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Overview
Second Language Acquisition from University of Macau provides us with an understanding of how children and adults learn a second language and high quality professional development in 3 specializations: Teaching Chinese, Portuguese or English as a second language.
Careers
- Teaching Chinese, Portuguese or English as a Second Language
- Advanced career prospects for Macau teachers in schools, educational institutions and government
- Further studies in Ph.D. programmes to conduct research in applied linguistics
- Working in the areas of linguistics, language assessment and research methods
- Other related areas include writing and publishing educational materials, delivering online education and educational administration.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Comparative Chinese – English Structure
- First Language Acquisition
- Syntax -The Structure of English
- World Englishes
- Bilingualism
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Corpus Linguistics
- The Process of Language Acquisition
- Curriculum Planning and Materials Evaluation for Portuguese as a Foreign Language
- Developing Reading Skills in Portuguese as a Foreign Language
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Language Studies Languages View 3 other Masters in Language Studies in Macao (SAR)Academic requirements
GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. 2.3
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 80
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Portuguese or Chinese, or a related subject from a recognized university.
- Applicants should have achieved the equivalent of an overall result of Grade C+ or better in the Bachelor’s degree studies.The equivalent means 2.3 on the 4.0 GPA scale, 14 on the 20-point scale or 70 out of 100.
- Proof of English Proficiency - Obtained a Level 6 of the College English Test (CET) score of 430 or; Obtained a TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based examination)/ 80 (Internet-based examination) or; An IELTS overall score of 6.0 or above with no sub-score lower than 5.5 or; Passed the Level 4 or Level 8 of the Test for English Majors (TEM).
Tuition Fee
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International
14348 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 14348 EUR per year and a duration of 24 months. -
National
11470 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 11470 EUR per year and a duration of 24 months.
Funding
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