Studying our Applied Linguistics (TESOL) MA course will equip you with in-depth knowledge and skills around applied linguistics and teaching English to speakers of other languages. Language is heavily dependent on context and situations, to deepen your understanding of this, our unit in The Language System and Language Teaching will allow you to examine key systems such as phonology, grammar and lexis and examine how they make context meaningful. At the same time, you will learn to prepare lesson materials, teach and observe classes in our Teaching Practice unit, which provides an opportunity to gain teaching experience in the classroom and online, and will help you to develop your understanding of the language-teaching process and language-classroom practice.

To expand on your teaching approaches, our unit in The Methodology of Language Teaching will allow you to develop your critical understanding of language teaching methodologies through using your personal initiative to implement innovative ideas for language teaching and learning. To support this, you will be exposed to a wide range of language-teaching methods, approaches and techniques and their possible applications in relation to Second Language Acquisition (SLA). To prepare these teaching plans, our Materials Development for Language Teaching and Learning will cover content based on evaluating, adapting and creating learning materials for various purposes and various groups of learners. Furthermore, you will also deepen your understanding of the link between theoretical Issues in Second Language Acquisition and English Language Teaching (TESOL) as preparation for your dissertation research.

To sum up your learning in this course, you will complete a Dissertation in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching where you will carry out a significant piece of research into an area of applied linguistics and TESOL relevant to your field of study. Under the guidance of a supervisor, you will apply your knowledge and skills independently while developing key academic and investigative skills within an area of academic practice that is relevant to your future career. To help you in conducting your research project effectively, our unit in Exploring Research: Concepts and Methods will introduce you to various research strategies and ethical considerations in social sciences research. With all the above units focusing on SLA research and TESOL teaching experience, this course will enable you to gain a TEFL teacher status following the British Council regulations. Depending on your TESOL qualifications or your teaching experience prior to this course, you will be enabled to gain either an initial TEFL teacher status (TEFLi) or a fully qualified TEFL teacher status (TEFLQ).