Welcome to the Centre for Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. We are an international centre, engaged in a wide range of teaching, research and consultancy activities that focus on language: how to use it, how to learn it, how to analyse it and how to teach it. Over the years, our students have come from more than one hundred different countries, and all our staff have lived and worked outside the UK.

As an international centre, we welcome opportunities for international collaboration, and welcome visitors, students, teachers and researchers from around the world. 

The University of Warwick has signed an agreement with the National College English Testing Committee of China which is based at Shanghai Jiaotong University. A team of people, under the leadership of Dr Claudia Harsch, will be reviewing test items for the new computer-based version of the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4). More

The Centre has linked with the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China, to promote our mutual research and teaching interests in intercultural communication. More

The Centre has linked with the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations for collaborative activities in testing, including a new MA ELT (Testing & Assessment) degree. More 

Please learn more about us by following the links below.  

Postgraduate Courses for Teachers and Intending Teachers of English 

We offer a range of MA, Diploma and Certificate Courses for teachers of English to speakers of other languages, including specialisations in Young Learners, ICT & Multimedia, English for Specific Purpose, and Testing & Assessment.   

Postgraduate Research in Applied Linguistics

We offer PhD research degrees in applied linguistics, with specialist expertise in the following areas: language learning and pedagogy, English language teacher education and development, professional and academic discourse, and working and communicating across cultures.

Tailor-made Short Courses

We design tailor-made courses for teachers and other professionals in the areas of English language, culture and pedagogy.

English Language Learning

We run pre-sessional and in-sessional courses and a Pre-Requisite English Programme.

Research Projects and Collections

The Centre is also home to a number of key collections: the British Academic Spoken English (BASE) Plus Collection, the British Academic Written English (BAWE) Plus Collection, and the Warwick ELT Archive.

We have developed a number of innovative and award-winning multimedia products, such as the ease CD-ROMs.

We have been involved in several major projects, such as the eChina-UK Programme, the Global People Project, and the Globalised Curriculum.