for Academic Purposes, Phonetics & Phonology, Syntax: Theory & Description, Psycholinguistics, Intercultural Communication, Language Teaching, Sociolinguistics, and more.Accreditations: No specific accreditations information is available for this course.Future Careers: After completion of this course, students can go for a variety of career paths. It is particularly relevant for language teaching, but also opens opportunities in areas such as language testing, language textbook writing and editing, and educational management. Research-focused students can also progress to a PhD.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.