Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) MA

Course summary

Building on the success of our Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) MA, we have launched the MA in TESOL Online, a new course that has been specifically designed to be studied fully online, allowing you to complete your Master’s from anywhere in the world.

You’ll benefit from access to the online course platform, where your course materials, including videos and readings, will be available on demand, allowing you to learn in your own time and fit your studies around your schedule. Your learning will be complemented by one-hour weekly, live online tutorials with a member of the course team, giving you the opportunity to discuss the course material in small groups and ask any questions you may have.

The TESOL MA Online provides a combination of theoretical academic study, robust practical applications, and skills development in English language teaching, providing advanced training for TESOL professionals ranging from beginners to experienced teachers. You’ll evaluate and critique key concepts, research methods and processes in TESOL. In addition to the theoretical aspects of TESOL, you'll conduct teaching practice as part of the courses where you’ll design and deliver an online lesson to an imagined audience of your choice.

Upon graduation, you’ll be able to reflect critically on established good practice in the TESOL profession, your own practices and how such practices can be adapted for various teaching and learning contexts.You’ll be well equipped to make progress as an advanced English language teaching practitioner or manager in a variety of different national, regional and cultural educational systems.

A minimum of a lower second class honours degree (2:2). Once you have applied, you’ll be asked to work on the following assignment: