MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at University of Birmingham

Programme overview

Accelerate your career teaching English with our MA TESOL, designed for anyone with less than a year's teaching experience. Discover new and different approaches to teaching English as a second language. You'll enhance your knowledge of linguistics and educational theories to prepare for the next step in your teaching journey.

Department: English Language and Linguistics | Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time/part-time | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Practical Teaching Dissertation, Dissertation, Bilingualism and Multilingualism in the TESOL classroom, Business Discourse and Communication, Corpus Assisted Language Learning, Globalisation and Language Education, Language and New Media.

Career pathways

By studying a postgraduate degree in the Department of Linguistics and Communication at Birmingham, you’ll develop transferable skills suited to a range of career paths. These skills include strong written and verbal communication, organisation skills, time management and analysing information.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2.1 Honours degree in a relevant subject. You should have, or expect to get, a 2:1 Honours degree in TEFL/TESL or TESOL, English Language or another relevant subject (e.g. Linguistics, Translation Studies). English language: IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,790 a year (2027/28). Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 29,070 a year (2027/28). Full-time Source

Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.bham.ac.uk/course-finder-landing-page/?code=CAL054

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