Current courses offered for the MA in Applied Linguistics or TESOL
Use this list to help you make your choice of courses to include in your MA.
2021
Trimester 1 2021
- LALS 510 – Listening & Speaking in the Language Classroom
- LALS 513 – The Pronunciation of English
- LALS 523 – Language Assessment
- LALS 540 - Quantitative Research in Applied Linguistics
- LALS 542 – Interaction & Identity in Language Learning
- LALS 544 – Discourse Analysis and Language Teaching
Trimester 2 2021
- LALS 511 – Teaching Reading & Writing
- LALS 518 - Special Topic: Formulaic Language: Acquisition, Processing and Use
- LALS 520 – Learners & Second Language Learning
- LALS 521 – Language for Specific Purposes
- LALS 541 – Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics
Trimester 3 2021
- LALS 512 – Teaching & Learning Grammar
- LALS 515 - Language Curriculum Development
- LALS 522 – Teaching & Learning Vocabulary
- LALS 529 – Task-based Language Teaching
500-level research papers
500-level research papers
These research papers are offered in all three trimesters, every year:
- LALS 580 Research Paper
- LALS 581 Research Paper
- LALS 582 Research Project
- LALS 583 Dissertation
- LALS 584 Thesis
Acceptance into a LALS 58X Research course is dependent on the following factors:
1. The candidate should not normally be in their first trimester in our postgraduate programme, unless particularly well-equipped to undertake research. (Note the following short description for LALS 580-584: “The collection, analysis and interpretation of data relating to a research question arising from other MA course work”.)
2. The candidate should normally have an above average (B+ or above) performance in previously completed MA courses.
3. The candidate should demonstrate an ability to identify and formulate a suitable research topic.
4. There should be a member of the postgraduate teaching staff who is willing and available to supervise the candidate in that topic area.
5. It is desirable for ALIN and TESOL candidates to have completed LALS 540 and/or 541 first. Note that LALS 540 is not a prerequisite for 541. Students can take the courses in either order although the recommended order is 540 first.
Adding a LALS 58X Course to your programme of study:
LALS 58X courses cannot be added to your programme of study via the web add/drop function. This is to ensure a supervisor is found before a student adds the course to their programme of study.
Interested students should either approach a potential supervisor and inform the MA Programme Director (Jonathan Newton) after the staff member agrees to supervise the research or talk to the Director and ask that he find a suitable supervisor.
After discussion with the MA Programme Director, students wishing to enrol in LALS 584 (i.e. the 90-point ‘Thesis’ course) need to apply using the Online Enrolment System. The Guidelines for enrolling in a Master’s by thesis provide information on the application process, including what you need to do before completing the online application form.
Students wishing to enrol in LALS 580-583 may do so via the Online Enrolment System but must first discuss their enrolment with the MA Programme Director.