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By exploring areas such as sociolinguistics, describing language, and curriculum design, I can create more engaging and culturally responsive lessons that address the diverse needs of my students.
Life in the Department of Linguistics and Communication
Discover life as a postgraduate student in the Department of Linguistics and Communication - from career development, our annual corpus linguistics conference to current research projects.
How I'm developing skills for a career teaching English Language
MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL student Pujaria shares the knowledge and skills she's gaining from her course.
Corpus Linguistics Summer School and the Annual Sinclair Lecture
Discover highlights from these annual events organised by Centre for Corpus Research in the Department of Linguistics and Communication.
Conference brings together ‘formidable force’ to tackle female genital mutilation in the UK
The conference marked the launch of Professor Jeannette Littlemore’s project, ‘Investigating the language used to communicate about FGM in educational and community settings in the West Midlands’.
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Career opportunities
We’re proud to be the UK university most targeted by the country’s leading graduate employers for two years in a row (The Graduate Market in 2024 and 2025 High Fliers reports).
Our Linguistics and Communications postgraduate students have gone on to work in careers such as:
- 'English Language Teacher'
- 'Academic Advisor'
- 'Curriculum Developer'
Organisations our Linguistics and Communications postgraduate students have gone on to work for include:
- The British Council
- Kaplan International Languages.
Having a master’s degree from the University of Birmingham certainly opens doors. Immediately after submitting my master’s thesis, I was offered the position of Director of Studies and exam preparation teacher at a prestigious language school in Greece. It was an incredible opportunity to put my skills into practice and grow as a professional.
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