Master of TESOL
Course code/s: Melbourne (EMTSC)
This course leads to an advanced professional qualification in teaching English to speakers of other languages. Graduates of the course will be equipped to take positions of responsibility in the planning, administration and delivery of English language teaching programs. The course is also relevant for candidates wishing to undertake applied research relevant to their professional responsibilities and interests in the area of TESOL and applied linguistics.
Duration
The 240 credit point program may be taken over two years full-time or three to six years part-time.
Applicants with a relevant fourth year qualification receive 120 credit points of advanced standing and take a 120 credit point program over one year full-time or two to three years part-time.
Admission requirements
Applicants with a three year Bachelor’s degree or equivalent tertiary qualification are eligible for entry to the full 240 credit point program.
Applicants with an Honours degree or equivalent qualification are eligible for advanced standing entry to a 120 credit point program.
Advanced Standing
Students should contact the course co-ordinator to discuss advanced standing applications.
Course structure
The course is available by all coursework, a combination of coursework and a minor thesis.
Students taking the full 240 credit point program must take the majority of their subjects from the list of applied linguistics subjects below and must also take the subject EDU5RME Research Methods. The remaining subjects can be taken as a Minor Thesis or from other Education subjects.
All subjects are 15 credit points except where indicated.
Core subject
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Research Methods in Education (30 credit points) | EDU5RME |
Applied Linguistics subjects
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Discourse Analysis: Spoken and Written Language in Use (30 credit points) | EDU5DAS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Designing Language Learning Programs | EDU5DLP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Sociolinguistics in Language Teaching | EDU5SGT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Designing Language Learning Experiences | EDU5DLL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Second Language Literacies (30 credit points) | EDU5SLL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Forms and Functions of Language in Education | EDU5FFE |
| TE-SEM-1 | Bilingualism and Language Education | EDU5BLE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Second Language Acquisition | EDU5SLA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Communication and Culture | EDU5CCU |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Language Teaching Practice | EDU4LTP |
Choose 60 credit points of fourth and fifth year Education elective subjects or choose Minor Thesis.
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Minor Thesis (60 credit points)# | EDU5MTH |
# The minor thesis may be taken part-time over one year. Each part-time subject code has a value of 30 credit points: EDU5MTB.
Some subjects may not be available.
Classes with less than 15 students may not run.