Overview
This TESOL Studies course from University of Leeds offers you an excellent step towards beginning a career in TESOL. You’ll graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to be a confident and reflective practitioner able to make informed pedagogic decisions in the classroom.
key facts
You’ll explore the description and analysis of the English language and gain an understanding of the processes through which children and adults learn languages. A large part of the course focuses on the theory and practice of general and specialist English language teaching, and you’ll have opportunities to learn more about research and current developments in TESOL in global educational contexts.
You’ll join a very friendly, dynamic and multinational language education team in the School of Education, who have a wide range of experience in language teaching and teacher education work in the UK and around the world.
You’ll be taught by practitioners and researchers at the forefront of a diverse range of subjects, who have ongoing projects in areas such as second language teacher education and development, English medium instruction, learning with digital technologies, motivation in teaching and learning, and vocabulary.
Course highlights
Gain valuable practical teaching experience through in-class micro-teaching to help you to be a creative, reflective and adaptive English language teaching practitioner.
Advance your knowledge in a range of specialist areas including EAP, digital educational technologies, teaching English to young learners.
Join regular TESOL Forum seminars where you can learn about and discuss current ideas, topics and research in TESOL led by experts from a range of contexts.
Benefit from a year-long bespoke academic literacy skills course specifically designed for MA TESOL Studies students to support their academic writing.
Take advantage of the many awards and competitions we encourage our students to enter, and join our alumni who have been successful in the prestigious British Council Master’s Degree Dissertation Award.
Experience the friendliness and support given by an academic teaching team and School who understand the challenges that studying in a new cultural and learning context may bring.
Be part of a dynamic and renowned Centre of Language Education, whose researchers carry out world class research and classroom-based projects. Find out more about CLER.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Research Methods and Dissertation in MA TESOL programmes and MA TESOL Studies
- Analysing Language Learning
- Analysing Language Teaching
- Language Teaching Methodology
- Analysing Language
- Technology Enhanced Language Learning
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Campus Location
- Leeds, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A bachelor degree (hons) with a 2:1 or non-UK equivalent in a subject that shows a strong grounding in English Language and/or Education, Linguistics or Foreign Languages. High grades in these subjects are essential.
- This programme is designed for students who do not have the two years of experience needed for our other TESOL programmes.
- Beyond a first degree of an appropriate standard and appropriate English language skills, we have no specific requirements. However we do prefer applicants who can demonstrate an interest in the field of language teaching, for example having been involved in tutoring.
Tuition Fees
Living costs
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