Overview

The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (online) MSc programme from the University of Stirling is an advanced training and professional qualification for people who already work in any area of teaching English as a foreign or second language. You’ll leave with the knowledge and practical classroom skills to be a confident, critically reflective and enterprising teacher.

Key facts

Delivered by experienced professionals who have lived and taught around the globe, the course offers an excellent balance between theory and practice using a range of cutting-edge, innovative teaching methods.
The course draws on practitioners and best practice from across the TESOL sector, focusing on the development of advanced professional capabilities and knowledge in language learning and teaching.
You can work towards our core Masters degree, the MSc TESOL (online), or opt to specialise in one of the following pathways of study:

MSc TESOL (Corpus Linguistics)
MSc TESOL (Computer Assisted Language Learning)
Graduates will leave with an advanced knowledge and understanding of the TESOL sector, enabling them to take on more responsibility in current or future roles overseas or in the UK.
As experienced teachers, the qualification provides access to a wider range of career opportunities and increases the opportunities for promotion to more senior roles.
On completion of the MSc TESOL, overseas graduates will be well prepared to sit all three modules of the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations TKT.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

TESOL Methodology

Principles of Language Learning and Teaching

Discourse Analysis

Grammar for TESOL

Technologies in the 21st Century Classroom

Corpora in English Language Research and Teaching

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 30 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Language Studies Teaching Teaching English as a Foreign Language View 47 other Masters in Teaching in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

A minimum of a second class honours degree (2.1 preferred) or equivalent in a relevant subject. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply.
Those entering the course with a recent Cambridge or Trinity DELTA will get exemption from TESPD01 TESOL Methodology in year 1 and TESPD06 Grammar for TESOL in year 2.

Work experience

Applicants are expected to have at least two years full-time English language teaching experience.

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Tuition Fee

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International

11600 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11600 GBP per year during 30 months.
National

11600 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11600 GBP per year during 30 months.

£11600: Students from the Republic of Ireland

Funding

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