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MA TESOL Studies is specially designed for graduates who are interested in becoming teachers in the field of teaching English as a second or foreign language (TESOL) and have little or no previous experience of English language teaching.
This course offers you an excellent step towards beginning a career in TESOL. You’ll graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to be a confident and reflective practitioner able to make informed pedagogic decisions in the classroom.
You’ll explore the description and analysis of the English language and gain an understanding of the processes through which children and adults learn languages. A large part of the course focuses on the theory and practice of general and specialist English language teaching, and you’ll have opportunities to learn more about research and current developments in TESOL in global educational contexts.
You’ll join a very friendly, dynamic and multinational language education team in the School of Education, who have a wide range of experience in language teaching and teacher education work in the UK and around the world.
You’ll be taught by practitioners and researchers at the forefront of a diverse range of subjects, who have ongoing projects in areas such as second language teacher education and development, English medium instruction, learning with digital technologies, motivation in teaching and learning, and vocabulary.
A bachelor degree (hons) with a 2:1 or non-UK equivalent in a subject that shows a strong grounding in English Language and/or Education, Linguistics or Foreign Languages. High grades in these subjects are essential.
This course is designed for students who do not have the two years of experience needed for our MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Beyond a first degree of an appropriate standard and appropriate English language skills, we have no specific requirements. However, we do prefer applicants who can demonstrate an interest in the field of language teaching, for example having been involved in tutoring.
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The majority of our students are international students, who usually return to their home countries to embark on exciting careers in English language teaching in primary, secondary or tertiary education in the private or public sectors.
We’re proud that many of our graduates are now teaching in university language centres, private language schools or state secondary schools in China, the Middle East, Japan, Vietnam or Korea.
Each year some international students find jobs in the UK teaching ESOL or do a further teaching qualification such as CELTA. We have a growing number of students each year who apply to study postgraduate research degrees in the UK or other countries.
The home students we have had often remain in the UK teaching ESOL or EAP, while some go abroad.
The methodological skills and theoretical knowledge our students develop have allowed some to move into teaching other languages, such as Chinese.
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