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MA Sociolinguistics

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

Old Dominion University

Program Overview

The Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics prepares students to pursue advanced graduate study, teach in colleges, adult education programs, businesses, private schools and institutions in the U.S. or abroad, work with private businesses, and the language acquisition needs of second language learners. The Sociolinguistics track focuses on different aspects of language, used in various sociocultural contexts. Courses in dialect variation, discourse analysis, and language and culture prepare students to collect, analyze, and interpret language data skills with important applications in academic research, industry, education, the criminal justice system, and community language studies.

Program Key Stats

$1387 (Per Credit)
$ 50



83 %

Eligibility Criteria


79
500
6.5
79

Additional Information & Requirements

Students must generally have at least 24 undergraduate hours in English, or a closely related field, with a grade point average of 3.0 or better, may have little or no undergraduate course work relating to English, provided that they have an average of 3.0 or better in their undergraduate major, submit scores for sample of scholarly writing, and three recommendations, at least one of which evaluates ability in English, Students must score 230 on the computer-based TOEFL the equivalent of 570 in the older, paper-based score scale or 80 on the TOEFL iBT. Students may be admitted provisionally with a TOEFL score of 213 550 in the paper-based scale, English Language Proficiency, Financial Documentation seeking F/J visas only, Passport identification page, Requirements and deadlines vary by program Standardized Test Results GRE, GMAT, MAT, MCAT, PRAXIS, Essay/Personal Statement/Resume, Letters of Recommendation, English Language requirement: IELTS: 6.5 overall, GRE verbal reasoning: 150, GRE verbal: 480, SAT critical reading: 480, SAT reading test: 26, GCSE or GCE: O level pass in English; CPE: C or higher, PTE Academic Test: 53

Career Options

  • English Language And Literature Teachers
  • Postsecondary
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Interpreters And Translators
  • Adult Basic And Secondary Education And Literacy Teachers And Instructors

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