Overview

English (Applied English Linguistics) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong provides electives on current applied linguistics in such areas as curriculum design and materials preparation, discourse and pragmatics, second language pedagogy, evaluation and testing, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), second language classroom research, intercultural communication, and second language writing. Students are expected to seek an understanding of language?related problems in their research, which should lead to original contributions to the field of applied linguistics.

Students at English (Applied English Linguistics) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong will cover the major interdisciplinary branches of language studies that address practical language-related problems:

psycholinguistics,

sociolinguistics,

second language learning/acquisition

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Theoretical Linguistics

Psycholinguistics

Sociolinguistics

Second Language Acquisition

Language and Intercultural Communication

Corpus Linguistics

Curriculum Design and Materials Preparation

Evaluation and Testing

Second Language Classroom Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Credits

27 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Linguistics View 22 other Masters in Language Studies in Hong Kong (SAR)

Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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79

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Other requirements

General requirements

graduated from a recognized university and obtained a bachelor's degree, normally with honours not lower than Second Class; or

graduated from an honours programme of a recognized university with a bachelor's degree, normally achieving an average grade of not lower than "B"; or

completed a course of study in a tertiary educational institution and obtained professional or similar qualifications equivalent to an honours degree.

English Proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

42100 HKD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 42100 HKD per year during 12 months.
National

42100 HKD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 42100 HKD per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Hong Kong

13720 - 23419 HKD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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