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Linguistics, Speech and Language Sciences – (M.Phil.)
Newcastle University
School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences
| Application Deadline: | Applications are considered throughout the year | ||
| Location: | Newcastle Upon Tyne / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Newcastle University
Linguistics and Applied linguistics: supervision is available in all of the major areas of linguistics and a wide range of languages, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, phonetics and phonology, sociolinguistics and language acquisition and bilingualism. Supervision in applied linguistics include theories and practice of language teaching and learning, discourse analysis, computer-assisted language learning corpus linguistics, conversation analysis. Staff with expertise in this area who can offer supervision include: Professor N Burton Roberts, Professor K Corrigan, Professor G Docherty, Dr C Fehringer, Dr A Firth, Dr S Hannahs, Professor A Holmberg, Professor R Howard, Dr G Khattab, Dr M Lin, Professor I Mackenzie, Dr H Moisl, Dr G Poole, Professor P Seedhouse, Dr P Sercombe, Professor M Tallerman, Dr M-C Tremblay, Dr W van der Wurff, Dr S Walsh, Dr R Waltereit, Dr C Wright, and Dr M Young-Scholten, Dr P Athanasopoulos, Mr S Windeatt.
Speech and language sciences: supervision is available in all areas of speech and language development and disorder, with a focus on aphasia, motor speech disorders, developmental disorders and health services research. Staff with expertise in this area who can offer supervision include: Professor G Docherty, Professor D Howard, Dr G Khattab, Professor J Law, Dr C McKean, Dr C Letts, Professor N Miller, Dr J Morris, Dr H Stringer, Dr J Webster, Dr N Riches.
Cross-cultural communication: supervision is available in all areas of cross- and intercultural and interdiscourse communication. Staff with expertise in this area who can offer supervision include: Dr A Firth, Dr P Sercombe, Dr T Young.
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Our Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate School provides training in professional/key skills and research techniques, and hosts postgraduate events. We also encourage you to attend and to present papers you have written at our regular postgraduate seminars. International literary and linguistic scholars contribute to our visiting speakers programmes.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Normally a minimum of an upper-second-class (2.1) Honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject, for example, linguistics, psychology, speech and language therapy, education, sociology. Applications from international students or from candidates with work experience and other qualifications in addition to formal academic qualifications are particularly welcome. Applicants whose first language is not English require a minimum of IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90 (Internet-based) or 577 (paper-based), or equivalent.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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