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Applied Linguistics for TEFL

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  • University/Institute Name Bangor University
  • Attendance Type On Campus (Full Time)
  • Position Duration1 year
  • Application deadlineJun 2026
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Position Details (Master's)

This Applied Linguistics for TEFL course at Bangor University is designed for home or international students who wish to pursue a career in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) to non-native speakers of English. 

The MA in Applied Linguistics for TEFL providespostgraduate-level training for students whowish to learn about the about the theoretical,practical, and teaching aspects of TeachingEnglish as a Foreign Language (TEFL), as well asproviding competence and critical understandingof a wide range of aspects of the Englishlanguage and English linguistics (sociolinguisticaspects of English, the grammar, sound systemand semantics of English, the history of English,1st and 2nd language acquisition,psycholinguistics as well as issues pertaining toEnglish as an international language andbilingualism).

This program is specifically aimed at studentsseeking careers in multilingual and internationalcontexts – where an awareness of and ability todeploy different genres of Englishcommunicational strategies is of the utmostimportance.

Career

TheApplied Linguistics for TEFLcourse at Bangor University is suitable for those who wish toteach English as a foreign language for variousprofessional purposes across the globe.

Inaddition to gaining class-room experience youwill also have the opportunity to develop strongresearch and analytical skills as well as theability adopt/use different strategies forcommunication and presentation in English in arange of multilingual and international contexts.

Although this is not a formal teachingqualification, it gives students who wish to go onto teach English to non-native speakers thetheoretical and linguistics background they needas well as offering practical, classroomexperience.

Opportunities exist to teach incountries all over the world, e.g. in universities,colleges or private language schools. Aftersuccessful completion of the MA in AppliedLinguistics for TEFL, you may decide to pursuean academic career and apply for a PhD.

Courses include:

  • EFL Theory
  • Teaching EFL
  • Second Language Acquisitionand Language Teaching
  • Linguistics Research Methods
  • Language Studies
  • Language Contact & Bilingualism
  • Phonology in Bilingual Acquisition
  • Cognitive Discourse Analysis

Research Areas & Fields of Study involved in the position

Position Start Date

Sep 2026