Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Foreign Language Teaching (FLT)

Overview

You’ll explore teaching methodology and practice, linguistics, oral communication, language acquisition and curriculum design – and how to apply these in numerous language education settings. Your new understanding of people coming from a wide range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds will also equip you with the valuable knowledge and skills needed to nurture your students’ futures in the workplace and beyond.

Build your skills step-by-step. This nationally and internationally recognised degree is part of an articulated postgraduate program of study that begins with a graduate certificate and ends with a master’s degree.   

Study the Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Foreign Language Teaching (FLT) from University of Canberra and you will:

• master the skills required for the effective teaching and learning of English and other languages

• build specialised knowledge and skills for professional practice in a range of educational settings

• empower learners with your strong subject and pedagogical knowledge

• strengthen your professional leadership skills

• critically reflect on the ways in which language education theory and research informs teaching practice

• establish and maintain ethical and respectful relationships with students, colleagues and parents

• develop the strengths and linguistic needs of students from diverse cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds.

Career opportunities

A UC Master of TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching offers graduates the chance to acquire the skills needed to pursue a career in teaching and a pathway to a range of other lifelong learning careers. Graduates can work in such roles as:

• teacher of English as a second language in Australia
• teacher of a language other than English
• adult educator
• workplace-based TESOL instructor
• director of language education