Master of Science by Coursework in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

Differences from 2017/18 to 2023/24

    1. 1. The CandidatesCourse may normally onlyshall be admitted tounder the course if they have successfully obtained an honours degree in a discipline related to applied linguistics.

    2. 2. The course shall consist of eight taught modules and a dissertation. 

    3. 3. An electronic copy of eachsupervision of the four MichaelmasAcademic Term assignments must be uploaded to the Assignments sectionCommittee of the Department of Education's.

    4. Candidates Highermust Degreesfollow WebLearna site no later than noon on the Fridaycourse of Week 0 Hilary Term, and an electronic copy of each of the four Hilary Term assignments must be uploaded to the Assignments section of the Department of Education's Higher Degrees WebLearn site no later than noon on the Friday of Week 0 of Trinity Term. Part time students must submit assignmentsinstruction for twothree modulesterms, on each of these occasions over a period of two yearsfull-time.

    5. 4. Candidates will alsotake six one-term core modules. Each core module will be assessed through a take-home summative assessment, consisting of an essay of up to 2,500 words.

    6. Candidates are also required to submit a dissertation of between 15,000 and 20,000 words (including footnotes/endnotes but excluding appendices and references or bibliography) on a subject selected by the candidate in consultation with the supervisor, which must be closely related to one or more of the themes of the course.  The subject and title selected by the candidate must be approved by the Course Director at a time to be announced at the beginning of the academic year in which the examination is taken.

    7. 5. Two soft bound, word processed or printed copies of the dissertation must be delivered to the Chair of the Examiners, M.Sc. in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition, c/o Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford, OX2 6PY notno later than noon on the lastsecond Friday of August of the yearThursday in whichAugust.   

    8. All the final Module examination has been taken. These copies should be anonymous except for the candidate number andassessments must be accompaniedsubmitted by a declaration indicating that it isusing the candidate’University’s ownonline worksubmission system. CandidatesTechnical will also be required to submit an electronic copy of the dissertation  to the Department of Education’s Higher Degrees WebLearn site by nooninformation on the same day and to submit a hardbound copy of the dissertation to the Department of Education no later than one week after submission of the softbound copies to the Examination Schools.  The hard bound copy of the dissertation of each candidate who passes the examination shall be retained by the departmentrequirements for depositonline submissions is provided in the departmentalCourse libraryHandbook.

       

    9. 6. If a candidate receives a failing mark for any of the summative assessments, they may resubmitre-sit the assessment on one further occasion. The submission date of the re-sit will be the next time the module is assessed in the following year, eitheror by a date for resubmission which will be published by the Course Director when the results are released, andwhich will be no sooner than 6 weeks from the release of the results, or when the assessment is next examined the following year. If a candidate fails the dissertation, they may resubmit the dissertation one further timeit on the next occasion when thisdissertations isare examined. Candidates who fail any modules, or at an earlier date as agreed with the dissertationCourse Director. Grades for re-sits of summative assessments and re-submissions of dissertations are normally capped at the first attempt cannot normally be awarded more than 50 at resubmission.

       

    10. 7. The candidate may also be examined orally. The oral examination will normally be on the candidate's dissertation.

    11. 8. The examiners may award a distinction for excellence in the whole examination.