MA TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

1. To provide students with a strong professional foundation for developing practical teaching skills in relation to TESOL;
2. To further students’ understanding of English language teaching.

Specific:

1. To develop in the student an understanding of a range of disciplines and areas of professional activity which underpin the field of TESOL and constitute its focus and its concerns;
2. To provide students with a solid theoretical foundation and the necessary professional skills in TESOL;
3. To equip the students with the linguistic knowledge, cultural understanding, and pedagogical training essential to the various aspects of TESOL;
4. To provide theoretical and/or practical support for actual situations within the language classroom,
5. To develop students’ skills in critical reading and ability to design a research project,
6. To provide the theoretical and/or practical basis required for the study of a doctoral degree.