Overview

The Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching MA course at King's College London offers you an excellent opportunity to enhance your understanding of applied linguistics research and explore the potential career pathways this can open up for language teaching practitioners.

The Applied Linguistics & English Language Teaching MA course offers you opportunities to explore current research and specialist areas such as teacher education, materials development, teaching English for academic purposes, management and evaluation in ELT and intercultural studies.

You will be able to select from a wide range of specialist subject areas, including both practice-oriented modules (including EAP, Teacher Education, Language Assessment, Materials Development) and more theory-oriented modules (Multilingualism, Migration & Diversity, Language and Power) designed to promote a critical and nuanced understanding of current issues in language and language pedagogy.

Key benefits

Expand your knowledge of current theoretical and practical aspects of language teaching, with lectures provided by research-active tutors.

Opportunities to develop professional expertise relevant to your career development in areas such as EAP, Materials Development, Language Testing and Assessment, Pragmatics and Teacher Education

Engage with cutting edge theory and research into the intersection between the language, culture and society as this relates to pedagogy, policy and practice.

Exchange ideas with other experienced language teaching professionals from many diverse linguistic and cultural contexts.

Excellent tutorial support and extensive programme-specific training in research methods and academic writing.

The Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication, with which you will automatically be affiliated during your time as a student, forms part of the King’s Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Centre, supported by the Economic and Social Research Council.

Career prospects

Many of our graduates from the Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching MA course choose to remain in higher education and go on to follow MPhil/PhD pathways. Many of our graduates also go on to pursue careers in many related fields, including publishing, language planning and policy, educational management and teacher education.

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Linguistic Analysis for Language Teaching

Principles and Practice in the Language Teaching Curriculum

Sociolinguistics

Social and Psychological Aspects of Second Language Learning

Research Methods and Dissertation

English for Academic Purposes

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): Teaching Migrants in the UK

Language Assessment

Materials Development in English Language Teaching

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-26 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-07-26 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Linguistics Teaching English as a Foreign Language View 113 other Masters in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

Pass _{(recommended)}

English requirements

IELTS

7

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A 2:1 class honours degree is usually required in a relevant subject (including, but not limited to, a modern foreign language, English, Education, Linguistics, etc.). If you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may be considered if you can demonstrate significant relevant work experience, or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a Masters or PGDip).

A personal statement of up to 4,000 characters (maximum 2 pages) is required.

A copy of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained.

One academic reference is required. A professional reference will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago. In some cases, we may request an additional reference from you.

Your CV (resume) is required as part of your application.

Work experience

All applicants should also have experience equivalent to three years full-time in language teaching or a related post.

Tuition Fee

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International

25284 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25284 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

10944 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10944 GBP per year during 12 months.

Part time UK: £5,472 per year

Part time International: £12,642 per year

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /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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