TESOL

Suitable for both experienced teachers and newcomers to the field, this TESOL program offered by The University of Edinburghis designed for students who plan to teach English as a second, foreign or additional language (ESL, EFL, EAL) in the UK or internationally.

This TESOL program offered by The University of Edinburgh is suitable for students who plan to work or do research in the contexts of:

• teacher education

• teacher training

• management

• course design

• materials development

• policy design

• language analysis and/or assessment

The program combines theory and practice to equip you with cutting-edge teaching skills to teach English to speakers of other languages. It will lead you into an exploration of evidence-based research at the frontiers of language learning, methodology and curriculum design. It will investigate learning-centred ‘learnscapes’, enabling you not only to practise but to contribute to knowledge in these areas.

Career

With a strong foundation in teaching and research, our students are employed worldwide in all areas of the English language teaching profession.

Examples roles include:

• training other TESOL teachers

• management of TESOL education

• teaching English at primary, secondary or tertiary level

• teaching English in specialised fields (for example, business English)

• designing TESOL curricula, materials and policies

Courses include:

• Language and the Learner

• Second Language Teaching Curriculum

• TESOLMethodology

• Sources of Knowledge: Understanding and analysing research literature

• Bilingual Education

• Critical literacies and critical pedagogies in L1 and L2 contexts