约克大学 · 应用语言学文学硕士 硕士

📖 项目简介

This course offers two unique areas of specialisation within applied linguistics: language development, and conversation analysis. You will be able to choose to specialise in one of the pathways, or study both.

• Modules
• Dissertation

In Semester 1 you will take three modules: one core module, one or both pathway-specific modules, plus a general module (if you only take one pathway module).

• Foundations of Applied Linguistics Research
• Conversation Analysis
• First and Second Language Acquisition
• Advanced Phonetics and Phonology
• Language Variation and Change
• Phonetics and Phonology
• Semantics
• Syntax

In Semester 2 you will take three modules: one or both pathway-specific modules, plus another option module (or two, if you only take one pathway module). The options available to you may be limited by the choices you make in Semester 1.

• Multimodality: Language and the Body
• Language Development and Age

Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.

• Approaches to Postgraduate Research in Linguistics
• Linguistic Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
• Phonological Development
• Quantitative Methods
• Talk at Work

You can replace one of your option modules with a language teaching module. These may include:

• Teaching English for Academic Purposes
• Assessment in Education
• Artificial Intelligence and Technology Enhanced Learning: Key Issues and Debates
• Evaluating TESOL Classroom Practice

The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course. For further information, please get in touch.

Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.

• Dissertation

You'll prepare and write a research dissertation of 9,000 to 12,000 words over Semester 2 and the summer. You'll be asked to submit a dissertation proposal in the middle of Semester 2, which will be reviewed by academic staff. Then, you'll be allocated a dissertation supervisor and should expect around 5 hours of supervision. You'll submit your dissertation in September.

Previous research topics have included:

• "Biasa jua tu orang Brunei they always say catu": formal aspects of Brunei Malay-English language alternation in informal conversations between Bruneian students.
• Code-switching between Mandarin and Southern Min Dialect in political discourse in Taiwan.
• L1 transfer effects on native English speakers learning Modern Standard Arabic relative clauses.
• An assessment of standardised and spontaneous language measures in late talkers.
• American vs. British infant-directed speech: Cultural differences and developmental consequences.
• Adapting to and Accommodating for Reference Errors in L2 Speech.

Every course at York is built on a distinctive set of learning outcomes. These will give you a clear understanding of what you will be able to accomplish at the end of the course and help you explain what you can offer employers. Our academics identify the knowledge, skills, and experiences you'll need upon graduation and then design the course to get you there.

• Select and deploy qualitative and quantitative research methods to gain a holistic and multifaceted understanding of language development and social interaction phenomena.
• Discern and analyse relevant patterns in complex data sets from language development and/or social interaction research and convey their significance effectively and with appropriate technical conventions.
• Propose creative and principled solutions to real-life problems in language development or social interaction, appealing to key applied linguistic theories and methods.
• Identify and articulate new questions for the study of language acquisition, learning, development and/or language use in social interaction by critically engaging with arguments from a variety of standpoints.
• Design, develop and manage successfu

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✨ 项目特色

You’ll work with world‐leading academics who’ll challenge you to think independently and excel in all that you do. Our approach to teaching will provide you with the knowledge, opportunities, and support you need to grow and succeed in a global workplace.

You'll be taught with a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops and practical training. You'll typically have two or three contact hours a week for each module. In addition, you'll work independently, reading assigned texts and research papers, and completing work to prepare for classes and to submit for assessment. For some modules, you’ll complete collaborative group work outside your classes.

Teaching is classroom-based. In addition, we have our own departmental e-Lab for classes that require computers and for students' private study use. Here you will have access to a variety of resources, including specialist linguistics software and corpora of different varieties.

All of our modules have Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) websites where all crucial materials. Reading lists, handouts, discussion boards are accessible.

You will be based in the Department of Language and Linguistic Science on Campus West. Some of your contact hours will be in or close to Vanbrugh College, and all of your teaching will be on Campus West.

Our beautiful green campus offers a student-friendly setting in which to live and study, within easy reach of the action in the city centre. It's easy to get around campus - everything is within walking or pedalling distance, or you can always use the fast and frequent bus service.

🎯 入学要求

If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:

For more information see our postgraduate English language requirements .

You may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language courses . These courses will provide you with the level of English needed to meet the conditions of your offer.

The length of course you need to take depends on your current English language test scores and how much you need to improve to reach our English language requirements.

After you've accepted your offer to study at York, we'll confirm which pre-sessional course you should apply to via You@York .

You can apply and send all your documentation online. You don’t need to complete your application all at once: you can start it, save it and finish it later.

• How to apply

The Department of Education offers an MA in Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching.

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