M2 Master's program in English Studies
Master A. Spé is a graduate program in English studies and English for specific purposes jointly run by Ecole normale supérieure Paris-Saclay and Université Paris-Diderot. It prepares students for a career as university lecturers or professors in English studies.
An excellent level of English is required. Applicants for the English for Specific Purposes Master must have followed the equivalent of an LLCER L3 (undergraduate course) in English in English-speaking studies (such as the "Classes Préparatoires" in literature for the French Grandes Écoles).
Have an in-depth understanding of the English language specialisation in all its aspects (lexical, discursive, grammatical, pedagogical or related to translation).
Fully master all the linguistic analysis frameworks of the English language, including phonetics and phonology.
Develop an in-depth knowledge of the literature, culture and civilization of the English-speaking world.
Be able to translate high-level literary texts from English to French and vice versa with great accuracy.
Learn scientific research methods in the field of English studies.
Develop an excellent level of spoken and written English.
The main aim of the English for Specific Purposes Master is to prepare students for an academic career in the field of English-speaking studies, particularly specialised English, English-speaking cultures, English teaching or English linguistics.
- Further studies at doctoral level; teaching and research in English-speaking studies (university lecturer positions).
- Jobs as Associate Professors of English in Higher Education (PRAG).
- High-level English teacher-trainers.
| Subjects | ECTS | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
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| UE 1. Epistémologie des études anglophones. | 8 | 20 | ||||||||
| UE 2. Atelier de pratique pédagogique pour le secteur LanSAD. | 8 | 20 | ||||||||
| UE 3. Histoire des sciences et questions d'épistémologie. | 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| UE 4. Scientific writing. | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
| UE 5. Participation à un colloque scientifique. | 1 | |||||||||
| UE 6. Participation à la semaine de la Graduate School HSP. | 1 | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
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| UE Avancées de la recherche contemporaine en analyse des discours anglophones et en anglais de spécialité. | 8 | 20 | ||||||||
| UE Mooc d'analyse des discours. | 8 | |||||||||
| UE Outils d'interrogation des corpus. | 8 | |||||||||
| UE Projet de recherche en analyse des discours anglophones. | 8 | 10 | ||||||||
| UE Recherche en linguistique de corpus. | 8 | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
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| Outils d'interrogation des corpus. | 8 | |||||||||
| UE Avancées de la recherche contemporaine en linguistique. | 8 | 20 | ||||||||
| UE Linguistique systémique fonctionnelle. | 8 | |||||||||
| UE Recherche en linguistique de corpus. | 8 | |||||||||
| UE UFR EILA à choix (niveau Master). | 8 | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
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| UE Outils d'interrogation des corpus. | 8 | |||||||||
| UE Séminaire de civilisation 1. | 8 | |||||||||
| UE Séminaire de civilisation 2. | 8 | |||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
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| UE 7. Avancement du mémoire de recherche. | 4 | |||||||||
| UE 8. Soutenance du mémoire de recherche. | 18 | |||||||||
From 05/05/2025 to 09/07/2025
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Motivation letter.
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Research project.
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All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
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Curriculum Vitae.
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(Joindre un descriptif du projet de recherche envisagé pour le M2 (état de l'art, problématique de recherche, méthodologie envisagée, bibliographie succincte). Le projet peut être en français ou en anglais (entre 1000 et 1500 mots hors bibliographie))
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VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
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Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.