Overview

The topics represented within the course draw from some of the related disciplines within applied linguistics such as psycholinguistics, education (language teaching/learning), linguistics and sociolinguistics.

Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition course offered at the University of Oxford is taken full-time over one year. The course consists of six taught modules assessed by written assignments and one research dissertation.

The course is designed to provide you with an opportunity to reflect and further develop your understanding of both theoretical and practical considerations in the field of language learning and teaching. It will encourage you to develop a broad theoretical base reflecting current cutting edge research within applied linguistics and related disciplines.

Additionally, this course makes links between the different disciplines which contribute to our knowledge of language learning and issues related to language pedagogy.

Supervision

For this course, the allocation of graduate supervision is the responsibility of the Department of Education and it is not always possible to accommodate the preferences of incoming graduate students to work with a particular member of staff. Under exceptional circumstances a supervisor may be found outside the Department of Education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Foundations of SLA Theory
First Language Acquisition & Bilingualism
Vocabulary Acquisition
Communication of Meaning
Sociolinguistics
Individual and Group Differences

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-03 00:00:00

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Applications may remain open after this deadline if places are still available.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

110

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcript(s)

CV/résumé

Statement of purpose/personal statement:

A maximum of 500 words

Written work:

Either one essay of between 4,000 and 5,000 words or two essays of a maximum of 2,500 words each

References/letters of recommendation: Three overall, generally academic

Tuition Fees

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36250 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

17900 GBP / year

≈ 17900 GBP / year

Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

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

Funding

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Language

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