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Duration

2 years full time , including a 1 year work placement ( September and January starts )

Entry requirements

A second-class honours degree or equivalent .

UK / Channel Islands fees

Full time : £ 9,900 ( plus £ 990 for the work-based module / placement )

EU fees with our Transition Scholarship

Full time : £ 9,900 ( plus £ 990 for the work-based module / placement )

International fees

Full time : £ 17,200 ( plus £ 1,790 for the work-based module / placement )

152 Postgraduate at Portsmouth

Advance your TESOL career , developing your abilities to teach English to speakers of other languages in the UK and around the world .

Enhance your skills and employability on a 12-month work placement or professional experience programme tailored to your career goals . Apply the latest TESOL theory to classroom situations and critically evaluate your own approaches to teaching in a global context . Learn to plan and design lessons and courses that create an effective and engaging learning experience for students .

Expand your knowledge of the theories and methods used in linguistics , and conduct and analyse research into teaching techniques . Reflect on your classroom practice in order to improve the way you teach . Graduate with the communication and intercultural skills and expertise to work as a more effective and well-rounded TESOL practitioner , in the UK or overseas .

Prefer to study without a work placement ? You can also study for this Applied Linguistics and TESOL Master ’ s in one year without spending a year building professional experience .

EXAMPLE MODULES

– Dissertation Project MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL

– Second Language Acquisition

– Theory and Practice of TESOL

– Analysing Discourse

– Analysing , Evaluating and Writing Materials

– Using Language Corpora for Teaching and Research

– World Englishes

CONTACT TIME

This Master ’ s degree will take two years : one year at University and one year gaining professional experience . During year 1 , expect about 12 hours a week of timetabled teaching activities such as lectures , seminars , tutorials , practical classes and workshops . During the 12 months of your professional experience module , your working hours will depend on your employer and role but are likely to be around 35 – 40 hours a week . You ’ ll also do around seven hours of seminars / tutorials and work on your assessment , for which you ’ ll need to dedicate independent study time .

Language teaching is most effective when supported by strong leadership .

Advance your career as a manager of TESOL practitioners or into higher-level roles in TESOL leadership . Hone industry-specific business and management skills to become the most successful and confident TESOL leader you can be .

Gain the entrepreneurial skills and knowledge to progress to management and leadership jobs in the sector , either in your own country or abroad . Prepare to manage TESOL practitioners and lead TESOL organisations , such as language schools and higher education institutions .

Explore the relationship between theory and effective practice in language teaching . Investigate the latest developments in the TESOL field , including World Englishes ; using technology for language learning ; and the issue of ‘ translanguaging ’ – using different languages together . Identify and evaluate challenges for teachers and managers , and explore strategies for the development of teachers that ensure the highest quality of TESOL teaching and learning .

EXAMPLE MODULES

– Leadership and Management in TESOL

– Theory and Practice of TESOL

– Decision Making in Education

– Education and Development

– Human Resource Management in Education

– Using Language Corpora for Teaching and Research

– World Englishes

CONTACT TIME

You can expect optional live online seminars for each module you study , held at times when as many students as possible can attend . These will also be recorded for later viewing . All core material is available online at all times so you can create your own study schedule around work or other commitments . In the last three months of the course you ’ ll be focusing on your research project .

Duration – 1 year full time

– 2 years part time

– 3 years part time ( September and January starts )

Entry requirements

A minimum of a second-class honours degree in Languages , Linguistics or another relevant subject .

UK / Channel Islands fees

Full time : £ 8,500 Part time ( 2 year ): £ 4,250 per year Part time ( 3 year ): £ 2,830 per year

EU fees with our Transition Scholarship

Full time : £ 8,500 Part time ( 2 year ): £ 4,250 per year Part time ( 3 year ): £ 2,830 per year

International fees

Full time : £ 8,500 Part time ( 2 year ): £ 4,250 per year Part time ( 3 year ): £ 2,830 per year

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