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

Programme overview

MA TESOL is taught at one of the best known centres for TESOL and applied linguistics, in a department with 60 years of excellence in the field.

Department: Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics | Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time | Intake: September or February | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules are Foundations of Language Study, Second Language Learning Principles, Research Design Methods, Issues in Language Skills Teaching and a dissertation. Options include Child Language Development, Intercultural Communication, Corpus Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis and Language Testing Principles.

Career pathways

Teacher training; university research, teaching and leadership; testing and assessment; management and teaching roles in language teaching institutions in state and private sectors; translation, interpreting and publishing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally hold a mid 2:2 overall undergraduate degree (55% or above) in a relevant subject such as English language, English literature, linguistics, philology, education, translation or the teaching of other languages. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no element below 6.0 (or equivalent).

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,050 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee; part-time study over two years is charged at 50% of the annual full-time fee in each year. Source

International applicants: GBP 26,450 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee; part-time study over two years is charged at 50% of the annual full-time fee in each year. Source

Intake: September or February entry

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

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