Course summary
The University of Warwick's TESOL programme is designed with course features that will appeal to those who want to advance their career in the field of English Language Teaching. This MA's structure allows Warwick to capture new, cutting-edge developments and showcase staff expertise in a growing range of specialist areas. The MA TESOL programme will help you develop an in-depth understanding of the links between research, theory and professional practice in the area of teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. The programme has been designed for English language teachers with varying levels of professional experience, from teachers who have less than two years’ experience to those who have taught for many years. Potential students include teachers, teacher trainers, materials or curriculum developers, and other professionals who work in the area of second/foreign language education, either in the state sector or in private language institutes at primary, secondary or tertiary levels. Skills from this degree For this degree, skills that will be developed include:
- Research skills (e.g. qualitative/quantitative research design and methods; action research, etc.)
- Professional development skills (e.g. teaching, observing, mentoring, reflective practice)
- Language teaching materials and lesson plan design skills (e.g. materials for young learners, adults, English for Specific Purposes etc.)
- Language analysis skills (e.g. conversation analysis; discourse analysis)
Modules
Core modules Pathway 1 (students with less than the equivalent of two years’ full-time teaching experience) Foundations of TESOL Methodology Foundations of TESOL Methodology Pathway 2 (students with more than two years’ full-time teaching experience) Innovationing in TESOL Methodology And Curricula and Materials Design Plus both Pathway 1 and Pathway 2 take the following core modules: Sociolinguistics of English as a Global Language SLA Insights for TESOL Practice Spoken Interaction Approaches to Written Discourse Research Methods in TESOL Dissertation Optional modules Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:
- Specialism in Classroom Motivation
- Specialism in Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning
- Specialism in Drama and Literature for TESOL
- Management and Leadership in TESOL
- Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in TESOL
- Teaching and Researching Young Language Learners
- Using Corpora for TESOL
- Assessment in TESOL
- Practical Teaching Methodology
- English Medium Instruction
- Researching TESOL Histories
Assessment method
Assessment on the programme is by coursework and final dissertation - there are no formal examinations. The following are example types of coursework you might submit for assessment on the MA:
- Written assignment (e.g. a 2,000-word assignment which includes an appropriately referenced literature review)
- Teaching materials/lesson plans with rationale
- Blog writing (e.g. blogging about useful ICT tools for ELT)
Entry requirements
**Minimum requirements** 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline. **English language requirements** You can find out more about our English language requirementsLink opens in a new window. This course requires the following: - Band A - IELTS overall score of 6.5, (with 6.5 in writing). **International qualifications** We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please visit the University of Warwick website for the tuition fees for postgraduate courses:
https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding/fees
Sponsorship information
We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries. It's important that you apply for your postgraduate course first before you apply for a University of Warwick scholarship. Please visit the University's scholarship webpages.
Provider information
University of Warwick
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