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English Language and Applied Linguistics – (M.A.)
University of Birmingham
Department of English| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,480 - | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | ||
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
Places are available for students reading for full-time and part-time research degrees at all postgraduate levels (MA by Research, MLitt, and PhD). All research students write a thesis on a subject agreed with the department at the time of admission, are supervised by a member of the department’s teaching staff and have research training provided.
PhD - The thesis for a PhD is 80,000 words in length. Students who have not already completed a research Masters will normally register for an MA by Research in the first instance, and apply to upgrade their registration to a PhD on the basis of progress made.
Mlitt - Research is undertaken on a chosen topic leading to the preparation of a thesis of 60,000 words.
MA by Research - Research is undertaken on a chosen topic, leading to the preparation of a thesis of 40,000 words.
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Type of Course: Doctoral research
Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time; MLitt – 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time; MA by Research – 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time; Sandwich and modular PhDs in Applied Linguistics – 4–6 years part-time
Start date: Starting dates can be negotiated
Our principal areas of research expertise include:
Corpus Linguistics - our work here incorporates interests in linguistic theory and language description, including descriptive translation and contrastive studies, phraseology and the lexis–grammar interface, and in the application of corpus investigation techniques to areas such as translation, lexicography and diachronic language study. Corpus techniques also underpin much of our work in discourse studies and in language learning and teaching.
Discourse Studies - we focus on themes such as narrative analysis, critical discourse analysis, translation studies and social theory, and on topics such as literary stylistics, workplace discourse, academic discourse, evaluation, and multi-modal discourse. In turn, much of our work on Language Learning and Teaching incorporates corpus approaches to phraseology, lexis and grammar, and discourse approaches to academic literacies.
We also focus on innovation in education, learning strategies and the acquisition of metaphor in the context of English as a global language.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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English language requirements
* IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band
* TOEFL 580 Paper-based test /237 Computer-based test
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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