MA Applied Linguistics (Teaching Tibetan)
The Tibetan pathway of MA Applied Linguistics and Language Pedagogy provides advanced training in Tibetan language teaching. Through this programme SOAS hopes to raise the quality of Tibetan teaching internationally, and promote the long-term viability of the Tibetan language in Tibet. This programme is unique in the world.
The programme provides an appreciation of the concepts, modes of analysis and theoretical approaches in the area of Language Pedagogy, including second language learning theories and teaching methodologies. Students will also be familiarised with the general areas of linguistic inquiry (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and discourse structure) and how they are relevant to the study of second language acquisition.
As a practical component, students will also become familiar with the intent and design of instructional material and teaching/testing techniques, and will evaluate second language learners’ performance through the analysis of empirical data and adequate descriptive terminology; they will also be able to design appropriate lesson plans, and will have carried out a certain amount of practice in the language of their chosen pathway.
Graduates will be qualified and well prepared for such professions as teaching the target language in higher education in the UK or in other countries, North America, and other parts of the world, teaching the target language at private institutions or at company, administrative or consultative staff at educational organizations, and editing staff at publishers related to language teaching
Structure
The MA Applied Linguistics (Teaching Tibetan) consists of the following four courses and a dissertation.
- Language Pedagogy - 15PLIC015 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism - 15PLIH038 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Tibetan Linguistics and Language Pedagogy - 15PLIH039 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
For students with NO background in Linguistics the following course is compulsory.
- Introduction to the Study of Language - 15PLIC008 (1 Unit) - Full Year
For students with a background in Linguistics
Entering students who already hold an undergraduate major in linguistics/applied linguistics, or an MA in linguistics take the equivalent of one full unit of option courses from the list below or from any linguistics course approved by the programme convenor.
- Introduction to the Study of Language - 15PLIC008 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Directed Readings in Linguistics/the Structure of Language B - 15PLIH002 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Other units on the linguistics of particular languages.
All students on the MA Applied Linguistics (Teaching Tibetan) complete a 10,000 word Dissertation which counts for 25% of the overall degree.
- Dissertation in Linguistics - 15PLIC999 (1 Unit) - Full Year
How to Apply
Information on how to apply is available at the main page for MA Applied Linguistics and Language Pedagogy.
