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Stellenbosch University

Postgraduate Diploma in Second Language Studies

The Postgraduate Diploma in Second Language Studies in Language and Culture Studies is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Postgraduate Diploma in Second Language Studies offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

The programme focuses on aspects of the phenomenon of second languages which are central to various forms of language practice, and investigates specifically the nature, properties and acquisition of a second language from a general linguistic and psycholinguistic perspective. You take three compulsory modules: one in the first semester and two in the second semester. One of the modules in the second semester is a self-study module in which you have a limited choice regarding the topic of study, and which is aimed at the deepening of knowledge. This self-study module is assessed by means of an examination

Compulsory modules

General Linguistic Perspective (48)
Psycholinguistic Perspective (24)
Perspective on Second Languages (48)