Applied Linguistics (Online) University of Nottingham

Overview

The staff teaching this Applied Linguistics (Online) programme from University of Nottingham are specialists in the areas of psycholinguistics, language development, second language acquisition and motivation theories of language learning.

Students may benefit from joining the Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics, with a long tradition of research on language use in authentic contexts. You may also have the opportunity to:

• learn about knowledge transfer opportunities

• join a reading group, or one of the active research groups (where online options are possible)

• assist with live research projects

• attend guest talks by linguistics scholars (where online options are possible)

Careers

This course will develop key transferable skills, including:

• analysis and problem-solving

• independent research

• information gathering and data management

• construction of logical and persuasive arguments

As a result, graduates enter a wide range of careers. These include:

• lecturing, teaching and academic research

• specialist archive, librarian, heritage and museum work

• journalism, publishing and research

• marketing

• local and central government

• social policy