TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (Taught)

This programme is for those who wish to further their own knowledge and skills in this field. It provides a special emphasis on how theory relates to practice.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

• This programme allows you to extend and enhance your career and build on your previous English language teaching experience.

• You will be given the opportunity to build on your professional experience through further investigation of the links between theory, practice and current research. This is achieved through classroom observation, micro-teaching opportunities, collaborative learning and contextualised assessment.

• This interdisciplinary programme draws on the combined expertise of the School of Education and the long established English for Academic Study Unit (School of Modern Languages and Cultures). This enables us to embed our extensive professional and research experience in the areas of language teaching and research.

• Education at Glasgow is ranked 6th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025.

• If you are looking for the necessary skills and knowledge to begin your career teaching English to speakers of other languages, you should consider the MSc TESOL.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
You will take three core and three optional courses and undertake a supervised research dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words on an issue relevant to your area of interest.

Core courses
Descriptions Of Language And Applications To The Classroom
Introduction To Educational And Social Research
Language Learning And Applications To The Classroom
Major Dissertation (TESOL)

TESOL optional courses
Contemporary Issues in TESOL
Course Design And Practice in TESOL
Language Learning for Children with English as an Additional Language
Language Proficiency, Assessment And Feedback
Teaching English as an International Language
Teaching English for Academic Purposes
Which English? Language Teaching And Sociolinguistics

Other optional courses from the School of Education may include:
Advanced Educational Research
Developing Literacies: An Inclusive Perspective
Highly Able Learners, Raising Attainment & Achievement
Identities, Relationships and Behaviours in Education
Modern Educational Thought

A number of optional courses can also be taken from the 20-credit optional courses listed under MSc Applied Linguistics programme, subject to availability and capacity.