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University of Bath: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Institution University of Bath View institution profile
Department Education View department profile
Web https://www.bath.ac.uk/faculties/faculty-of-humanities-social-sciences/
Email pgtadmissions@bath.ac.uk
Telephone +44 1225 38 5115
Study type Taught

Summary

Prepare for a career in the fast-evolving world of English language teaching. You’ll gain fresh perspectives on English language education across the globe.

Our MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) course is a specialist master's suitable for anyone working - or aspiring to work - in the field of teaching English as an international language.

Throughout the course, you’ll be challenged to think differently about how English is used, taught and learnt worldwide. You’ll analyse its role as the world’s major international language, challenge the assumptions many have about its use, and explore current issues and debates.

Gain up-to-date knowledge

Working with expert tutors who have taught English around the world, you’ll explore professional practice, research and theory, to enhance your knowledge of the latest developments in TESOL. All of the teaching staff you’ll work with are active researchers, so the knowledge you’ll gain will be relevant and contemporary.

As well as this, you’ll develop advanced academic and communication skills, to give you a solid foundation for future careers and doctoral study.

We place particular emphasis on helping you to apply the latest thinking about English language teaching to different social and cultural contexts, including your own. In addition to core units, you will have the opportunity to:

  • attend specialised teacher training workshops to gain expertise in relevant classroom procedures

  • develop your academic writing, communication and study skills

  • take part in discussions that focus on current key topics and issues in TESOL

  • gain advice from MA TESOL graduates and current PhD students about dissertation and research topics

  • share experiences with language educators from a range of backgrounds and build your international network of professional contacts

Enhance your career skills

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • develop appropriate teaching methods and materials to enhance how English is taught in your own country, and other countries around the world

  • use the latest research to reflect on, and inform, your daily practice and decision-making

  • build an international profile and contribute academically and professionally to this rapidly evolving field

You’ll also enhance your employability in a range of fields, including English language teaching, bilingual education, language teacher education, intercultural communication and business communication.

Graduate prospects

Many of our graduates have gone on to work in a range of English language educator roles within schools, colleges and universities; or as academic language tutors, teacher trainers, or educational leaders. Lots of these roles are based in different countries across the world.

Recent graduates have gone on to education roles within organisations such as:

  • Beijing Normal University

  • British Council

  • Dulwich College

  • Kaplan International

  • New Oriental Education & Technology Group

  • University of International Business and Economics, Beijing (UIBE)

  • Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Others have chosen to progress to doctoral study.

MA

The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at the University of Bath conducts high-quality research focussed on solving some of the world’s biggest problems and improving the societies we live in. Academics working within the faculty are active researchers, which means that as a student, you will benefit from the real-world experience they bring into their teaching.

The Faculty comprises of six departments:

By studying and researching with us you’ll be welcomed into a multidisciplinary, diverse academic …

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