The MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages gives you the valuable skills to engage with theoretical and practical challenges of teaching English as a foreign language, or as a second language. You can choose to complete a dissertation or compile a portfolio for the second stage of the course. The full-time course is divided across the year with three modules offered in each academic semester before a professional practice portfolio is assembled or a dissertation is written over the summer. A variety of compelling modules include: €¢ Communicative language teaching Grammatical analysis Discourse analysis for language teaching €¢ Methods for classroom teaching Professional reflective practice Research methods for applied linguistics €¢ Second language acquisition Vocabulary: teaching and learning €¢ Young language learners
The typical entry requirement is a degree in English Language or a relevant discipline, normally a lower second (average 55 percent) or above or equivalent. Overseas students are expected to possess an IELTS overall score of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component.
IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) for postgraduate degrees
Teaching and Education
Swansea
Postgraduate
1
September
6.5
£ 8,150, £ 16,150,
Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
6.5
Postgraduate
24700
Newark
6.5
Postgraduate
14000
London
6.5
Postgraduate
16900