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Master of Arts in TESOL – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Master of Arts in TESOL – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Master of Arts in TESOL – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

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  • Level:Master's Degree
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Admission Requirements

 

Entry Requirements

The minimum requirement for admission into a post-graduate degree programme is a Bachelor’s Degree. More specifically, the following entry requirements apply for the MA in TESOL programme:

Academic requirements

  • All applicants for entrance in the MA TESOL programme offered by the Department should have at least a lower second class (2:2) Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in English Language/ English Linguistics and/or English Literature from a recognised university.
  • Teaching experience is not essential but preferred. Tutoring experience is helpful.
  • Applicants with a lower grade or whose degree is on a related discipline will be considered on their own merits.

English Requirements

  • If the candidate’s first degree was not taught in English language, then the candidate needs to provide evidence of his/her English Language proficiency as follows:

  • A British Council International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7 (or above) with a minimum score in each component of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking of 6.5, or
  • TOEFL 580 (paper-based test) or 237 (computer-based test) with a score of not less than 4 in TWE or 92 (internet-based test) with not less than 21 Writing, Listening 21, Reading 22 and Speaking 23,
  • or IGCSE minimum score ‘B’
  • or Cambridge Proficiency English (CPE) minimum grade C
  • or Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) minimum grade B.
  • or Cambridge Michigan ECPE Proficiency – Pass
  • or score placement at the ENGL-101 level of the University of Nicosia

 Other Requirements

  • Two academic reference letters.
  • Personal Statement: A letter highlighting the applicant’s individual competences and strengths and providing his/her reflections regarding the expectations and value of the programme as well as to his/her personal advancement and career development.

Course Information

Profile of the Programme

  1. To provide students with a strong professional foundation for developing practical teaching skills in relation to TESOL;
  2. To further students’ understanding of English language teaching.

Specific:

  1. To develop in the student an understanding of a range of disciplines and areas of professional activity which underpin the field of TESOL and constitute its focus and its concerns;
  2. To provide students with a solid theoretical foundation and the necessary professional skills in TESOL;
  3. To equip the students with the linguistic knowledge, cultural understanding, and pedagogical training essential to the various aspects of TESOL;
  4. To provide theoretical and/or practical support for actual situations within the language classroom,
  5. To develop students’ skills in critical reading and ability to design a research project,
  6. To provide the theoretical and/or practical basis required for the study of a doctoral degree.

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

This is a postgraduate degree that opens many career opportunities. English is the language of global communication, and demand for TESOL professionals worldwide is greater than ever before. Our graduates can work for universities and other public and private schools, international corporations, governments, and in private practice locally and abroad. They can teach English to people of all ages and all walks of life, administering and designing ESOL courses and curricula, and developing new teaching methods. The MA TESOL is increasingly the degree of preference for employers both domestically and abroad.

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