MSc TESOL Education

The MSc TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) degree in the University of Birmingham provides a solid grounding in practical language teaching skills, and in language learning and teaching research. You will create bespoke teaching and learning materials, and will also develop strong grounding in the latest cutting-edge developments in language learning and teaching.

You will be supported in your studies to become a TESOL professional, a competent educational researcher, and an active member of the international academic and professional TESOL community.

• Approach – The programme has been designed for those who want to become language teachers but have little or no teaching experience. It takes a practical approach, and it links language teaching and education.
• Environment – The School of Education hosts the MOSAIC Group for Research on Multilingualism.
• Teaching and support – Modules typically provide three contact hours a week for a semester. You will have a dedicated personal tutor and a dissertation supervisor.
• Research – All tutors are actively researching language learning or teaching. Teaching is research-led. You will be supported in running a research project on your chosen topic.

The MSc TESOL Education consists of three core modules and three optional modules.

Core modules

Second Language Teaching Methodology

This module will give you a strong grounding in classroom methodology and course design. You will create your own teaching and learning materials.

Second Language Learning

The Second Language Learning module will introduce you to research in language learning and teaching. You will learn about theory and evidence in second language learning.

Researching Education

This module will introduce you to practitioner research, with seminars focussing on TESOL research.