Applied Linguistics - BA (Hons)

Course Overview

This can cover areas as diverse as language and the law, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, corpus linguistics, language and discourse, and empirical research methods. This course is designed for independent learners who have a strong interest in, and commitment to, linguistics and its real-world applications. You will have the chance to learn about different theories of language acquisition and use, and to apply these theories to legal situations, social situations, and educational situations. In your year here you will cover a range of ways in which theories of language can help solve real-world problems. Students in the School have gone on to be TEFL instructors, teachers at all levels, editors, and researchers in the social sciences. Your tutors are enthusiastic about their specialisms, which fosters an invaluable knowledge transfer within the program. They work on areas including corpus linguistics, forensic linguistics, applied sociolinguistics, and language, and masculinity.

General Eligibility

Applicants would have completed 3 years of a diploma or degree program in English and have obtained 240 (or equivalent) credits.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• Applicants will have a minimum of 6.5 IELTS (6.0 in all areas).