Education MA (Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages)

This is a specialist pathway of our MA Education, for people who teach non-native speakers of English. It covers topics like applied linguistics, language acquisition, ESL/EFL classroom methods and cross-cultural considerations.

This course has 3 intakes per year: September, January and May.

If your career involves educating other people and you'd like to improve your professional expertise or progress into a more senior role, our MA Education (Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages) online degree is designed to help you.

DELTA (Cambridge Diploma in TESOL) recognition

If you have the full DELTA (Cambridge Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)) qualification you may be eligible for 60 credits at level 7 against our MA Education - contact us for more information.

Specialist pathway aligned with your professional interests

The MA Education (TESOL) Pathway is designed to meet the interests of both novice and experienced teachers of:

• English as a second language (ESL)
• English as a foreign language (EFL)
• those teaching international students and immigrant groups within Community, FE and HE (ESOL/EAP/EGAP)
• those involved in teaching non-native speakers of English within the private and state school sectors and work based contexts (EFL/EAL/ESOL/ESP)

It provides students with a strong theoretical and practical foundation, touching on such areas as applied linguistics, language acquisition, ESL/EFL classroom methods, testing, cross-cultural considerations and English as a global language.

Our modules will encourage you to consider ways of understanding language learning processes, and expand your awareness of the approaches and principles, models and pedagogies, alongside policies that support or influence successful English Language Teaching (ELT) across a range of local, national and international contexts.

Enriching your career

While not a teaching qualification, our MA Education (Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages) is designed to meet the interests of novice through to experienced teachers in English as a Second Language (ESL), English as Foreign Language (EFL), those in teaching international students or non-native speakers of English within the local community through to private or state schools.

This pathway will:

• Provide you with a strong, theoretical and practical foundation of a range of applied classroom methods, cross-cultural considerations and touching on areas such as applied linguistics.
• Encourage you to consider ways of understanding language processes.
• Expand your awareness of different approaches, models, pedagogies and policies that influence English Language Teaching (ELT)
• Look at theoretical concepts and applications in a range of local, national and international contexts.

Interactive and practical learning

This online learning degree is specifically designed by our expert online tutors and contains plenty of opportunities to interact with tutors and other students through online discussion forums, virtual class room sessions and more traditional forms of communication such as email and Skype.

Supported learning

In addition to our academic teams, you’ll be appointed a dedicated online learner advisor who will support you on any non-academic issues throughout your course. You’ll also benefit from many other university support services such as student wellbeing, eLibrary and resource centre, IT support and careers and employment service.

If your career involves educating other people and you'd like to improve your professional expertise or progress into a more senior role, our MA Education (Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages) online degree is designed to help you.

You will usually need to be currently working within the education arena and have either:

• a good undergraduate degree (2:2 or above)
• an equivalent level 6 qualification (equivalent overseas qualifications which will be verified by NARIC)
• a level 5 teaching qualification plus evidence of five years’ teaching experience within an institution may be considered

You will be asked to provide a CV/resume detailing your academic and work experience. The Admissions Tutor reserves the right to interview an individual to ascertain the relevance of their work and life experiences as an acceptable entry for the programme.

This exciting Master’s course will develop your knowledge and critical thinking skills regarding the principles and practice of TESOL teaching and learning and as such can open doors for you in your career. It will make your CV stand out to get you an interview for a senior position you’ve been looking for, and give you the skills and knowledge to apply for positions you may not have considered.