入学要求：
学术要求：
You will need a good degree (UK 2.1 or above, USA grade point average 3 or above, China average degree score 80 or above) or equivalent. Experience of language teaching is a bonus, but is not necessary for entry to the programme.
英语要求： IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum score of 6.0 in each of the four sub-scores)
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 International Students: £12,000
课程特征 Course Features：
The aim of the programme is to provide a broad-based Masters in language education informed by theoretical and practical concerns. The programme does not offer a language teaching qualification; it does offer advanced inquiry into the processes of language learning, with specific reference to second language learning. Applications are welcome from both home and international students.
课程内容 Course Content：
Programme Structure
Term 1
• Language for education (20 credits)
• Research methods in applied linguistics (20 credits)
One option module. (20 credits)
These are likely to include
• Approaches to English teaching
• Citizenship education
• Discourse Analysis
• Education and social justice
• Evaluating ESOL classroom practice
• Identity and foreign language teaching
• International perspectives on language education
• Psychology of language and language learning
• Science, education and society
• Teaching and learning in schools
• Theories of learning and development
Term 2
• Teaching and learning language (20 credits)
One option module. (20 credits)
These are likely to include:
• Bilingualism
• Computer assisted language learning and e-learning
• Contemporary issues in teaching
• Cross-cultural perspectives on language and discourse
• English for academic and higher education purposes
• International issues of (in)equity
• International perspectives on science education
• Language and culture
• Language curriculum design and evaluation
• Pragmatics: language, meaning and communication
• Researching in an educational context
• Second language literacy
• Teaching and assessing speaking skills
• Teaching and learning citizenship and global education
• Topics in second language research
• Inequalities in educational opportunity and attainment: international perspectives
Term 3
• Planning and Communicating Research (20 credits.) These classes are spread over Terms 2 and 3
The third term and the summer is devoted to writing a dissertation (60 credits) based on a small-scale research study to be submitted by the middle of September.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment
Students complete:
• four assessed coursework essay assignments (each 4,000 to 5,000 words in length)
• an exam in Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
• an assessed presentation + dissertation outline + ethics audit
• a dissertation of 12,000 words based on a small-scale research study