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In the Master's Program in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities (LingDig), you get an understanding of the nature and diversity of human language and the theoretical and digital tools for working with language and speech. You may also focus on digital methods in other fields within humanities or on human cognition and artificial intelligence. The Program offers five fields of specialization: Cognitive Science, Digital Humanities, General Linguistics, Language Technology and Phonetics.

Study at the Department of Semiotics at the University of Tartu, one of the most important centers of semiotics in the world.

MA Applied Linguistics with TESOL is designed for experienced teachers – with more than a year’s professional language teaching experience – wishing to develop their knowledge of linguistics and understand its potential applications in language teaching. We aim to equip students with the linguistic and pedagogic knowledge, the research and analytic skills, and the confidence necessary to develop their careers in English language teaching, and/or to move into areas such as teacher training or ELT management.

Our MA in Applied Linguistics is intended for anyone interested in the application of language research to language pedagogy, and for teachers of English who wish to upgrade their professional standing. Studying this programme by distance learning, you will be provided with a set of interactive course materials to complete in part-time, self-study mode over a period of at least 30 months.

The English Studies programme provides an excellent opportunity for students to acquire a specialist qualification in English Literature, Cultural Studies and Linguistics. It is a broadly interdisciplinary programme concerned with both the theoretical and empirical analysis of the role of the English language, culture and literature in modern society. The programme consists of three equally balanced blocks of general and subject-specific courses in linguistics, literature and culture.

The program is well suited for students who wish to study language from a comparative perspective. The program places special emphasis on the formal aspects of grammar, in particular syntax and phonology. The approach to these disciplines relies on comparative studies of many languages.

This Master’s in MA in Applied Linguistics (TESOL) offers an advanced-level professional qualification for practicing and aspiring teachers of English as a foreign language. It is designed for both native speakers and non-native speakers with a high level of English.

The growing importance of English as a global language has radically changed the needs, objectives, and realities in the area of the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language. Therefore, professionals who are not only highly proficient in the English language but also have the necessary teaching skills and competencies are in great demand. Moreover, the ability to teach with both cultural and linguistic sensitivity is even more valuable. With its dual focus, the Master's program ‘Applied Linguistics and TESOL’ will provide you with an understanding of the complex relationship between language use and context, as well as a strong theoretical and practical foundation in the field of teaching English to speakers of other languages.

Do you want to know how a computer translator, voice assistant, and search services work from the inside? Are you going to take part in the development of new machine systems designed for text analysis and live speech? Join the Digital Linguistics master program. This program reveals the models of language theory, Big Data analysis, theory and practice of machine translation, algorithms for automatic text improvement. The students experiment with the phenomenon of speech, voice recognition, automated text analysis, develop digital language guides and other pioneering technologies.

Students who already have a BA degree in the humanities or social sciences and speak English at least at B2 level can apply to thisfour semesterprogramme.

Students who already have a BA degree in the humanities or social sciences and speak English at least at C1 level can apply to this two- or four-semester programme providing training in the different aspects - language, history, culture, politics, diversity - of American Studies.

The course offers students the opportunity to obtain a double degree, i.e. a double master's degree in Modern Philology and Linguistics.

The MA in Applied Linguistics is a versatile and interdisciplinary programme, which aims to provide you with a solid understanding of the basis of language and linguistics. Delivered by a team of tutors with internationally recognised academic expertise in a range of specialist areas, you will have the option to tailor your studies in either TESOL or English Language, whilst maintaining a broader connection to the discipline of linguistics.

Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism (SoMu) is an international joint-degree study programme offered by Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), Kaunas, Lithuania, Johannes-Gutenberg University (JGU), Mainz, Germany, Stockholm University (SU), Stockholm, Sweden, and the University of Tartu (UT), Tartu, Estonia. SoMu trains a new generation of sociolinguists who will possess a broad scholarly and practical understanding of the parallel use of multiple languages in Europe and a professional awareness of multilingualism’s social dynamics and its cultural, political, and socioeconomic impact in varying European contexts.

Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism (SoMu) is an international joint-degree study Program offered by Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), Kaunas, Lithuania, Johannes-Gutenberg University (JGU), Mainz, Germany,Stockholm University (SU),Stockholm, Sweden, and the University of Tartu (UT),Tartu, Estonia.SoMu trains a new generation of sociolinguists who will possess a broad scholarly and practical understanding of the parallel use of multiple languages in Europe and a professional awareness of multilingualism’s social dynamics and its cultural, political and socioeconomic impact in varying European contexts.