MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Director of Studies: Alan Waters
Programme length: full-time (12 months), part-time (24 months)
Audience: Audience: those possessing at least three years of teaching experience and seeking to upgrade their professional knowledge and skills, both for existing roles and as a preparation for more responsible positions (if you have less than 3 years' experience, please see our MA TEFL)
Entry requirements:
- Academic: upper-second class degree or higher, in a relevant specialism (language studies or linguistics-oriented ones preferred)
- Foreign language teaching experience of three or more years
- English language level (for applicants whose native language is not English): minimum IELTS 6.5 (with at least 6.0 in Reading and Writing) / paper-based TOEFL 580 / CBT 237 / or equivalent
Assessment: 6 x 5,000-word essay or equivalent (120 credits) + 12,500-word dissertation (60 credits)
Enquiries: Marjorie Wood
This MA offers experienced practitioners a preparation for more responsible positions in language teaching and testing, teacher training, curriculum and materials development, and further research in the language education area. A wide range of modules in specific language education areas are on offer.
Aims
- To provide a thorough background to the academic disciplines that inform the theory and practice of TESOL.
- To identify issues of contemporary interest in the field of TESOL, and develop enlightened attitudes towards them.
- To develop expertise in applied linguistic procedures, as employed in the practices of language teaching.
Structure
| Core modules (ALL of these must be taken) |
Choice of TWO ‘restricted choice’
modules (please note that some courses may not be available in any given year) |
TWO modules freely chosen |
|---|---|---|
| Trends and Issues in Language Teaching Methodology Research Issues in Applied Linguistics (non-credit) |
Communicative and Pedagogical Grammar Culture and the Language Learner Language Test Construction and Evaluation |
Any other modules on offer in the Department (including those listed in the second column) |
Participants are also strongly encouraged to take the Academic Discourses Practices module, which provides support in English for Academic Purposes related to the other programme modules and the dissertation.