Course details

Summary

Further your career in teaching English to speakers of other languages with our internationally recognised MTESOL, available both online and on campus.

Programme overview

The MTESOL is a taught masters degree for teachers with experience teaching English as a second or foreign language who want to understand and develop their professional practice.

Our courses provide a structured learning environment, as well as allowing you to follow your own interests. We offer small classes and regular feedback.

You can take the MTESOL online, on campus, or both. This is helpful if you are teaching and not able to attend classes on campus or living overseas.

Completing this programme does not qualify you to teach in state schools in New Zealand.

Programme structure

There are two different ways that you can structure your MTESOL:

Taught courses only

Three core courses in second language course design and methodology, language assessment and second language acquisition (45 points)

One course in either discourse analysis or sociolinguistics and language teaching (15 points)

Four elective courses in Language Teaching and Learning (60 points)

Taught courses and a dissertation

Three core courses in second language course design and methodology, language assessment and second language acquisition (45 points)

One course in either discourse analysis or sociolinguistics and language teaching (15 points)

One course in either applied linguistics research or second language classroom research (15 points)

One elective course in Language Teaching and Learning (15 points)

A dissertation (30 points)

An average of A- over four courses or permission of the academic head is required in order to enrol in the dissertation option.

Where could this programme take you?

If you already have experience in language teaching, the MTESOL will enable you to develop knowledge and skills for employment as a language teacher or in a more senior role. You can better understand the problems that second or foreign language learners face when learning a new language, and apply this knowledge to improve your teaching practice.

Jobs related to this programme

• English as a second/foreign language teacher
• Lecturer in second/foreign language teacher education
• Professor
• Second/foreign language teacher trainer

Further study options

• Doctor of Philosophy

Entry criteria

Taught 120 points

You must have completed one of the following:

• A one-year postgraduate qualification following an undergraduate degree, or an equivalent four-year undergraduate degree, in a subject related to language teaching, and at least two years of teaching experience.
• An undergraduate degree with a major in a subject related to language teaching, and a teaching qualification equivalent to one year of further study, and at least two years of teaching experience.
• An undergraduate degree with a major in a subject related to language teaching, and at least three years of teaching experience.

Your study must have been at a recognised university (or similar institution) and you will need a GPE of 3.0.

If you have not completed two years of full-time study in an English medium institution you need an overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 on all bands in IELTS (Academic).