入学要求 Requirement:
学术要求:A first degree in English, education or a relevant subject, plus a teaching qualification or two years' teaching experience.
英语要求: IELTS 6.5 (with no subtest less than 6)
学费 Tuition Fee:2011/2012 £11500
课程特征 Course Features:
This Masters programme covers contemporary issues in education, specifically the central concerns of English language teaching to speakers of other languages.
•If you work: or would like to work; in a educator or administrative role concerned with the teaching of English to non-speakers, this programme is designed for you.
•There is a specific emphasis on how theory relates to practice. You will be encouraged to take a broader view of the links between classroom activity and approaches to programme design, teacher training, management and policy decisions.
•If you want to focus your optional study towards linguistics, we have strong links with the School of Critical Studies who specialise in this discipline.
课程内容 Course Content :
You will take three core and three optional courses. You will also have the opportunity to investigate and produce a dissertation on an issue relevant to your professional development and teaching context.
Core courses
•Language learning and applications to the classroom
•Descriptions of language and applications to the classroom
•Introduction to educational and social research.
Optional courses
•Classroom processes: introduction to teaching and learning
•Course design and practice in English language teaching
•Which English? Sociolinguistics and language teaching
•Language proficiency assessment and feedback
•Phonetics and phonology
•Discourse studies
•Educational management and leadership
•Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
•The education of highly able pupils
•Developing literacy
•Modern educational thought
•Educational psychology
•Advanced educational research.
职业前景 Career Prospects:
Career opportunities include positions as an English language teacher, course designer, test designer, course director and teacher educator.