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Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and TESOL Pedagogy

Two-year graduate program investigating communicative language teaching, bilingual psycholinguistics, corpus linguistics, and phonetics pedagogy.

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Application checklist & requirements

These requirements reflect published university guidelines available at the last review. Review official department guidelines before submission.

Academic degree / Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in English, Linguistics, or Education with 3.0+ GPA
English language proficiency
IELTS 7.0
Standardized testing (GRE/GMAT)
Not required
Thesis / Research statement
Master's thesis proposal (2,000 words) on second language acquisition (SLA)
Recommendation letters
Two academic letters from linguistics professors

How much will it cost? How much funding is available?

Financial support / stipend
¥250,000 linguistics research grant support
Application fee
¥150,000 matriculation fee
Tuition / joining costs
¥850,000 per academic year

Dates and verification

Application deadline
January 20, 2027
Last source review
2026-10-15

Important verification note

Facts reflect official Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (NUFS) documentation reviewed 2026-10-15. Admissions, funding allocations, and eligibility thresholds are evaluated by the university.

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