GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION · MA / 12

MA IN MULTILINGUAL
EDUCATION

Language. Identity. Policy. Learning.

2 yearsDuration

120 ECTSTotal credits

Full-timeOn campus

EnglishLanguage

Leave an application

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

MAKE EVERY LANGUAGE COUNT.

A full-time two-year programme exploring the theories, policies and practices of multilingual education, with a close connection to trilingual education in Kazakhstan and beyond.

WHAT YOU WILL BUILD

TEACH. DESIGN. ASSESS. INFLUENCE.

Language teachingCurriculum developmentAssessmentPolicy analysisApplied linguisticsEducation research

CORE COURSES

FROM LINGUISTICS TO THE CLASSROOM.

Foundations of Multilingual EducationIntroduction to LinguisticsThe Multilingual SchoolResearch MethodsEducation Reform in KazakhstanLanguage Policy

CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT

DESIGN FOR REAL MULTILINGUAL CONTEXTS.

Study multilingual curriculum development and assessment, multiliteracies, language and literacy teaching, and current international approaches including content and language integrated learning.

LANGUAGE & POLICY

READ THE SYSTEM. RESHAPE THE SYSTEM.

L1, L2 and additional-language acquisitionLanguage education policyBilingual and multilingual practiceEnglish in Central AsiaKazakh language in professional contextsEducation reform across contexts

THESIS RESEARCH

ASK A QUESTION THAT MATTERS.

Design and conduct original research on language issues in schools, classrooms or policy. Thesis Research and academic writing courses support the journey from evidence to a defensible contribution.

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

GLOBAL THEORY. LOCAL RELEVANCE.

Learn with faculty drawing on Global North and Global South epistemologies, interactive humanistic pedagogy, and the multilingual realities of modern Kazakhstan.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

KNOW. QUESTION. APPLY.

Critically evaluate multilingual education researchUnderstand language acquisitionApply linguistic conceptsDesign classroom researchAnalyse education policyWork fluently across professional contexts

CAREER DIRECTIONS

TURN LANGUAGE INTO OPPORTUNITY.

Multilingual EducatorCurriculum DeveloperTeacher TrainerPolicy AnalystEducation ResearcherNGO & Community LeaderSchool AdministratorUniversity ProfessionalEducation Advocate

INTERNATIONAL QUALITY

RECOGNISED WITHOUT RESERVATIONS.

The MA in Multilingual Education is internationally accredited by the UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, confirming its alignment with recognised academic quality standards.

TAKE THE NEXT STEP

MA IN MULTILINGUALEDUCATION