Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching MA

University of Nottingham

United Kingdom, Nottingham

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University of Nottingham

United Kingdom , Nottingham

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 12 month(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 25,750 / year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching MA

About

Course overview

This course is particularly suitable if you are interested in language learning and teaching. You may already have tried teaching languages, or would like to pursue a career in teaching. We explore key issues in English language teaching from multiple perspectives, including:

Second language acquisition
Motivation and group dynamics
Psycholinguistics
Discourse analysis
Corpus linguistics
Intercultural communication

Our compulsory modules will give you a grounding in quantitative and qualitative research methods and key issues central to the understanding of second language acquisition. This course shares some of the same modules as our MA Applied Linguistics, which you can choose as optional modules on this programme. These cover topics including:

Language teaching: speaking and listening
English vocabulary: teaching and learning
Psychology of language
Intercultural communication
Sociolinguistics of work

Hear from our staff

"We have great experts in the field, for example in language and business communication, language and health communication. Then we also have leaders in the field of language and gender, and English language teaching. For students on our applied linguistics programmes, we can offer experts across the board."

Kathy Conklin, Professor in Psycholinguistics

Read more from Kathy, including details of her research specialism, and top tips for those considering this area.

Hear from our alumni

“My time at the University of Nottingham has been incredibly rewarding. The MA program deepened my understanding of Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching, and the teaching staff were always inspiring and supportive, encouraging me to think critically and explore new perspectives. Nottingham’s welcoming atmosphere made the experience even more enriching, both academically and personally.”

Yousef (MA Applied Linguistics and ELT, 2023 to 24)

“I really enjoyed my study life in UoN, because of patient and kind lecturers, helpful and considerate student service, gentle and hardworking classmates and beautiful and quiet university environment. I really love to have a walk and have a picnic in UON because it can refresh my mind. I am totally sure that you, new students, will learn a lot from lectures, and please cherish your one-year study experience which is great enough and is worthy to memorize in your whole life."

Xiaolu Liang (MA Applied Linguistics and ELT, 2023 to 24)

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Undergraduate degree2:1 (or international equivalent) in English language/literature or a related arts or humanities subject

International and EU equivalentsWe accept a wide range of qualifications from all over the world.

For information on entry requirements from your country, see our country pages.

IELTS6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)

English language requirementsAs well as IELTS (listed above), we also accept other English language qualifications. This includes TOEFL iBT, Pearson PTE, GCSE, IB and O level English.

Meeting our English language requirements

If you need support to meet the required level, you may be able to attend a presessional English course. Presessional courses teach you academic skills in addition to English language. Our Centre for English Language Education is accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English in the UK.

If you successfully complete your presessional course to the required level, you can then progress to your degree course. This means that you won't need to retake IELTS or equivalent.

For on-campus presessional English courses, you must take IELTS for UKVI to meet visa regulations. For online presessional courses, see our CELE webpages for guidance

Visa restrictions

International students must have valid UK immigration permissions for any courses or study period where teaching takes place in the UK. Student route visas can be issued for eligible students studying full-time courses. The University of Nottingham does not sponsor a student visa for students studying part-time courses. The Standard Visitor visa route is not appropriate in all cases. Please contact the university’s Visa and Immigration team if you need advice about your visa options.

Career

Careers

We offer individual careers support for all postgraduate students.

Expert staff can help you research career options and job vacancies, build your CV or résumé, develop your interview skills and meet employers.

Each year 1,100 employers advertise graduate jobs and internships through our online vacancy service. We host regular careers fairs, including specialist fairs for different sectors.

International students who complete an eligible degree programme in the UK on a student visa can apply to stay and work in the UK after their course under the Graduate immigration route. Eligible courses at the University of Nottingham include bachelors, masters and research degrees, and PGCE courses.