MA in Applied Linguistics and ELT – Berlin
MA in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching – Held in Berlin
MA in Applied Linguistics and ELT
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics and ELT
Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics and ELT
The prestigious Applied Linguistics and ELT programme at St Mary’s has been running for twenty-five years, and has enhanced the careers of hundreds of language professionals who are now to be found in high-level teaching, management and research posts in schools and universities on five continents.
The programme is designed primarily for teachers of EFL, ESL, and of other modern languages who are interested in extending their knowledge of language and language teaching. It provides participants with the opportunity to explore developments in applied linguistics and language teaching in the light of their own practical expertise and knowledge.
The emphasis throughout is on the sharing of knowledge and experience, and the way that theory and practice can illuminate each other. The programme can be followed in two ways, and at three different locations:
- At St Mary’s University College in West London, full-time (one year) or part-time (two years). The next start-date for this mode of study is September.
- In Berlin, Germany part-time over two years, by way of six intensive study weekends in Berlin, and one in London, together with web-based tutorial support. The next start-date for this mode of study is February 2012.
The Berlin-based course is a ‘semi-distance’ programme, which combines the flexibility of distance-learning, with the advantages of face-to-face teaching and intellectual exchange in an academic and highly supportive environment.
Students are required to attend seven intensive seminar weekends (from Friday afternoon until Monday lunchtime) at three- or four-month intervals at the University of Maastricht, and are then supported in their coursework via email and web discussion groups.
The programme can therefore be completed while working full-time, and is aimed specifically at language-teaching professionals in Central Europe.
