2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Linguistics and English Language Teaching
Programme code: | MA-LINGE/12M | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Diane Nelson | Contact address: | d.c.nelson@leeds.ac.uk |
This programme is available part-time. Please contact the Programme Manager for further information.
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit www.leeds.ac.uk/coursefinder
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures: Department of Linguistics and Phonetics
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures: Department of Linguistics and Phonetics committee of examiners
Programme specification:
At the end of the programme students should:
- appreciate the contribution to academic and intellectual culture made by the discipline of Linguistics;
- understand the main principles behind linguistic theorising;
- be able to evaluate specific claims put forward by linguists in terms of how those claims are developed and formulated, and how they relate to the discipline as a whole;
- understand the relevance of Linguistics to the practice and methodology of language teaching, with a particular focus on teaching English.
The programme will:
- consolidate students' grounding in general linguistics, the structural analysis of language and the physical analysis of speech sounds;
- enable students to make connections between theory and practice, as they come to understand differences within the range of theories of language and language development and as they derive specific implications from different theories to the language classroom;
- enable students to explore additional subjects through optional modules;
- provide training in research methods and in the associated skills which will enable students to plan, execute and write up a personal research project in a chosen subdiscipline of Linguistics.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
Note that students are required to pass either LING5400M or LING5410M.
LING5350M | Dissertation (Linguistics and Phonetics) | 30 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | |
LING5400M | Foundations of Phonetics and Phonology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LING5410M | Foundations of Syntax | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LING5440M | Approaches to Linguistics and Language Acquisition Pre-requisite for: LING5450M, LING5460M | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LING5450M | Methodology in Language Teaching | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LING5460M | Language Teaching in Practice | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LING5470M | Academic Skills in Linguistics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LING5480M | Research Methods in Linguistics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from one of the following optional modules:
LING5241M | Pragmatics | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LING5290M | Second Language Acquisition | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LING5420M | Topics in Phonetics and Phonology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LING5430M | Topics in Syntax | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Last updated: 28/06/2019
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