IELTs: 7.0 overall, including at least 6.5 in each component
PTE: 67 overall, including at least 62 in all four skills.
Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English (CAE): 185 overall, including at least 173 in each skill
Orther Requirement
Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should be in linguistics, English language or modern languages and include a significant linguistic component. Alternatively, you should have a degree (or equivalent) in any subject, and substantial work experience (two years’ full-time or equivalent) in a language-related profession (for example language teacher, language support assistant or translator). You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
Personal statement
This course is for you if you’re an experienced language-teaching professional or have a language- and linguistics-based degree but little or no teaching experience.
The Sussex Centre for Language Studies is concerned with all aspects of language teaching and learning, including teacher education and language classroom research. This MA focuses on the practical application of theory and research to boost your career prospects in English Language Teaching (ELT) and related fields of work. Our options, seminars and teaching practice are tailored to reflect your previous experience and interests.
You’ll focus on the theoretical and practical issues that impact on the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and English as a Second Language (TESL/TESOL).
You’ll develop your knowledge and critical understanding of current theories and research in language acquisition. And you’ll gain confidence in relating these to the practice of English language pedagogy.
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Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
Autumn teaching
Second Language Acquisition and Research
Spring teaching
Principles and Practice in English Language Teaching
Summer teaching
English Language Teaching Dissertation
Research Methods in English Language Teaching
Options
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
Spring teaching
Advanced Practical Teaching
Global Englishes
Practical Teaching Techniques and Observation
Teaching English for Academic Purposes
Teaching Young Learners
You’ll gain the teaching expertise and the ability to evaluate conceptual and practical frameworks relevant to your future professional role.
Our graduates are well prepared for work in:
public- and private-sector language teaching
universities and research
teacher training
management roles
publishing.
If you have appropriate previous teaching qualifications and experience, and successfully complete the Advanced Practical Teaching option, you’ll be deemed TEFL qualified at UK Diploma level, as defined by the British Council Accreditation Scheme.
We welcome applications for PhD study in the field of English Language Teaching, via the School of English and the School of Education and Social Work.
Recent graduates from the Sussex Centre for Language Studies have gone on to jobs including:
university language tutor, Tokyo, Japan
university lecturer, Erbil, Iraq Kurdistan
high school English language teacher, Bratislava, Slovakia.
You’ll also be well prepared for PhD-level study. One of our recent graduates went on to become a successful PhD candidate at Lancaster University, UK.
(Sussex Centre for Language Studies careers database)
Insurance - Single
NHS: 300 GBP/ year
