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So this course is a course in Applied
Linguistics and Language Teaching, it's ideal
for you whether you have experience in teaching
or not. So you will gain a deeper and broader
understanding of applied linguistics and language
teaching. The students we attract come from
all over the world so it has a real international
feel. So the course really is about language
teaching and language learning of not just
English but of other languages as well.
I chose to study at Kingston because they
gave me the opportunity to put theory and
practice together in the course. So I chose
it because you could study the theory, you
could do some practice in micro teaching because
you could learn the language so everything
was together. And as well, because it wasn't
focused on English language, you could apply
that knowledge to any language and I specifically
teach Spanish as a second language.
So one of the questions I'm most commonly
asked by students about the MA is the timetable.
So for full-time students it's two modules
per teaching block, so that means about eight
hours contact time per week. So that means
that you are in university for lectures and
seminars plus the reading time which is about
eight to ten hours per week. For part-time
it's half that, so it's only one module per
teaching block and that equates to about just
ten hours for one module, reading and studying.
We try to make sure that the timetable is
evenly spread and regular from week to week
so that you can organise your other commitments.
So, for example, for full-time you need to
come into the university about four days a week.
One of the best things in the course that I
learned, the reason why I was teaching in
a certain way and not in another way, so I
wasn't very sure about how to teach. So in
the course with all the theory and practice
I could get more knowledge about learning
and teaching in second languages.
So if you want a stimulating learning
environment, an environment that mixes theory
and practice, and if you want teachers who
have both the theoretical knowledge and the
practical skills and knowledge this course
is designed for you.
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