English Language Teaching PGDip
Postgraduate
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
1 Year
This course is for you if you’re an experienced language-teaching professional or have a language- and linguistics-based degree but little or no teaching experience.
Our options, seminars and teaching practice are tailored to reflect your previous experience and interests.
You’ll focus on the theoretical and practical issues that impact on the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and English as a Second Language (TESL/TESOL).
You’ll develop your knowledge and critical understanding of current theories and research in language acquisition. And you’ll gain confidence in relating these to the practice of English language pedagogy.
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About this course
You’ll gain the teaching expertise and the ability to evaluate conceptual and practical frameworks relevant to your future professional role.
Our graduates have gone on to careers around the world in:
public- and private-sector language teaching
universities and research
teacher training
management roles
publishing.
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
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Subjects
- Teaching
- English
- Options
- Dissertation
- Analysis
- Research
- Practical
- ELT Management
- Academic
- Professional
Course programme
These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
- Language Analysis
- Principles and Practice in English Language Teaching
- Second Language Acquisition and Research
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
- Advanced Practical Teaching
- ELT Management
- Practical Teaching Techniques and Observation
- Teaching English for Academic Purposes
- Teaching Young Learners
- World Englishes
Additional information
English Language Teaching PGDip