Overview

Students will develop in-depth professional knowledge and skills for investigating issues of using English as an international language in a context of 21st century communication and learning.

Graduation Prospects

Upon successful completion of the Applied English Linguistics research programme from Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University, students will be able to conduct independent research thoroughly, contributing to current research in applied linguistics.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Second Language Teaching

Multimodal Discourse Analysis

Digital Literacy

Corpus Linguistics

Varieties of English Language and Intercultural Communication

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00

More details

Since admission offers are highly competitive and subject to quota availability, you are strongly advised to make your application as early as possible.

Language

English

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79

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4.5

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

22 alternative credits

MPhil: 12 credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Zhuhai, China

Disciplines

Language Studies Linguistics View 4 other PhDs in Language Studies in China

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

79

OR

4.5

Schedule TOEFL®

IELTS

6.5

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants seeking admission to the PhD programme should possess:

a master's degree from a recognised university or comparable institution; or

a bachelor's degree with first class honours from a recognized university or comparable institution, whom should demonstrate strong evidence of research achievement/experience; or

any other qualification deemed by the Graduate School to be acceptable for this purpose, whom may be required to take an admission exam.

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