Swansea University Postgraduate Prospectus 2023

ENGLISH LANGUAGE, TESOL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS SINGLETON CAMPUS

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IN THE WORLD ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

• Applied Linguistics PhD/ PhD Distance Learning/MPhil FT PT

(QS World Rankings 2022)

• Applied Linguistics MA by Research FT PT

WHY SWANSEA? •The department has an excellent track record of supervising high quality, impactful dissertations, and research students work with staff to foster a dynamic academic community. •The department, together with the universities of Bangor and Cardiff, co-hosts ESRC Doctoral Training Partnerships in the thematic areas of Linguistics and Bilingualism. These partnerships offer scholarships to ensure the flow of highly qualified people into research careers both within and beyond academia. • All research students become part of our Graduate Centre, which provides pastoral as well as administrative support and is also responsible for research skills training and support, as well as facilitating a lively intellectual environment for the postgraduate research community. • Based on our Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay.

TAUGHT PROGRAMMES

• Chinese-English Translation and Language Teaching MA FT

• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages MA/PGDip FT PT

The English Language, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Applied Linguistics department at Swansea University has an international reputation for research and training. Our staff conduct influential research in vocabulary studies and testing as well as other topics such as second language acquisition. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT • Our teaching relates to real world issues with crucial impacts on

• The Taught programmes equip you with skills to engage with the theoretical and practical challenges of teaching and translation. • As well as campus-based PhD study, the department offers a well-established part-time distance PhD programme.

individuals and communities and considers the different challenges of learning and teaching second languages. • We look at ways of analysing language knowledge and language use across contexts and time.

YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO CONSIDER • Secondary PGCE with QTS: English, PGCert

FUNDING There are a range of postgraduate scholarships and bursaries available: swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/ scholarships

International Students Pathway programme available see page 58

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