**are you interested in the relationship between language and society, or in how language is organised in the mind?** do you want to learn more about how vocabulary works, or about the differences between spoken and written language? are you interested in how such knowledge might be useful to the design and execution of language learning programmes? this programme is designed for experienced teachers – with more than a year’s professional language teaching experience – wishing to develop their knowledge of linguistics and understand its potential applications in language teaching. we aim to equip students with the linguistic and pedagogic knowledge, the research and analytic skills, and the confidence necessary to develop their careers in english language teaching, and/or to move into areas such as teacher-training or elt management.