Applied Linguistics for TESOL MA

Once you've completed this course, you'll have the qualifications, skills and knowledge to enable you to develop your teaching career in both the UK and overseas.
The course offers you a clear focus on the practical application of applied linguistics.
A distinctive dissertation option encourages critical reflection of language teacher training.
Core modules introduce the conceptual foundations of the subject, and optional modules which cover topics that allow students to develop their own paths of enquiry.
Observations of teachers in practice will help you to gain a deeper understanding of classroom management and language teaching pedagogy.
You'll be able to design and use your own teaching materials.
You'll develop a range of employability skills such as criticality and advanced oral and written communication, all embedded into the course ensuring relevance to not only language teaching, but also to teaching related professions.
Research skills from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives.
A personal tutor scheme ensures students receive one to one contact with a tutor for academic and personal support.

Students graduating from the Applied Linguistics for TESOL will have the qualifications, skills and knowledge to enable them to apply for positions as language teachers, language consultants, both in the UK and in their home countries. The masters is however not a teaching qualification for entry into the UK state school education system.

A second-class degree or above, or equivalent relevant experience.

Students who choose to follow the CELTA/CLTA option will graduate from this programme with a masters-level academic qualification and the professional CELTA/CLTA qualification.