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Study Details: MA 2 years by distance learning
The MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL (distance learning) is for experienced English language teachers who want to build on their existing knowledge and skills and expand their professional horizons. You’ll study a wide range of advanced topics which broaden and deepen your understanding of core areas of linguistics and how they apply to language learning and teaching. The modules will challenge you intellectually and help you develop a critical awareness of contemporary approaches and issues in relation to the teaching and learning of English. You’ll explore language structure and language use in some depth and learn to analyse language in context, using a range of up-to-date research methods.
You can customise your degree towards your own professional interests and career goals through your choice of option modules and dissertation topic. The Research Methods and Dissertation module (with an assessed proposal) equips you with the skills necessary to conduct a small-scale research study and builds a solid foundation for those who want to go on to doctoral studies.
We recognise the demands of working and studying at the same time. For that reason, our distance learning course is structured to provide you with the support you need, and allow you to study flexibly and offering the option to take breaks in your studies (if you need to). Your course tutors are highly experienced ELT professionals who are also internationally recognized academic experts in their research fields. This course combines their expert subject knowledge and their extensive experience of distance and online learning.
Accreditation of Prior Learning
The previous completion of certain courses will allow you to apply for Accredited Prior Learning (APL). All applications are considered on a case by case basis.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more.
There are a number of possible sources of funding: loans and grants, bursaries and scholarships.
Our degrees are highly valued by educational employers and our MA qualifications will help you to raise your profile when seeking to advance your career as a language teaching professional. The field of English Language Teaching is increasingly competitive and many organisations see a Master’s level qualification as an essential requirement. An MA from the University of Leicester indicates to employers that you have up-to-date knowledge and have developed critical and transferable skills that will equip you to take on a more senior role in the language teaching programme of any educational institution. Indeed, many of our past MA students have gone on to gain promotion or move into new demanding jobs on completion of the programme.
MA Modules
Core modules
Option modules
Choose two option modules from:
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