TESOL

Entry requirements

A good honours degree and a teaching qualification plus two years full-time relevant teaching experience .

Please submit the following documents with your application:

• Copies of official degree certificates and transcripts of your previous study, showing the subjects taken and grades obtained. If these documents are in languages other than English please provide official translations.
• Two written references, signed by the referee and on official headed paper
• A personal statement (one side of A4 paper) detailing why you wish to study the course, your experiences, what you can bring to the course and any other information that you see as relevant to your application
• Your CV
• Copies of English Language Certification, e.g. IELTS, TOEFL or Pearson test score report.

Months of entry

September

Course content

MA TESOL is designed to help experienced teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (including teachers of EFL, ESL, EAL and ESP) to further their expertise and/or begin following a specialise pathway in either intercultural studies, teacher education or educational technology.

It enables experienced TESOL practitioners to further their careers with regard to:

• obtaining positions of seniority
• undertaking new areas of professional activity
• embedding practice within a research dimension
• contributing to the professional development of other teachers
• acting in advisory capacities to teaching and associated agencies.

It also aims to help you to:

• develop advanced knowledge of TESOL-related research, theory and areas of debate
• understand more deeply your role as TESOL practitioner given the international currency of English and the developments in the educational environment afforded by technology access and global networking
• develop advanced professional skills such as conducting needs analyses and evaluating, adapting and designing teaching and learning resources
• develop academic literacy.

Applications from both native- and non-native-English-speaking teachers are welcome.

Information for international students

Applicants whose first language is not English should meet the following language requirements:

• IELTS test score of 6.5 or more overall, with a minimum writing score of 6.5 and no other subsection below 6.0
• TOEFL internet-based test score of 90 or more overall, with a minimum writing score of 22 and no other subsection below 20
• Pearson Test of English score of 59 or more overall, with a minimum writing score of 59 and no other subsection below 51
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) overall score of 176 or above, with 176 in writing and no sub-section below 169 -OR- Grade C if taken before January 2015 (Please note that the Cambridge First Certificate in English is not acceptable)

We will consider applicants who do not meet these scores but you may be required to attend a pre-sessional English language course at the University of Manchester, or to demonstrate an improvement in your language scores prior to the start of your course.

We accept a range of qualifications from different countries. For these and general requirements including English language see the accepted entry qualifications from your country .

Fees and funding

The School of Environment, Education and Development is offering a number of scholarships for 2018 entry. For further information please click here .

The Manchester Alumni Scholarship Scheme offers a £3,000 reduction in tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who achieved a 1st and are progressing to a postgraduate taught masters course for September 2018 entry (terms and conditions apply - please contact us for further information).

See also the University's postgraduate funding database for more funding opportunities.

Qualification and course duration

MA