TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages MEd

This programme is for those who wish to further their own knowledge and skills in this field. It provides a special emphasis on how theory relates to practice.<br/><br/>**WHY THIS PROGRAMME**<br/><br/><br/>- This programme allows you to extend and enhance your career and build on your previous English language teaching experience.<br/><br/><br/>- You will be given the opportunity to build on your professional experience through further investigation of the links between theory, practice and current research. This is achieved through classroom observation, micro-teaching opportunities, collaborative learning and contextualised assessment.<br/><br/><br/>- This interdisciplinary programme draws on the combined expertise of the School of Education and the long established English for Academic Study Unit (School of Modern Languages and Cultures). This enables us to embed our extensive professional and research experience in the areas of language teaching and research.<br/><br/><br/>- If you are looking for the necessary skills and knowledge to begin your career teaching English to speakers of other languages, you should consider the MSc TESOL.<br/><br/><br/>**PROGRAMME STRUCTURE**<br/><br/>You will take three core and three optional courses and undertake a supervised research dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words on an issue relevant to your area of interest. <br/><br/>**Core Courses**<br/>DESCRIPTIONS OF LANGUAGE AND APPLICATIONS TO THE CLASSROOM<br/>INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH<br/>LANGUAGE LEARNING AND APPLICATIONS TO THE CLASSROOM<br/>MAJOR DISSERTATION (TESOL)<br/><br/>**Optional Courses may include:**<br/>ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH<br/>COURSE DESIGN AND PRACTICE IN TESOL<br/>DEVELOPING LITERACY<br/>HIGHLY ABLE LEARNERS, RAISING ATTAINMENT & ACHIEVEMENT<br/>IDENTITIES, RELATIONSHIPS AND BEHAVIOURS<br/>LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK<br/>MODERN EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT<br/>SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL VARIABLES IN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING<br/>TEACHING ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES<br/>WHICH ENGLISH? LANGUAGE TEACHING AND SOCIOLINGUISTICS