ELT/TESOL Studies (MA)
Southampton, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 26,500 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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** for EU and international student | UK students: GBP 9,250
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Introduction
Study the theory and practice of English Language Teaching (ELT) with our MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) master’s degree.
You can apply for this course if you have recently graduated and are starting your career in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL).
This UK-based MA ELT TESOL is ideal for graduates who want to teach English as a second or additional language or work in the teaching education sector.
Our English language teaching master's degree will help you develop specialist knowledge and skills in TESOL and related linguistic areas.
On MA TESOL you’ll study the most recent approaches to the curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy (interactions between teachers, students, and the learning environment and tasks) and have the opportunity to pursue your interests. Optional modules you can study include subjects like:
- Learner Autonomy
- English as an International Language
In this TESOL studies course, you’ll explore the theory and practice of English language teaching. You’ll be prepared to challenge current practices and take an innovative approach to your future career as a leader in the field.
Our graduates are employed across the world in all areas of the English language teaching profession.
Admissions
Curriculum
You'll study this master’s course full-time over one year. Each semester is made up of key modules you must study and gives you the choice to select what modules you want to learn.
Guest speakers will deliver seminars and you’ll have other extension activities as part of your TESOL learning.
You’ll complete your research dissertation project over the final 18 weeks of the course.
Modules
You must study the following modules :
- Analysing Language for ELT/TESOL
- Developing Approaches to Language Teaching
- Dissertation (ALLT/ELT)
- Principles of Communicative Language Teaching
- Research Skills
You must also choose from the following modules :
- Assessment of Language Proficiency
- Autonomy and Individualisation in Language Learning
- Corpus Linguistics for Language Teaching
- Digital Education and English Language Teaching
- English as a World Language
- English as a medium of instruction in global education
- Experiences of language teaching and learning: narrative inquiry in language education
- Introduction to Research in Applied Linguistics
- Language and Intercultural Communication
- Language ideologies in a globalizing world
- Pragmatics in Global Contexts
- Second Language Learning
- Task-based Language Teaching
- Writing and Written Language
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
You’ll be prepared to start your career as an English language teacher in state and private schools across the world.
You can also work in Education Ministries or in the publishing industry.
Program delivery
The learning activities for this course include the following:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Research Projects
- Independent Study
Your contact hours will vary depending on your module choices.
Assessment
We’ll assess you through:
- Exams
- Presentations
- Dissertation
- You’ll Also Receive Ongoing Assessment and Feedback Through Lecture and Seminar Activities.