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

1. The Course shall be under the supervision of the Academic Committee of the Department of Education.  

2. Candidates must follow for three terms a course of instruction specialising in Applied Linguistics for Second Language Acquisition. 

3. Candidates must satisfy the examiners in the following: 

(i) Foundations of Second Language Acquisition Theory – An oral examination; 

(ii) First Language Acquisition & Bilingualism – A submitted coursework assessment n of not more than 2,500 words; 

(iii) Vocabulary Acquisition – A submitted coursework assessment of not more than 2,500 words; 

(iv) Processing and Producing Language – A submitted coursework assessment of not more than 2,500 words; 

(v) Applied Sociolinguistics – A submitted coursework assessment of not more than 2,500 words; 

(vi) Individual and Group Differences – An oral examination; 

(vii) A dissertation of at least 15,000 but not more than 20,000 words, on a topic relevant to the course. The dissertation must be submitted no later than noon on the second Thursday in August. 

4. The submitted coursework assessments, including the dissertation, must be submitted via the University approved online submission system, by dates and according to the instructions published in the Course Handbook. Technical information and the details of the assessment requirements for each assessment will be provided in the Course Handbook. 

5. If a candidate receives a failing mark for any of the assessments, including the dissertation, they may resit the assessment on one further occasion, when this is next examined the following year, or at an earlier date which will be published in the Course Handbook. 

6. Candidates must present themselves for an oral examination for any assessment if required by the examiners.