University of Limerick - Research Post Grad: TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

Course Overview/Contact:

• Engage students with a range of concepts, methods, theories and knowledge derived from English language education and applied linguistics research.
• Educate students to work with a range of English language educational problems across a variety of international contexts.
• Enable students to develop research projects which will directly impact on their professional practice.
• Expose students to a linguistically and culturally diverse educational experience.
• Enrich students’ understanding of the discipline they teach.

Contact

Dr. Freda Mishan School of Modern Languages & Applied Linguistics. Phone: 353-(0)61-202432 Email: freda.mishan@ul.ie

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Programme Content:

• The first year of the programme is taught on campus at the University of Limerick, with two semesters (Autumn and Spring) in which students complete core modules as well as choosing electives from a broad suite of modules offered by the School of Languages Literature Culture and Communication (LLCC) and the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL).
• In the following three years, the focus is on research activity and will include a summer school in Year 2 and a conference in Year 3.

 Taught programme (Year 1) 

Semester 1	Semester 2
Core Modules	Core Modules
Research Methodology and Proposal Development Materials Development for Language Teaching Applied Sociolinguistics and Corpus Assisted Discourse Studies Winter School Current Issues In TESOL Research and Practice   +Electives – from MLAL/FAHSS	Advanced Research Methodology Observation and Feedback in TESOL) Critical ICT and Language Pedagogy Reflective Professional Portfolio and Practice Winter School Current Issues In TESOL Research and Practice      +Electives – from MLAL/FAHSS

 

Entry Requirements:

• Master’s or equivalent at 2.1 honours level*
• A minimum of 3 years’ professional practice or equivalent in a TESOL setting or related interdisciplinary area
• Interview (via Skype if required)
• Applicants for whom English is not a first language: IELTS composite score of 6.5 – 7.0 with no less than 6.0 in any one component (or IELTS equivalent accepted by UL)
• All applicants must submit an Expression of Interest Form to together with a satisfactory provisional research proposal.

*A 2.2 honours Master’s degree in a relevant area may be considered if applicants have extensive relevant experience of more than 4 years. A first class Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area may be considered if applicants have extensive relevant experience of more than 5 years.