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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Masters (MA)

Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

This course is available by distance learning


This course has a start date in September      

Are you a teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or working in a related profession?

If so, are you:

• keen to build on your existing knowledge and experience?
• interested in improving your career prospects?
• planning to take up a more senior position in your institution?
• interested in researching your own teaching or applying for a research degree (MPhil/PhD/EdD) after completing a master’s programme?

Our TESOL programme is designed to meet all these needs.

The programme aims to develop your critical understanding of recent developments in TESOL theory and practice and to stimulate you to reflect on your own teaching; it also prepares you to conduct independent research into teaching and learning. There are three core areas of study: ‘the language learner and language learning’, ‘applied linguistics for TESOL’ and developments in TESOL methodology’. In addition, a range of options are offered, providing you with considerable freedom in selecting course components to suit your individual needs and interests. We also encourage you to develop your own areas of interest through your dissertation research.

Applications are accepted throughout the year, but we would encourage you to apply as early as possible, and at least two months prior to the start of the course, to avoid disappointment. Please note if you are intending to apply for funding you may be required to have a firm offer of a place before your scholarship application can be considered.

Entry requirements:Applicants should normally hold an approved first degree with at least second class honours (or equivalent) or an approved professional qualification deemed to be equivalent to a second class honours degree.
Other requirements:Teaching experience: Applicants must normally have a minimum of nine months’ full-time classroom English language teaching experience (650 hours of part-time experience). Consideration will also be given to applicants who can demonstrate that their first degree included English language teaching methodology components, or that they have attended a substantial, approved TESOL methodology course and have a minimum of two months’ full-time classroom English teaching experience (145 hours of part-time experience). Please note that teaching experience calculation should not include any teaching practicum taken as part of a course.
Written evidence of experience from employers should be submitted at the time of application. Applicants with part-time English teaching experience should show how their teaching hours have been calculated. Applicants who have online teaching experience will also need to show how their hours have been calculated, and provide written evidence from employers.
IELTS:7.0 (with no less than 6.5 in any element)
TOEFL IBT:100 with no less than 21 in listening, 22 in reading, 23 in speaking and 21 in writing

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