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.
Uncover the close relationship between language teaching theories and practice with our experts in linguistics. We focus on training students to be English teachers via hands-on practice throughout the MA. You’ll gain the confidence and knowledge to apply language teaching theories and methods in your teaching career.
We also offer an online programme over 2.5 years – for more information see TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Online) MA.
The course runs over 12 months full-time. If the course is available part-time then this pattern will be spread over two years.
September - December (11 weeks)
Full-time students normally take three modules per term in the first two terms.
There are three hours of contact time per module per week, and an emphasis on guided independent learning.
One-third of your degree is your dissertation. You begin planning your dissertation topic during term one.
January - April (12 weeks)
Full-time students usually take three modules per term in the first two terms.
During term two you submit your dissertation proposal and are assigned a supervisor for your chosen topic, and begin to carry out research for your chosen topic.
May – August
There are no taught modules during term three. You’ll continue your research and writing ready to submit your dissertation at the beginning of September.
Sign up to our mailing list to stay up to date with our latest events, scholarships and subject news.
To gain a place at Birmingham you will need to meet our general entry requirements, as well as those specific to your course. Your application will be reviewed by the course’s Admissions Tutor, who will decide whether your application should receive an offer.
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).
Relevant professional experience can also be considered for entry.
This programme is designed for anyone with less than one year’s language teaching experience. If you're a more experienced language teacher, you can apply for our MA Applied Linguistics with TESOL programme .
English language requirements If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification or a Presessional English course.
For this course we require IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band, which is equivalent to:
If you have a conditional offer for Birmingham where English is a requirement, you can take a Presessional English course as an alternative to retaking IELTS or a similar qualification. We offer on-campus courses all year round starting from September including additional online courses in the summer term. Teaching takes place in small classes with no more than 18 students to maximise class participation.
| QS 综合 | 院校 | 学制 | 学费 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 第 11 位 | 香港大学The University of Hong Kong | 1年 | 234000港币/年 |
| 第 18 位 | 香港中文大学The Chinese University of Hong Kong | 1年 | 162000港币/年 |
| 第 37 位 | 伦敦国王学院King's College London | 1年 | 35900英镑/年 |
| 第 40 位 | 曼彻斯特大学The University of Manchester | 1年 | 30900英镑/年 |
| 第 43 位 | 哥伦比亚大学Columbia University | 2年 | 68868美元 |
| 第 68 位 | 华威大学The University of Warwick | 1年 | 29340英镑/年 |
| 第 74 位 | 伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 2年 | 28464美元/年 |
| 第 77 位 | 利兹大学University of Leeds | 1年 | 28300英镑/年 |