Forensic linguistics, legal linguistics, or language and the law,
is the application of linguistic knowledge, methods and insights to the
forensic context of law, language, crime investigation, trial, and
judicial procedure. It is a branch of applied linguistics.
There are principally three areas of application for linguists working in forensic contexts:
understanding language of the written law,
understanding language use in forensic and judicial processes, and
the provision of linguistic evidence.
The
discipline of forensic linguistics is not homogenous; it involves a
range of experts and researchers in different areas of the field.
Applied
linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of linguistics. Major
branches of applied linguistics include bilingualism and
multilingualism, conversation analysis, contrastive linguistics, sign
linguistics, language assessment, literacies, discourse analysis,
language pedagogy, second language acquisition, language planning and
policy, interlinguistics, stylistics, pragmatics, forensic linguistics
and translation.
Applicants should obtain a bachelor diploma and HSK Level 5 Certificate
1. Application Form
2. Certificate of HSK level 6
Certificate of HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)
3. Photocopy of valid passport
With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included
4. Passport photo
A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant
5. Undergraduate school transcript
6. Bachelor's degree diploma
Graduation certificate in languages other
than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and
be certified by notarization.
7. Photocopy of awards certificate
If applicable
8. Two letters of recommendation
From professor or associate professor or equivalents
9. Study plan
Including study purpose, research interest and research plan in brief.
Answer: ACASC charges a service fee of 50$ for using its online application portal. Applying through ACASC into Chinese universities attracts a service fee of $50.
Answer: Yes. ACASC gives the applicants, the chance to directly apply to their desired universities through our online application portal. We have synchronized our system to create a simple platform that connects universities and colleges in China to international students all around the world.
Answer: To track the application status, please log in your ACASC personal account. Whenever there’s an update, you will be informed on your application status through ACASC system within a day as soon as we receive university’s notification. You will simultaneously receive ACASC auto-email about the application status. To directly inquire about your application status, feel free to send us an email to admission@acasc.cn and our team will keep you updated.
Answer: When an application is pending a decision it means that your school has received it and no admissions decision has been made yet. The admissions office may have reviewed your application package or may not have.
The main cause of a pending application is usually incomplete application documents. As a result you will be requested by the school’s admission office to re-check and modify all submitted application documents or perhaps even add extra documents and then re-submit them.
To avoid further delays, carefully read the university’s comments, modify your application form on ACASC, and re-upload the required application documents. You can contact ACASC on admission@acasc.cn for any help with regards to your pending application
Processing time varies for different applications. For example to process a degree program application requires more time than a Chinese language application. Confirmation for Chinese language application by the admission office usually takes 2 to 4 weeks. However, time for degree programs application differs. For example fall semester application processing is after March, and it takes a period of 1 to 2 months. This also depends on your qualification and the number of applicants.
