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 Methods in Linguistics and English Language (non-credit) |
Culture and the Language Learner Language Test Construction and Evaluation Curriculum Design and Teacher Development in Language Education |
Any other modules on offer in the Department (including those listed in the second column) |
Participants are also strongly encouraged to take the Postgraduate Academic Study Skills module, which provides support in English for Academic Purposes related to the other programme modules and the dissertation.
Further Information
For more details about studying English Language Teaching and Testing at Lancaster see MA Programmes in English Language Teaching and Testing at Lancaster.
New Departmental Scholarship
Amount of award: £500 remission of tuition fees. One scholarship will be awarded per year.
For full details please see department funding opportunities.