入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： This MA course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities, normally graduates with a recognised teaching qualification, or other educational professional experience.
英语要求：Candidates whose first language is not English should be able to demonstrate a satisfactory level of spoken and written English - TOEFL 91 or above (internet-based) or IELTS level 6.5 or equivalent.
学费 Tuition Fee：2012/2013 £11,140
课程特征 Course Features：
The MA in Education (TESOL) is designed for experienced teachers and educational practitioners in all sectors from primary to adult education who have a special interest in the interface between language and education. It includes a flexible programme of study including assessments tailored to your professional context and interests. The core modules focus on the full coverage of skills and knowledge areas for TESOL, combined with generic educational modules which enable you to pursue a wide range of careers within the profession. The programme can be studied full time or part time over three years, both on campus and online, including a fully distance mode of study.
课程内容 Course Content ：
The MA course is based on the completion of a compulsory element, plus optional modules.
Compulsory element:
•Reflective Professional Development
•Educational Research
•The Dissertation or Major Project
•Language Acquisition – Principles and Practice (core module).
•Language Teaching – Methods and Approaches (core module).
•Descriptions of English – Language in the Classroom (core module).
•Sociolinguistics deals with the effect of society on the way language is used. The module focuses on four core research areas:
i) language and society; ii) language and variation; iii) language and interaction, and iv) language and culture. Key themes that recur throughout the sessions include language attitudes, the use of standard and non-standard linguistic varieties in education, language and identity, and World Englishes.
Freestanding modules - open to students on all pathways:
•Action Research (double module) comprises a taught unit on action research methods, including managing change leading to an action research project. The project will require students to research aspects of their own work-based practice.
•Independent Study offers the opportunity to engage in independent study of a topic, issue or area that is not available elsewhere within the course. You will, in consultation and negotiation with a tutor, identify a topic, issue or area of personal or professional interest and relevance and then draw up a course of independent study, which may include library and practical research.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Each course module is assessed separately and is based on coursework, eg individual essays, seminar presentations, reports, portfolios, investigative research and group work.