Your course is designed to meet the needs of graduates wishing to pursue a career in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). You’ll have less than two years of professional experience as a teacher or tutor of English or you may have just graduated in a subject related to Education, English or other languages.
The overall aim of the programme is to develop your capacity to make informed and appropriate decisions as a new teacher of English in a particular educational context.
The first part of the course offers you a grounding in how languages are learned, in analysis of English language, and in what teachers and learners do in the language classroom.
In the second semester you’ll have the opportunity to develop your essential teaching skills, though observing and practicing teaching and reflecting on the experience. You’ll also be able to take optional modules in practical aspects of TESOL such as teaching young learners, designing and evaluating learning materials, using technology in language teaching, and assessing language learning.
In the final part of the course, you’ll have the opportunity to investigate a chosen aspect of TESOL in more depth through a small-scale research or pedagogic project. In preparation for this, you’ll develop key research skills relevant to TESOL.
Throughout the course you’ll be expected to expand your awareness and understanding of the field through extensive reading and discussion, in individual, class and small-group interactions. You’ll be taught by experts in the field of TESOL, who are experienced educators and researchers. You’ll have opportunities to prepare for a career in TESOL as well as opportunities to find out more about how to progress to further study in the field of education.
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC5928M | Research Methods and Dissertation in MA TESOL programmes and MA TESOL Studies | 60 | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | PFP |
| EDUC5931M | Analysing Language Learning | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EDUC5932M | Analysing Language Teaching | 15 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EDUC5933M | Language Teaching Methodology | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EDUC5934M | Analysing Language | 15 | 1 Sep to 31 Oct |
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following choice of optional modules
Candidates can choose to study ONE 30 credit optional module:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC5020M | Creativity and Play for Learning | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EDUC5090M | Artificial Intelligence and Education | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EDUC5981M | Teaching Languages to Young Learners | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EDUC5982M | Teaching English for Academic Purposes | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
OR, candidates can study TWO 15 credit optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC5903M | Learning and Teaching Vocabulary | 15 | 1 Jan to 31 Mar | |
| EDUC5912M | Grammar, Learning and Teaching | 15 | 1 Mar to 31 May | |
| EDUC5914M | Corpus Linguistics in the Classroom | 15 | 1 Mar to 31 May | |
| EDUC5916M | Tasks and Materials for TESOL | 15 | 1 Jan to 31 Mar | |
| EDUC5927M | Assessing Language Learning | 15 | 1 Mar to 31 May |
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