There are two options within this programme. You are required to either:
Complete 6 courses plus a dissertation (Dissertation option), orComplete 7 courses plus MAE990 Integrative Project (Coursework option)You do not have to make the decision when you apply.Core Course
Research Methodology in Applied Linguistics
Required Specialisation Courses (Choose two)
Discourse Studies
Language Acquisition Studies
Sociolinguistic Perspectives on the Classroom
Language Teaching Methodology
Elective Courses (Choose two for dissertation option or three for coursework option)
Discourse Studies **
Language Acquisition Studies **
Sociolinguistic Perspectives on the Classroom **
Language Teaching Methodology **
Language Curriculum: Theory and Practice
Classroom Discourse Analysis
Oracy Development and Research
Research in Teaching Written Discourse
The Culture and Conventions of Academic Writing
Corpora in Applied Linguistics
English as an International Language
Literacies in Society
Systemic Functional Linguistics
Topics in Pragmatics
Language Testing and Assessment
Critical Literacy: Theory, Practice, and Research
The History and Practice of Reading
Bilingualism and Biliteracy: Theory and Practice
Second Language Phonology
Second Language Reading Pedagogy
Psycholinguistics
** You may opt to take one or both of the remaining two Required
Specialisation courses in fulfilment of your electives requirement.
One Open Elective Course
The course is to be selected from any of the courses offered in NIE’s
Master’s degree programmes, including the MAAL programme. You are
advised to take note of the prerequisites (if any) before registering.
Please note that not all courses listed under a semester will
actually be offered. Course offering depends on staff availability.