University of Liverpool has designed this programme for teachers, teacher trainers and materials writers, researchers and administrators in the field of Foreign Language Teaching (particularly English as a Foreign Language).

More particularly, the programme aims to:

• Increase students' awareness and knowledge of relevant areas of applied linguistics research and theory • Help students to apply relevant applied linguistics research and theory to the practicalities of language teaching • Assist students in developing a deeper understanding of language, current classroom methodology, second language acquisition and how they relate to teaching in general and specific areas such as materials design • Increase students' awareness and knowledge of the latest approaches to language analysis, and of their potential for application to language teaching.

Students will take six compulsory modules, along with two further module options from the selection below. There’ll also be a dissertation to write, normally on a subject related to the topics covered in the taught modules.