Master of Science (Applied Linguistics)

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Program Info (  Eligibility Criteria  )

Program Mission:
There is an ever – growing demand of trained English teachers. Colleges, universities, and language school all need qualified English teachers. English has now become more than a mare language. It is a bridge across borders and cultures, and a source of unity in a rapidly evolving world. This program shall enable students to learn how linguistic analysis can be used in practice in the vast arena of Language with specie allegations in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Computational Linguistics (CL), English Language Teaching (ELT), and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). This program inculcates specialized skills to effectively perform teaching of English language. This program integrates Language and computing skills.

Career Opportunities:
  • To produce qualified teaching resource.
  • To integrate ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in Teaching of English Language.
  • To develop collaborative e-learning resources for teaching.
  • To encourage teachers to be critically engaged in advanced research in English language teaching and learning.
Award of Degree:

For the award of Master of Science (Applied Linguistics) degree, a student must have:

  • Passed courses totaling at least 30 credit hours, including all those courses which have been specified as core courses.
  • Earned CGPA of at least 2.50
Tentative Study Plan
Sr. No Course Name Crdt Hrs.
Semester 1
1 SS5002 Computer Assisted Language Learning 3+0
2 SS5003 Fundamentals of Language and Linguistics 3+0
3 SS5004 Computational Linguistics 3+0
Sr. No Course Name Crdt Hrs.
Semester 2
1 SS5001 Research Methodology 3+0
2 SSxxxx Specialist Module-I 3+0
3 SSxxxx Elective-I 3+0
Sr. No Course Name Crdt Hrs.
Semester 3
1 SS5091 Thesis-I 0+3
2 SSxxxx Specialist Module-II 3+0
Sr. No Course Name Crdt Hrs.
Semester 4
1 SS5092 Thesis-II 0+3
2 SSxxxx Elective-II 3+0

Note: Registration in “Thesis-I” shall be allowed provided the student has:

  • Earned at least 18 credits
  • Passed the "Research Methodology" course AND
  • CGPA is equal to or more than 2.50