Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA

The Master of Applied Linguistics and TESOL program is intended for individuals with at least three months of full-time teaching experience or who have completed initial ELT, TESOL, or TEFL teacher training. The curriculum focuses on implementing contemporary TESOL theory in classrooms, allowing students to apply their knowledge in a variety of teaching scenarios. Students will apply a global perspective to evaluate their own teaching methods, do research on teaching practices, and investigate lesson preparation and course design. Students can select full-time, part-time, campus-based, or distance learning choices. Graduates will have a stronger understanding of TESOL and the abilities required to flourish as an experienced practitioner.

• A second-class honours degree or equivalent.
  • Initial teacher training and a minimum of three months full-time, relevant, teaching experience.
  • If you do not have relevant teaching experience, you can still apply for our campus programme, and you will study an additional non-credit bearing module The Classroom Practice of TESOL at no additional cost.

• English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) with no component score below 6.5.

A postgraduate qualification in TESOL enables you to teach English to speakers of other languages worldwide, a skill in high demand due to the increasing number of people learning English as a second language. This qualification equips you with specialist knowledge for employment in universities, language schools, and private schools in the UK and overseas. Graduates can pursue careers in teaching English as a second/foreign language, teaching ESOL in the UK, teaching other languages, educational management, teacher training, materials writing, curriculum development, editing, publishing, and advertising. They may also become Director of Studies, Senior Teacher, or Senior Lecturer of English as a Foreign Language.