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Speech, Language and Sociolinguistics at University of Glasgow - UCAS

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Course summary

This Masters will enable you to explore the links between producing and processing speech and language as part of everyday social interaction. The range of courses available for this programme provide the key linguistic, technical, and research skills to investigate different aspects of spoken and written language, to carry out your own sociolinguistic studies, and to design and implement speech and language experiments of your own. WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • This programme is suitable for students who have little or no background in linguistics and also for students with some background who wish to carry out more sophisticated independent research in a particular area.
  • You'll be taught by expert academic staff who have directed and are currently directing research projects in speech, language and sociolinguistics (e.g. Seeing Speech, Sounds of the City, One Speaker Two Dialects, the Scots Syntax Atlas (SCOSYA), Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech (SCOTS), and SPeech Across Dialects of English (SPADE)).
  • Our facilities include the Glasgow University Laboratory of Phonetics (GULP), which includes a speech recording studio, eyetracker and portable ultrasound, and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH), providing you with relevant training courses for graduate students in speech, language and sociolinguistics.
  • English Language and Linguistics is currently within the Linguistics pathway for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Partnership, which is based at the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS). The SGSSS offers excellent additional training courses for graduate students working in the social sciences in Scotland.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE You will take:
  • Two core courses
  • One topics course in Phonetics or Sociolinguistics
  • One methods course in Phonetics or Sociolinguistics
  • Two optional courses
You will also produce an independent, small-scale research project. Semester 1: September to December Core Course Research Training Course 1: Introduction to Research Topics course Choose one of the following: Introduction to Phonetics (PGT) Quantitative Sociolinguistics Topics in Phonetics Qualitative Sociolinguistics Optional course Choose one optional course. Recommended courses include: Introduction to Phonetics (PGT) Quantitative Sociolinguistics Topics in Phonetics Semantics of English (PGT) Forensic Linguistics Social and Individual Variables in Language Learning and Teaching Qualitative Sociolinguistics Semester 2: January to March Core Courses Research Training Course 2: Dissertation Preparation Experimental Design and Data Analysis Methods Course Choose one of the following: Methods in Phonetics (PGT) Methods in Sociolinguistics (PGT) Optional course Choose one optional course. Recommended courses include: Methods in Phonetics (PGT) Methods in Sociolinguistics (PGT) Corpus Linguistics (PGT) Onomastics Contemporary Issues in Semantics (PGT) Critical Approaches to Language and Communication Multilingualism: Individuals, Institutions and Society Summer: April to September Speech, Language & Sociolinguistics Dissertation CAREER PROSPECTS Some students take our programme as a secondment from an ongoing teaching or professional education position. Others continue into employment in language teaching, journalism, or other kinds of industrial or commercial research. The programme is also an excellent foundation to doctoral research, and/or further training in speech and language therapy.

How to apply

International applicants

International applicant information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'international'.

Entry requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Linguistics or English or other Modern Languages or Psychology or English Language Teaching or Computing Science or any other relevant subject. We may also accept degrees in any other subject. Please include a short personal statement of approximately 200 words, outlining your interest in the programme. We also require a sample of written work, approximately 2,000 words in length written in English. While the content does not need to relate specifically to this programme, it should demonstrate the potential to engage successfully with postgraduate-level studies, demonstrating analytical skills and familiarity with appropriate scholarly methods and conventions. This could be a piece of work from a previous degree.

Fees and funding

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Speech, Language and Sociolinguistics at University of Glasgow - UCAS