MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL
- Country United Kingdom
- Course Duration 12 month
- Course Type Full Time
- Courses Campus On Campus
- Language Specification IELTS
- Program Level Post-Graduate
- Education Required Graduate
- Admission intake SEP
- Minimum GPA 3.1
Application Charges
| Application Fee | Tution Fee |
|---|---|
| Free | GBP 16,200 |
Program Description
Develop your abilities as a teacher of English to speakers of other languages, or kickstart your TESOL career, on this flexible Master's in Applied Linguistics and TESOL.You may already be an established TESOL practitioner (or ELT, EFL or EAP) with a minimum of three months full-time teaching experience, looking to advance your skills and become an expert in your field. If not, as long as you've completed initial ELT, TESOL or TEFL teacher training, you can still apply for this course and do an extra module to build up your practical teaching skills.On this course, you'll apply contemporary TESOL theory to the classroom. Guided by our expert teaching team, you can apply your learning to the context of teaching you currently work in or aspire to, whether that's in the private or state sector, teaching adults, primary, secondary or higher education.You'll use a global perspective to critique your own approaches to teaching, conduct your own research into teaching techniques, and explore lesson planning and course design.You can study in a way that fits around your existing professional and personal commitments by choosing between full-time, part-time, campus-based or distance learning options. When you graduate, you'll have a deeper understanding of TESOL and how best to get results as an expert practitioner. You'll be ready to pursue roles in areas such as educational management or leadership, curriculum development, editing, publishing or advertising, in the UK or overseas.
Prefer to study with a work placement?
You can also study for this Applied Linguistics and TESOL Master's (with Professional Experience).Looking to develop your career in TESOL leadership instead?
You can study our MA TESOL Leadership and Management degree course.Eligibility
This course accepts UK, EU, and International students.Course highlights
- Take your TESOL knowledge and teaching skills to postgraduate level
- Choose to study in a way that suits you and your professional life, from on campus or distance learning, full-time (1 year) or part-time (2 or 3 years), and a September or January start
- Reflect on your classroom practice in order to improve the way you teach
- Learn to effectively plan and design a syllabus, courses and assessment methods, and choose to build a portfolio of lesson plans supported by critical reflection
- Analyse research into how people learn languages and the implications that has for the classroom
- Explore linguistic theory, unpick the hidden systems and bias in the use of language, and conduct research into teaching techniques
