Overview

You’ll strengthen your understanding of language learning, explore common challenges that language teachers and learners face, and reflect on your learning and teaching experience.

Key Facts

In all these areas, you’ll be guided to make links between teaching practice, research, theory, and the contexts within which people teach and learn languages.

The Postgraduate Certificate in TESOL program from Victoria University of Wellington is highly regarded worldwide. It has a strong international orientation which reflects New Zealand’s unique position in the Asia–Pacific region. Our graduates have gone on to teach English and work in educational leadership roles in New Zealand and around the globe.

The MTESOL programme builds on the legacy of sixty years of graduate TESOL education at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

Staff teaching in the programme are internationally recognised researchers. They draw on their extensive experience as language teachers and teacher educators to bridge the gap between research, theory, and teaching practice.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Language for Specific Purposes

Teaching and Learning Vocabulary

Assessment for Learning in the Language Classroom

Language Testing

Task-Based Language Teaching

Computer-assisted Language Learning

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 3 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-06-20 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-11-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-11-13 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-21 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

58

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Wellington, New Zealand

Disciplines

Teaching English as a Foreign Language View 11 other Masters in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in New Zealand

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

58

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) with at least a B average in Linguistics, English Language, Education, or a language other than English. Consideration may be given if you have relevant professional experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree

To be accepted by the programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19150 NZD / full

≈ 19150 NZD / full

Living costs

Wellington

New Zealand

1000 - 2300 NZD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Credits

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Wellington

Funding

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