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Masters in Applied Linguistics (M.Phil.)

The Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics has been offered by CLCS for nearly 30 years. It offers a unique opportunity for you to engage deeply and critically with the discipline, and to provide a solid and rigorous foundation for your career aspirations.

Course Title Masters in Applied Linguistics (M.Phil.)
Duration: Full-time

one year, 6 to 8 hours per week of classes.
Duration: Part-time

two years, 2 to 6 hours per week of classes.
Next Intake September 2025. Online applications for 2025/26 are open until 30 June 2025. Apply here
Course Coordinator Dr Craig Sailor
Applications Co-ordinator: Dr Elaine Uí Dhonnchadha

Note: All MPhil students are required to attend CLCS orientation sessions which will take place  prior to the start of teaching in September.

To apply for the Masters in Applied Linguistics (M.Phil.), click here.

Further Information

Our M.Phil. offers you:

  • Elite, tailor-made programme
  • Flexible design shaped by your interests in Applied Linguistics
  • Small class size, taught by world-class experts
  • Wide choice of elective modules offered every year
  • Competitively-priced tuition
  • The chance to study at a premier university in the heart of vibrant Dublin
  • Two-year visa extension for non-EU M.Phil. in Applied Linguistics graduates to seek employment in Ireland

Students do not need to have a background in linguistics or applied linguistics, but they are normally expected to have language teaching experience. Indeed, many of our students have been practicing teachers who wish to expand their career horizons by deeper study of the current state of the art in language education.

Our alumni have followed various career paths in language education and other language professions, with many opting to pursue research at a higher level through the Ph.D., here in CLCS or elsewhere. For some, Ph.D. research has led to professional academic employment.

In keeping with Trinity College's admission requirements for postgraduate students (see here), applicants should have at least a 2.1 honors degree from an Irish university or an equivalent degree from another country (for example, a Bachelors degree with a GPA of at least 3.2). For overseas applicants, country-specific information regarding admission to Trinity College can be found here. Applicants whose first language is not English and who have not been educated through the medium of English must have a minimum Band C English proficiency as detailed here.

All MPhil students are required to attend CLCS orientation sessions which will take place  prior to the start of teaching in September.

Course Handbook 2024-25 is found here: CLCS-MPhil-Course-handbook-2024-25

Module Descriptions 2024-25 is found here: CLCS-MPhil-Module-handbook-2024-25

Note that the information provided in the handbook is subject to change from year to year.

 

You take four obligatory ‘core’ modules:

  • Describing Grammar
  • Language Acquisition
  • Second Language Curriculum Planning and Implementation
  • Language Testing

...and choose two from among the following menu of elective modules available every year:

  • Corpus Linguistics
  • Computer Assisted Language Learning
  • Linguistic Pragmatics
  • Multilingualism
  • Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching
  • Speech and Language Technology in Education
  • Technology, Language, and Communication

More information about these module can be found here

The modules are taught in Michaelmas and Hilary terms, and students prepare and write a 15,000-word dissertation which is due on the 31st of August.

Telephone: +353-1-8961560
Email: clcs_mphil_info@tcd.ie

Read our Frequently Asked Questions on the M.Phil. in Applied Linguistics and related M.Phil. programmes.