Learning outcomes: By completing this degree, students will have acquired up-to-date knowledge of first/second language acquisition and bilingualism as well as research skills required to conduct empirical studies in these areas (including experimental design, statistics, corpus analysis, and various experimental techniques). Much of the general research skills taught in the programme, such as quantitative analysis and scientific reporting, are transferrable to other areas of research as well. The programme can be taken as a stand-alone master's degree, but also provides an ideal preparation for PhD study.
Overview: The MSc in Developmental Linguistics at The University of Edinburgh is designed primarily for graduates with a background related to linguistics and/or psychology who wish to develop their knowledge of current research on language acquisition (first, second, bilingual, and impaired) and language change from a cognitive perspective and from the point of view of current linguistic theories. Joining a vibrant research community of developmental linguists, you will have the opportunity to carry out advanced research to try to answer questions related to the area of language development and bilingualism, such as -how do children learn language? - or -what happens when we forget a language? -You will benefit from the programme's strengths in: scope (with equal emphasis on first and second language acquisition and bilingualism) interdisciplinary teaching (staff drawn from linguistics, psychology and informatics) skill-oriented training (through methodology courses, lab sessions and project work)
Careers: Many graduates of the programme proceed to do a PhD in language development/acquisition. Some pursue a professional career after further training in a related area (e. g. , speech and language therapy, language technology). Others have obtained a position in a language-related institute (e. g. , the National Centre for Languages, Cambridge Assessment).
The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Learning outcomes: By completing this degree, students will have acquired up-to-date knowledge of first/second language acquisition and bilingualism as well as research skills required to conduct empirical studies in these areas (including experimental design, statistics, corpus analysis, and various experimental techniques). Much of the general research skills taught in the programme, such as quantitative analysis and scientific reporting, are transferrable to other areas of research as well. The programme can be taken as a stand-alone master's degree, but also provides an ideal preparation for PhD study.
Overview: The MSc in Developmental Linguistics at The University of Edinburgh is designed primarily for graduates with a background related to linguistics and/or psychology who wish to develop their knowledge of current research on language acquisition (first, second, bilingual, and impaired) and language change from a cognitive perspective and from the point of view of current linguistic theories. Joining a vibrant research community of developmental linguists, you will have the opportunity to carry out advanced research to try to answer questions related to the area of language development and bilingualism, such as -how do children learn language? - or -what happens when we forget a language? -You will benefit from the programme's strengths in: scope (with equal emphasis on first and second language acquisition and bilingualism) interdisciplinary teaching (staff drawn from linguistics, psychology and informatics) skill-oriented training (through methodology courses, lab sessions and project work)
Careers: Many graduates of the programme proceed to do a PhD in language development/acquisition. Some pursue a professional career after further training in a related area (e. g. , speech and language therapy, language technology). Others have obtained a position in a language-related institute (e. g. , the National Centre for Languages, Cambridge Assessment).
The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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