Applied Linguistics UCL

Overview

This programme will provide students with insights into applied linguistics and language education from socio-cultural, discourse, bilingual, cognitive, and global perspectives. It will also develop students' capacity to analyse, evaluate and synthesise linguistic data, primary and secondary sources, as well as helping them to design research.

Who this course is for

This Applied Linguistics programme is suitable for anyone with a keen interest in applied linguistics or language education globally, such as 

• people in language-focused professions (e.g., journalism, copywriting and editing, communications and PR), 

• language teachers (including EFL, ESL, ESOL), 

• students of English language, applied linguistics, languages or communication, 
• and those who share an interest in the relations between language, cognition, culture and society.

What this course will give you

The Department of Culture, Communication and Media (CCM) is committed to excellence in teaching, research and consultancy across a range of areas including applied linguistics.

One of the key aims of IOE,  University College London (UCL)’s Faculty of Education and Society’s Centre for Applied Linguistics is to seek external funding for high-quality research and consultancy in the broad field of applied linguistics, including discourse analysis, bilingualism and multilingualism, second language acquisition, health communication, intercultural communication, linguistic ethnography, semiotics, and language-in-education policy and practice, and undertake such research.

It also aims to provide research input into teaching programmes and doctoral supervision in areas of applied linguistics and global language education.