MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Queen Mary University of London

This programme is aimed at teachers who want to gain a deeper understanding of the theories and practice that govern English language teaching. If you want to teach in higher education or private schools the programme also provides an opportunity to gain a professional qualification (for an extra cost), such as a CELTA.The optional module on multimedia provides you with technology-enhanced teaching experience.Observe and reflect on practical language teaching and learningGain practical teaching experienceStudy in the UK’s top-ranked linguistics department (RAE 2008, RAE 2014)Flexible course structure: you can opt for a research or CELTA pathwayDevelop your expertise in specialist areas such as digital materials development to enhance your career optionsPerfect for recent graduates and TESOL teachers who don't have a linguistics backgroundYour first two core modules, Approaches & Methods in English Language Teaching and Second Language Acquisition, will give you an excellent grounding in the basic methods and theories of language teaching and language learning. The third core module, Research Methods in Language Teaching, will introduce you to data collection and data analysis methods to enable you to succeed in your dissertation project.From these solid foundations, you can then specialise in your chosen area. Elective modules cover subjects such as curriculum design and materials evaluation, educational technologies and software, the teaching of English in professional and academic contexts, language assessment, discourse analysis, or, if you're a native English speaker in particular, the fundamentals of English language, grammar and vocabulary.You’ll become an accomplished language teacher. You'll gain valuable insights into the process of language teaching and learning by becoming a language learner: as part of the programme, you’ll study a foreign language for two semesters.We will give you ample opportunities to observe English language teaching in classroom situations and reflect on good practice. You’ll also have opportunities to apply your theories.All your lecturers in this programme are also practitioner teachers so you'll benefit from the most up-to-date expertise in English language teaching.