Applied Linguistics

Entry requirements

A good honours degree (usually a 2:1).

Months of entry

September

Course content

Applied linguistics identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems, such as improving how languages are taught or how multicultural workplaces can improve communication between staff.

This one-year full-time (or part-time) course has a particular focus on research methodology, exploring how language shapes human interaction.

Special features

By studying this course you will:

• understand how to employ a range of research approaches to language, from discourse analysis to corpus linguistics
• have the opportunity to investigate language and communication from an interdisciplinary angle
• develop a thorough grounding in language research and its practical applications
• use your knowledge of how languages are formed to solve real-life problems.

The course is excellent preparation for students who wish to continue their studies at PhD level.