Applied Linguistics (Hons) Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Overview

The curriculum progresses through three key phases: foundational courses in core linguistics (Years One and Two), followed by specialised optional modules (Years Three and Four) that align with students’ professional aspirations.

This Applied Linguistics (Hons) programme at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s strength lies in its defined career pathways, spanning technology (AI/computational linguistics), healthcare (speech therapy), public sector (policy/intelligence), and creative industries (publishing/media).

Career opportunities:

Graduates will be well-equipped for diverse careers such as language specialists in AI and technology companies, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) educators in international schools, intercultural communication advisors for multinational firms, localisation experts in media, language policy analysts for governments or non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and conference interpreters or literary translators. Additional pathways include forensic linguistics and health communication roles, ensuring broad opportunities across technology, education, business, and public sectors.

Our linguistics graduates in the past have chosen to pursue a variety of postgraduate programmes – including Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, TESOL, Education, Translation Studies, and Literary Studies – at prestigious institutions all over the world, such as University of Cambridge, UK; University of Oxford, UK; Harvard University, US; Johns Hopkins University, US; University of Warwick, UK; University College London, UK; University of Sydney, Australia; University of Edinburgh, UK; Duke University, US; University of Pennsylvania, US, among others.