English is a global language used daily in business, education and the media by many people for whom it is a second rather than a ‘native’ language. This course has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to be an effective teacher of the language. Applying the insights of linguistic research into how English is learned and used in a wide variety of situations, the programme with its practical focus will help you become a resourceful, reflective and confident professional in the field of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

Graduates should be able to seek employment opportunities in a wide variety of areas including:

• English language teaching in any education sector (this may depend on having fulfilled primary teaching qualifications in the countries in which you choose to work as the MA would not be a substitute for such qualifications).
• Teacher training.
• Testing: both in supporting existing testing programmes and developing programmes in companies developing and implementing communication skills training.
• Continued academic research in areas of interest developed as a consequence of involvement in this course, e.g. PhD.