The Master's degree course in Applied Linguistics is a bilingual course (German/English) that focuses on human language in its use, processing and acquisition. It includes the analysis of linguistic communication in different social and cultural contexts, the investigation of the cognitive processes associated with it and the feedback application of the results to practical linguistic and communicative problems. The degree programme consists of foundation and applied modules in the three areas mentioned.
In terms of content, the focus of the course is on the study of language from two complementary perspectives, which place the connections between communication and society on the one hand and the connections between communication and cognition on the other. This includes the study of language use, processing and acquisition using corpus linguistic, discourse analytical, sociolinguistic and psycho-/neurolinguistic methods.
The degree programme offers a specialisation in at least one of the three focus areas of language use, language processing and language acquisition, whereby selected modules from at least one other area must be completed in addition to the area of specialisation:
Language Use:
Language Processing:
Language Acquisition:
The Master's programme and its areas of specialisation are closely related to the following activities, which serve to promote young academics:
With a successful Master's degree, you lay a solid foundation for further academic qualifications as well as for work in non-university professional fields. Depending on your chosen specialization, it opens up career opportunities in the following fields and companies:
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The Master's programme in Applied Linguistics – Language Use, Processing and Acquisition generally lasts four semesters (two academic years).
The Linguistics degree programme comprises 120 credit points (CP) and is divided into a three-semester study phase (90 CP) and a semester for writing the master's thesis (30 CP).
In the study phase, the compulsory modules, all modules of a specialisation (36 CP) and two language modules on the same language (6 CP each) must be completed. In addition, further modules (18 CP) must be completed. These can be chosen freely from the specialisation modules that do not belong to your chosen specialisation and from the elective modules. In the 4th semester, a master's thesis on a topic from the chosen specialisation must be written as part of the final module.
Compulsory Modules:
Specialisation Modules: Language Use
Specialisation Modules: Language Processing
Specialisation modules: Language Acquisition
Elective Modules:
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If individual admission requirements are not met, the examination board may attach corresponding conditions to admission to the programme.
At the beginning of the degree programme:
In the course of the degree programme:
Upon application, language skills of a comparable nature in other languages (i.e. languages not included in the Common European Framework of Reference for Modern Foreign Languages) can also be recognised.
The Language Centre offers around 140 language courses per semester in 16 modern and old (foreign) languages.
It supports you in acquiring and improving your language skills.
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In my first Master's semester, I am positively surprised by the degree programme. Many different areas are covered and there is a strong focus on research. The wide range of courses offered in English means that students are trained in the language and the lecturers impart their knowledge in a targeted and research-focussed manner.
The definition of a specialisation in the Applied Linguistics degree programme supports and enables individual study. There is also a wide range of options for seminars. By having to take two modules from a different specialisation throughout the course, you can also broaden your horizons outside your own specialisation. So far, I have always encountered competent and friendly lecturers.
The recommended application period for the Master's programme Applied Linguistics with the possibility to specialise in language use, language processing and language acquisition is from 1 January to 15 July for the winter semester and for the summer semester from 1 December to 15 January. *) **)
*) If your application is received by 15 July or 15 January, the University of Erfurt will endeavour to inform you of the admission decision promptly after reviewing your application. By accepting the place, you can enrol immediately.
**) If we do not receive your application until after the recommended deadline of 15 September or 15 March at the latest, we cannot guarantee that your application will be processed promptly; the last time decisions on admission are made is in the week before the start of lectures.
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