Applied Linguistics (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) (Taught) 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Bedfordshire |TopUniversities

Applied Linguistics (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) (Taught)

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

13,000 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

This course is for practising and aspiring teachers of English, designed for both native and non-native English speakers; the course offers a balance of theory and practice, and we focus on the real concerns of teachers working across the world; students focus on areas such as the relationship between linguistics and learning English as a 2nd or foreign language; and the methodology and techniques of language teaching and the appropriateness and development of EFL materials; students also examine various current issues in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and have the opportunity to carry out a major piece of individual research on a topic of special interest; this course provides our students with the advanced level practical classroom experience so valued by employers worldwide; there are opportunities also to teach in countries all over the world at universities, colleges or private language schools; alternatively, students can continue their studies with us towards a PhD; finally for students with at least 2 years of experience, successful completion of the course means they achieve TEFL Q status (fully qualified in British Council terms); graduates who start the course without teaching experience achieve TEFLi status on completion (initial).

Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

This course is for practising and aspiring teachers of English, designed for both native and non-native English speakers; the course offers a balance of theory and practice, and we focus on the real concerns of teachers working across the world; students focus on areas such as the relationship between linguistics and learning English as a 2nd or foreign language; and the methodology and techniques of language teaching and the appropriateness and development of EFL materials; students also examine various current issues in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and have the opportunity to carry out a major piece of individual research on a topic of special interest; this course provides our students with the advanced level practical classroom experience so valued by employers worldwide; there are opportunities also to teach in countries all over the world at universities, colleges or private language schools; alternatively, students can continue their studies with us towards a PhD; finally for students with at least 2 years of experience, successful completion of the course means they achieve TEFL Q status (fully qualified in British Council terms); graduates who start the course without teaching experience achieve TEFLi status on completion (initial).

Admission Requirements

6.5+
2.5+

1 Year
Jan-2000

Tuition fees

Domestic
7,840 GBP
International
13,000 GBP

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