Overview

University of Saskatchewan graduate students at the Applied Linguistics MA program pursue original research on national and minority languages and linguocultures of Saskatchewan and Canada, as well as the research on languages and language teaching throughout the world. In particular, we are interested in research projects related to sociolinguistics, language maintenance in Canada and abroad, heritage languages of Canada, morphology, syntax, phonetics, TESOL, second/foreign/native language acquisition, and other areas listed below. Students can also make inquiries about other possible areas of language-related studies.

Areas of research projects for MA thesis may include:

general and applied linguistics
heritage and minority language maintenance in Canada and abroad
language teaching and language acquisition
second/additional/foreign/child language acquisition
sociolinguistics
phonetics
language and culture interactions
discourse analysis and pragmatics
empirical linguistics
corpus linguistics
language documentation
morphology
syntax
computational linguistics
English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Doukhobor Russian

Examples of recent topics chosen by students include extracurricular activities in university language classes, language attitudes of Ukrainian speakers in Saskatchewan, maintenance of Mandarin Chinese and Russian in the families of immigrants in Saskatchewan, Doukhobor language and culture, language attitudes and ethnic identity of Iranian immigrants in Saskatchewan, non-verbal communication in aquatic environments, discourse analysis of texts describing depression, language requirements of international students in Saskatchewan, euphemisms in medical communication, and non-verbal communication tools in ESL classrooms.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Phonetics
Syntax
Language Use in the Digital Era
Structure of Language
Grammar

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

115

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86

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PTE Academic

63

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Saskatoon, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

115

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TOEFL^® IBT

86

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63

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

a cumulative weighted average of at least a 70% (U of S grade system equivalent) in the last two years of study (i.e. 60 credit units)
a four-year honours degree, or equivalent, from a recognized college or university in an academic discipline relevant to the proposed field of study
a minimum of 9 credit units of Linguistics or Applied Linguistics courses at the undergraduate level

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Tuition Fees

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12231 CAD / year

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5436 CAD / year

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Living costs

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1279 - 1865 CAD / month

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Areas of research projects for MA thesis may include:

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