MA in Language and Linguistics

MASTER’S PROGRAM

 LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS

 

ADMISSION:

The program is open to both Bulgarian and foreign students, who have already got a Bachelor’s degree in areas related to English Studies. The Bulgarian students must have an overall grade Good 4 from their BA diplomas, whereas foreign students should have their diplomas verified by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education.

THE CURRICULUM DESIGN:

Language and Linguistics is a two-semester program. The curriculum offers a variety of courses in modern linguistic theories, together with courses on language and style, as well as courses which address specific contexts, such as the media. The program also offers a significant corpus in English language practice at the proficiency level. The students will be exposed to different approaches and strategies for academic studies.

COMPETENCIES:

Graduates will develop:

  1. Knowledge and understanding of:
  • current issues in theoretical linguistics
  • the key questions that drive current research in syntax, semantics & pragmatics
  • methods and concepts of linguistic analysis
  1. Intellectual skills to:
  • reason critically
  • identify a problem
  • pose a cogent research question
  • exercise independence of thought
  1. Practical skills to:
  • access the wide range of information sources available to academic scholarship
  • produce cogent, structured and professionally presented reports
  • give a professional oral presentation
  • manage a project
  1. Transferable skills to:
  • communicate effectively
  • present ideas orally and visually
  • listen actively
  • take initiative and demonstrate a proactive approach
  • act with independence

Graduates will be proficient in English for a wide range of applications and contexts.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT:

The graduates can pursue careers as:

  • researchers
  • university faculty members
  • cultural commentators
  • experts and consultants to government bodies and NGOs
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CURRICULUM

English Philology – Language and Linguistics, MA

 

Courses

Classroom Workload

Lectures

Seminars

Workload outside the
classroom

Total Workload

Credits

Forms of Assessment

І  Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory Courses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sociolinguistics

60

60

0

90

150

5

exam

Cognitive Linguistics

60

60

0

90

150

5

exam

English Language Practice

90

0

90

60

150

5

continues

English Language Origin

60

60

0

90

150

5

exam

Language – Style and Register

30

0

30

60

90

3

exam

Elective Course I

30

30

0

90

120

4

exam

Functional Grammar / Semiology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elective Course II

30

0

30

60

90

3

exam

Modality
in Cognitive Grammar / Aspect and Aspectuality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Number of Classes

360

210

150

540

900

30

 

ІІ Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory Courses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English
Language Practice

90

0

90

60

150

5

exam

Generative Transformational Syntax

60

60

0

90

150

5

exam

Language and style in Business Communication

30

0

30

90

120

4

exam

Research Methodologies

30

30

0

60

90

3

exam

Language and The Media

30

0

30

60

90

3

exam

Text Linguistics

40

0

40

60

120

4

exam

Elective Course III

30

30

0

60

90

3

exam

Discourse Analysis / Pragmatics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elective Course IV

30

0

30

60

90

3

exam

Language and Rhetorics / Business Presentation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Number of Classes

340

120

220

560

900

30

 

Thesis or Written State Exam

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Total Number of Classes for the Entire Period of Study

700

330

370

1100

1800

75