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Applied Linguistics and TESOL by distance learning
If you already have at least one year’s TESOL experience, our MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL (distance learning) will broaden and deepen your understanding of linguistics and its application to language learning and teaching. Explore how English works and ho…
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If you already have at least one year’s TESOL experience, our MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL (distance learning) will broaden and deepen your understanding of linguistics and its application to language learning and teaching. Explore how English works and how to analyse it. Choose optional modules that align with your professional interests and boost your career options. Join a thriving community of professional ELT teachers and learn with comprehensive, research-informed module materials. Course description The MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL (distance learning) is for experienced English language teachers who want to build on their existing knowledge and skills and expand their professional horizons. You'll study a wide range of advanced topics which broaden and deepen your understanding of core areas of linguistics and how they apply to language learning and teaching. The modules will challenge you intellectually and help you develop a critical awareness of contemporary approaches and issues in relation to the teaching and learning of English. You'll explore language structure and language use in some depth and learn to analyse language in context, using a range of up-to-date research methods. You can customise your degree towards your own professional interests and career goals through your choice of option modules and dissertation topic. The Research Methods and Dissertation module (with an assessed proposal) equips you with the skills necessary to conduct a small-scale research study and builds a solid foundation for those who want to go on to doctoral studies. We recognise the demands of working and studying at the same time. For that reason, our distance learning course is structured to provide you with the support you need, and allow you to study flexibly and offering the option to take breaks in your studies (if you need to). Your course tutors are highly experienced ELT professionals who are also internationally recognized academic experts in their research fields. This course combines their expert subject knowledge and their extensive experience of distance and online learning. What's the difference? For the MA you will complete all core modules and two optional modules, plus a dissertation. For the Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) you will complete all core modules plus two of the optional modules. For the Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) you will complete two out of three core modules.
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2:2 or above in a relevant subject, or equivalent. You should be a teacher or already be working in the English Language Teaching field with one year's full time teaching experience. Accreditation of Prior Learning: The previous completion of certain courses will allow you to apply for Accredited Prior Learning (APL). All applications are considered on a case by case basis. Holders of the University of — in Teaching English for Academic Purposes are exempted from 30 credits corresponding to two of our optional 15-credit courses: English for Specific Purposes, and Course and Syllabus Design. Holders of the Cambridge DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) are exempted from 30 credits corresponding to the first block: Second Language Teaching and Learning. English Language Requirements: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent, with at least 6.0 in each component score. If your first language is not English, you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. International Qualifications: Find your country on the university website to check equivalent qualifications, scholarships and additional requirements.
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