Overview

The Graduate Diploma in TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching (FLT) from University of Canberra will further develop your knowledge of language as a system and expand your skills in language teaching and testing.

You will gain invaluable teaching practice with ongoing guidance from an experienced mentor in a second/foreign language teaching institution. This flexible course can be studied either full-time in 1 year or part-time in 2 years and is designed to work for you.

Study the Graduate Diploma in TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching (FLT) from University of Canberra and you will:

develop the skills required for the effective teaching and learning of English and other languages
gain professional practice in language teaching
gain a deeper understanding of language as a system
learn about the design of language testing and current assessment practices
build specialised knowledge and skills for professional practice in a range of educational settings
empower learners with your strong subject and pedagogical knowledge
establish and maintain ethical and respectful relationships with students, colleagues and parents
develop the strengths and linguistic needs of students from diverse cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds.

Career opportunities

A Graduate Diploma of TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching will prepare you for a career in a wide range of professional contexts in Australia and internationally, including teaching English to speakers of other languages, or foreign language teaching.

Graduates can work in such roles as:

teacher of English as a second language in Australia
teacher of a language other than English
adult educator
workplace-based TESOL instructor
community educator
teaching assistant
language specialist
interpreter
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) specialist
community or refugee support officer
flexible learning developer
language coach/tutor
foreign aid worker

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Language Teaching Experience

Language in Social Context

Language Testing and Assessment

Language Teaching Practice

Language Acquisition

English Grammar

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-26 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-21 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-03 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

58

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Credits

24 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Canberra, Australia

Disciplines

Linguistics Teaching English as a Foreign Language View 15 other Masters in Linguistics in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

58

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree or equivalent as approved by the University Admissions Committee. No teaching experience is required.

CRICOS Code: 098024D

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

29000 AUD / year

≈ 29000 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

4445 AUD / year

≈ 4445 AUD / year

Additional Details

Domestic students have Commonwealth Supported Places

Living costs

Canberra

Australia

1425 - 2504 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching (FLT).

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