Applied Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Entry requirements
Please see the course page on the University website for full details.
Months of entry
September
Course content
Explore contemporary approaches to language learning and insights into second language acquisition on an MA that opens the door to career opportunities around the world. You'll develop a deeper understanding of language and discourse analysis on this master's for English, linguistics and education graduates with professional teaching experience.
The programme is designed for teachers, teacher trainers, materials writers, researchers and administrators. If you’ve got at least 12 months’ professional teaching experience, we’ll prepare you to teach English in educational settings across the globe.
If you have limited or no professional teaching experience, you’ll not usually be eligible for this MA but can apply for our MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Recent developments in approaches to language learning and teaching
- Theories and research in second language acquisition
- How vocabulary shapes language structure and contemporary language learning
- How to analyse spoken and written discourse
- Critical thinking, academic writing and research design skills
- Key differences between spoken and written language
- The principles and practices of teaching English to young learners
- How to test and assess language skills in learners
- The role of digital technologies in language learning
- How to develop, evaluate and adapt language learning materials
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- PG Recruitment
- pgrecruitment@liverpool.ac.uk