StudyQA — Master: Applied Linguistics — Victoria University of Wellington

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The Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics has a strong research focus in a variety of language focused areas and the compulsory core courses deal with research methodology. The large choice of electives allows candidates to focus on aspects of Applied Linguistics that relate to their particular needs. Candidates for the programme must already have a good undergraduate degree and must have at least two years' experience in language-related work.

By the end of the MA in Applied Linguistics, graduates should be able to:

advise and inform others on language-related issues
describe and investigate the roles language plays in spoken and written use
advise on and develop appropriate language policy in a wide range of contexts, including language education
understand appropriate practice in relevant areas of Applied Linguistics
read and evaluate language-related research, theory and description of practice in relevant areas of Applied Linguistics
plan and carry out language-related research projects.

Evaluating Research in Applied Linguistics
The Research Process
Listening & Speaking in the Language Classroom
Teaching Reading and Writing
Teaching and Learning Grammar
The Pronunciation of English
Understanding Second Language Learning
Language Curriculum Development
Special Topic: English for Academic Purposes
Special Topic: Cognitive Linguistics and L2 Pedagogy
Special Topic: Reflective Practice for Language Teachers
Special Topic: Task-Based Language Teaching
Learners and Second Language Learning
Language for Specific Purposes
Teaching and Learning Vocabulary
Language Assessment
Language Testing
Learner Autonomy and Learning Strategies
Computer-assisted Language Learning
Evaluating Research in Applied Linguistics
The Research Process
Interaction and Identity in Language Learning
Language in the Workplace
Discourse Analysis
Syntactic Analysis
Phonetics and Phonology
Issues in Sociolinguistics
Research Paper
Dissertation
Thesis

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in Linguistics, English Language, Education or a language other than English (or another relevant degree), and at least two years of professional experience in language education or other aspects of applied linguistics.
TOEFL 575 with (preferably) a TWE of 5; or 237 on the computer-based test; or 90 on the internet-based test with a minimum 20 in writing; or
IELTS overall band of 6.5 with no sub-score below 6.0; or
Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 65 (with a ‘Communicative’ score of not less than 58); or
A minimum of two ratings of 5 and two ratings of 4 in the Victoria University English Proficiency Programme test.