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Applied Corpus Linguistics – (M.A.)
University of Birmingham
Department of English| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,313 - ≈ € 14,088 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
The Department of English at Birmingham is one of the largest in the UK with around 800 undergraduates, 300 postgraduates and 75 teaching, research and administrative staff.
It has an excellent research and teaching record and offers expert postgraduate supervision across the historical and conceptual range of English language and literature.
This flexible programme, taught by the Centre for English Language Studies, combines modules on the use and applications of corpora with modules in Language Teaching, Translation or Lexicography. A 12,000-word dissertation allows you to develop a particular area of interest in greater depth.
Contents
Students on this programme take six taught 20-credit modules. The first three modules are taught in the September–December term and the second three modules are taught in the January–March term. Students also write a 12,000-word dissertation (from April to September).
The first three modules are core, and specific to corpus linguistics:
* Introduction to Corpus Linguistics: This includes the use of corpus access techniques; interpretation of corpus data; corpus-based theories of language.
* Research Methods in Corpus Linguistics: this usually includes statistics, use and design of programs, corpus collection and research project design. The module content is flexible to cater for the needs and interests of individual students.
* Applications of Corpus Linguistics: This includes a range of topics, again reflecting students’ interests, but it usually includes: corpora in translation, cultural studies, historical studies, language teaching and language processing.
You then choose three optional (20-credit) modules that can focus on a chosen area of application. The teaching of specific options will depend, to some extent, upon staff availability and levels of student interest (for example, it would not be viable to run an option for just one student), but options would commonly include:
* Introduction to Translation
* Introduction to Lexicography
* Discourse Culture and Communication
* Language Description
* Advanced Lexicography
* Bilingual Dictionaries and Terminology
* Business English
* Computer Assisted Language Learning
* Discourse for Teachers
* English as a Global Language
* English for Specific/Academic Purposes
* Forensic Linguistics
* Genre Analysis
* Intercultural Communication
* Language and Literature
* Management of Innovation
* Media Literacy
* Teacher Training
* Teaching Young Learners
Dissertation
Under the guidance of a supervisor, students produce a 12,000-word dissertation on an area of interest of their own choosing. The dissertation carries 60 credits.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
We welcome applications from candidates with a good Honours degree in English, or its equivalent, to work for PhD or MPhil degrees in all the principal areas of English Literature and Modern English Language.
* 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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