Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year
Study language	English
Awards	MA

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) A bachelors degree in the following disciplines: English Language Studies, English Language and Literature, Teaching(English), Linguistics, Modern Languages. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.5 overall (with a minimum component score of 5.5 except for 6.0 in writing) CAE: CAE: 176 (with a minimum of 162 in each skill except 168 in writing)

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. Reference should be written on official letterhead, signed and dated. Please upload it in the Documents section. A motivation letter must be added to your application. CV

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=PG00815&subgroup=1

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Teaching Practice I
Description of Language for TEFL/ELT and Applied Linguistics
Language Learning and Teaching
Research Methods I
Assignment Writing and Dissertation Preparation
Research Methods II
MA Dissertation
Advanced Phonology (optional)
Second Language Vocabulary: Learning, Teaching and Use (optional)
Topics in the Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching (optional)
Second Language Acquisition and Linguistics Theory (optional)
Sentence Processing (optional)
Syntactic Theory I (optional)
Approaches to Language in Society (optional)
English in the British Isles (optional)
Analysing Language in Society: Research Methods (optional)
Teaching and Learning Grammar (optional)
Teaching Practice II (optional)
Reflective Practitioner (optional)
Language in Context: From Pragmatics to Conversation Analysis (optional)
Teaching, Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening (optional)

Career opportunities

Takers of our MA TEFL and other courses in English Language Teaching come with the specific intention of entering the ELT/TESOL profession, which they duly go on to do.

Students on these courses often join us after a career in English teaching, to update their expertise and return to the classroom with a career enhancement.

The specialist knowledge you gain enables you to take senior or specialist roles (for example in computer-assisted language-learning, ESP or teaching young learners), not necessarily only in the classroom but also in educational advice and management, programme evaluation, syllabus design and teacher education.