This specialisation covers language analysis and looks at the impact of language, culture and communication on our society. A significant component of this programme is research based. Students carry out research into specialised areas, such as language teaching, translation and interpreting, and literacy development.

Career opportunities First and second language education Literacy development (school to workplace settings) Research Translation and/or interpreting. Recent graduates of the programme completed a thesis in topics such as: Aspects of discourse in advertisements Politeness strategies in film subtitles The effectiveness of increasing awareness of learning strategies First and second language development from birth Task-based instruction in second language classrooms Ethnographic investigations of literacy in the workplace The academic writing challenges faced by Saudi students Perceptions of supervisory relationships between Chinese-speaking students and English-speaking supervisors Challenges of court interpreters in New Zealand courtroom settings.