Cross-Cultural Communication and Applied Linguistics MA 12 months Postgraduate Program By Newcastle University |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 101-150QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

25,100 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Communication and Media StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Cross-Cultural Communication and Applied Linguistics MA offers theory, research, and practical training. This covers international and intercultural communication, as well as foreign and second language learning and teaching.


We also provide training on the analysis of language in use in a variety of settings, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).


The Applied Linguistics pathway is a specialism on the Cross-Cultural Communication MA.


Read more about the Cross-Cultural Communication MA


Applied linguistics and communication staff within the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences deliver this specialist pathway. 


Our applied linguistics academic staff have teaching and research expertise in:


  • second language acquisition
  • discourse analysis
  • classroom interaction
  • multimodal interaction
  • teaching and learning English through media and technology
  • teacher development



Read more about our Applied linguistics and communication staff


If you're interested in a career in language teaching, but have little or no previous teaching experience, you can take introductory modules in TESOL. You'll gain practical skills and knowledge needed for language teaching and learning.

Program overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Cross-Cultural Communication and Applied Linguistics MA offers theory, research, and practical training. This covers international and intercultural communication, as well as foreign and second language learning and teaching.


We also provide training on the analysis of language in use in a variety of settings, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).


The Applied Linguistics pathway is a specialism on the Cross-Cultural Communication MA.


Read more about the Cross-Cultural Communication MA


Applied linguistics and communication staff within the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences deliver this specialist pathway. 


Our applied linguistics academic staff have teaching and research expertise in:


  • second language acquisition
  • discourse analysis
  • classroom interaction
  • multimodal interaction
  • teaching and learning English through media and technology
  • teacher development



Read more about our Applied linguistics and communication staff


If you're interested in a career in language teaching, but have little or no previous teaching experience, you can take introductory modules in TESOL. You'll gain practical skills and knowledge needed for language teaching and learning.

Admission Requirements

70+
90+
3.3+
6.5+

A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in the following disciplines:

  • Anthropology
  • Communication
  • Ethnography
  • Intercultural Communication,
  • International Relations
  • Linguistics
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Politics
  • Social Anthropology
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology
  • TESOL
  • Modern Foreign Languages
  • Translation
We will consider your application if you are a graduate in any of the following disciplines, and have relevant professional experience (for example in an international organisation or a cross-cultural context):

  • education
  • area studies
  • English
  • geography
  • history
  • law
We may consider your application if:

  • you are a graduate in any other discipline and have relevant professional experience (for example in an international organisation or a cross-cultural context) or
  • have lower or non-standard qualifications, and have relevant professional experience (for example in an international organisation or a cross-cultural context)

12 Months
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
11,200 GBP
International
25,100 GBP

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