Applied Linguistics for TEFL
Entry requirements
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 (with no element below 6.0).
Students who have an overall score of 5.5 on the IELTS can take a summer presessional course in the University’s English Language Centre for Overseas Students (ELCOS) prior to beginning their MA.
Months of entry
September
Course content
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 specifically 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.
Information for international students
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.
Students who have an overall score of 5.5 on the IELTS can take a summer presessional course in the University’s English Language Centre for Overseas Students (ELCOS) prior to beginning their MA.
Fees and funding
Please see our Fees & Finances pages for more information. You can also visit our Scholarships, Studentships & Bursaries to learn more about funding available.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- part time24-36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate Admissions
- postgraduate@bangor.ac.uk
- Phone
- 01248 383717