Term 1

TESOL Methods (20 credits)
Research Methods in Language Learning and Teaching (20 credits)
One option module from a list of about 10 options (20 credits).  These may include:

Bilingualism
Citizenship Education
Cross-linguistic influences in second language acquisition
Discourse analysis & language teaching
Education and social justice
Evaluating ESOL classroom practice
Intercultural communication in education
Learning and Teaching Second Language Reading
Motivation in education
Teaching and assessing speaking skills
Teaching and assessing writing skills
Teaching and learning in schools
Teaching World English
Topics in second language acquisition
 

Term 2

English Linguistics (20 credits)
One option module from a list of about 10 options (20 credits). These may include:

Approaches to English language teaching
Contemporary issues in teaching
Cross-cultural perspectives on language and discourse
Developmental psycholinguistics
Learning and teaching grammar in a second language
The practice of English language teaching
Pragmatics: language, meaning and communication
Psychology of language and language learning
Qualitative and quantitative data analysis
Teaching and learning citizenship and global education
Teaching English for academic purposes
Testing and assessment in English language teaching
Term 3

Planning and Communicating Research (20 credits). These classes are spread over Terms 2 and 3
The third term and the summer is devoted to writing a dissertation based on a small-scale research study (60 credits), to be submitted by early September.