I decided to come back and study a
Masters at the University of Queensland
because I was already in a position of teaching
full-time and I had a lot of practical skills
and I really wanted some theory
to underpin what I was doing
and also wanted to be able to take
my career forward, take that next step.
A Masters in Applied Linguistics provides
students with a range of career options
across education, business, the arts, and government.
With the experience of studying here, it opens
up a lot of professional job opportunities
because people know us for our highest
academic and professional standards.
Many of the students who come to our
program have taught for several years
and they're looking to take the next step in their careers.
So we try to provide an environment
of professional development
in which they can further develop
their skills and understanding.
As part of that, students are expected to bring their experience as teachers, and previous education
to the classroom and to their studies.
A student coming to our program will be able to interact
with high-calibre students from across the world
and learn and work with Faculty who have an
international reputation in their respective fields.
The University of Queensland is a
world-renowned, prestigious university
and it offers a great number of resources.
There are numbers of national and
international linguistics conferences
being held here at The University
of Queensland every year.
So as a student, you really can't ask for more
when you get to frequently share ideas
and work with some of the worlds
foremost linguistic experts.
The best thing about studying a Masters program
here at The University of Queensland
is the diversity of people that you get to interact with,
particularly in the Applied Linguistics program.
There are so many students from other fields,
other countries, other nationalities
so it's a great opportunity to really connect,
network, and develop future relationships.
The advice I'd give to anyone looking at studying
a Master of Applied Linguistics would be, do it.
It's pretty simple.
It really does open the door to
a lot of opportunities out there.
