Masters Degrees (Discourse Analysis)

How do ideologies form and sustain political identities and interests? What are the main ideologies and political discourses that frame and organise our… Read more

Study at the first university in the UK to offer an MA Discourse Studies Be inspired by our world-leading experts in corpus linguistics and related areas… Read more

This course is for the curious. It’s designed for literature lovers who want to explore beyond the surface, questioning how the very language in our favourite literary texts works. Read more

An MA by Research in Applied Linguistics enables you to undertake a project led by your own passions and interests, without committing to a full PhD.  Your Applied Linguistics project will take one year full-time or two years part-time. Read more

The MA in English Linguistics is a flexible distance-learning programme. You can work at your own pace fitting your study around work and other commitments. Read more

Our MA Digital Media and Society offers a comprehensive understanding of current developments in digital media and their wider social significance. Read more

Apply for this programme Reading's Department of English Language and Linguistics has more than 50 years of excellence in the field. Read more

How do we successfully communicate with people when we come from different cultures or do not share their language? How can global companies manage their diverse workforce? These are the kind of issues you will learn to address on this MA.  You’ll develop a broad-based approach to the study of language and intercultural communication, both as a cultural resource and a cultural practice. Read more

The MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is aimed at graduate teachers and other English Language Teaching professionals with at least two years' experience who wish to enhance their academic development. Read more

An interdisciplinary programme that will develop your intercultural awareness and competence, and give you an understanding of the theory and practice of intercultural communication, skills highly valued by employer in today’s global world. Read more

Join a department at the forefront of research in linguistics with 3 specialist laboratories and 11 research centres and groups Study applied linguistics… Read more

We have a proud history of pioneering work in political communications, media and cultural policy. The course draws on the expertise of our Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, specifically in transnational and comparative research and the political economy of communications. Read more

This MA explores language from a wide range of perspectives. Read more

How do students learn in schools? What role do individual differences play in learning? How can you improve learning environments to optimally help students learn and develop? Common to all processes referred to in the questions above, is that they take place while and because we interact. Read more

Join our expert English Language team and research the extraordinary range of varieties and functions of this global language Advanced knowledge of phonetics and syntax coupled with practical application and exploration of English in context – e.g. Read more