Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Pre-Service MA

The TESOL MA course has two routes: in-service and pre-service. The TESOL (Pre-Service) aims to enhance the employment prospects of graduates, who hope to become English Language Teaching practitioners, but who have no professional experience of teaching English to speakers of other languages. Students will explore the latest developments in the theory, policy and practice of TESOL, working with leading experts in the field and a large cohort of MA students. This course will give students both a theoretical and a practical introduction to the language and discourse systems required for teaching English to speakers of other languages as well as current theories of second language acquisition. Students will also explore the methods and approaches currently used in English language teaching, the place of English and English language teaching in the wider world, as well as the concept of multilingualism and its place in education. There will also be an opportunity to carry out a small piece of guided TESOL research for the MA Report. This course is for graduates who wish to work in the field of teaching English as a second or foreign language (TESOL) and who have no professional experience of English language teaching. Although this degree is not a teaching qualification, it may be used in conjunction with a qualification appropriate to the country in which our alumni wish to teach. This programme is also available on a modular (flexible) basis, with a duration of 5 calendar years.

Normally a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in English language or TESOL. Applicants should have no professional experience of English language teaching.