Course summary

Course details The MA in TESOL and Applied Linguistics offers excellent opportunities to develop your career in English language teaching whether you’re an inexperienced teacher, starting out in the field or a more experienced teacher looking to take your skills to a new level. Guided by our English language specialists, you can build a skillset that you can take into primary, secondary and higher education institutions as well as specialist language schools and adult education settings. This flexible MA opens the door to a wider range of career pathways, whether you’re interested in teaching non-native speakers in the UK, applying your learning to curriculum development or teaching English overseas. The course offers a core of theory and practice which is informed by contemporary developments in the TESOL field. It combines innovative classroom practices in areas such as syllabus design and assessment with an understanding of issues such as language structure and research methodology. This approach provides opportunities to test your knowledge of contemporary TESOL theory in a classroom setting and refine your skills as you progress. Why Durham University? Focusing on the teaching of English as a second language, we provide opportunities to embark on a fulfilling career developing spoken and written English skills among communities across the world. We focus on providing a learning experience that consistently goes beyond the expectations widely held by UK and international students, enabling our students to participate in a life-changing educational journey. Through our academic staff, who are wide-ranging subject experts, we combine innovative classroom practices with an understanding of features such as language structure and research methodology. We provide many opportunities to apply your learning and to develop the necessary skills to be able to teach English as a second language. The learning environment is vibrant and diverse with an engaged student body that is committed to making its teaching ambitions a reality and to inspire and educate communities and individuals across the world. Facilities The Centre’s main teaching and learning space is located in the award-winning Teaching and Learning Centre on campus and near the centre of the city. It provides an important hub for students and teaching staff to contact each other. The £40 million investment in the Teaching and Learning Centre created space for group and independent study, as well as a hub for teaching. Career Opportunities English Language education at Durham produces inspirational teachers of English as a second language who are capable of using their learned skills and knowledge for a range of employers across the globe. As the demand for English continues to grow, the countries of origin of graduates broadens and has included Algeria, Chile, China, Egypt, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Poland, South Korea, Spain and the USA. The professional skills that our graduates develop enables them to find posts, not only as teachers but also as managers in language schools, colleges of further education, universities or working in organisations such as the British Council. Graduates have also gone into publishing and research.