Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching

This Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching MA programat University of York offers two pathways: the MA in Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching, as well as the MA in Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching.

Key Facts

You'll learn about new developments in applied linguistics research and will be able to reflect on these in light of your own practical expertise.

The course is designed for experienced language teachers. You should have at least 12 months' experience of full-time, classroom-based teaching (or equivalent).

Career opportunities:

This masters is an ideal grounding for postgraduate students looking to go on to further study such as PhD or for a career in the education sector.

Many of our graduates become language teachers around the world: in private language schools, state schools, and universities. Others find employment opportunities in course and syllabus design, or writing in publishing houses.

Our postgraduate courses can be used to complement teacher training/development programs and voluntary or paid roles which focus on the more practical elements of teaching. However, other than our PGCE, our courses are not teacher training programs in themselves.

Career opportunities

• English teacher

• Modern foreign language teacher

• Teacher trainer

• Language materials developer

• Educational consultant

• Researcher

• Manager of research

Courses include:

• Language for Education

• Teaching and Learning Language

• Research Methods in Language Learning and Teaching

• Planning and Communicating Research

• Teaching English for Academic Purposes

• Teaching World Englishes