Master of Arts - TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

This course is ideal for those with no or very little prior English language teaching experience (less than two years) who wish to become an English language teacher to speakers of other languages. The course has a practical focus and is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge base required to excel as English language teaching professionals in a global environment.

The course has a very practical focus. Students will have the opportunity to take a one-year module on practical teaching. Students will be involved in demonstrating a range of teaching methods in practical sessions, including: • Designing teaching materials

• Planning lessons and tests • Practising teaching in a peer group • Analysing real lessons through DVD observations.

At the end of the course, students will be able to accumulate the teaching materials they develop into a portfolio for job applications.

Nottingham Trent University values the range of perspectives that students from different socio-cultural contexts bring to teaching and learning. The profile of course participants is very international, including most recently Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Mexico, Poland, Switzerland and the UK.

Nottingham Trent University's teaching methods encourage active participation in group work, discussion and the exchange of ideas, with the aim of developing students' critical and analytical skills.

Nottingham Trent University offer a high level of in-sessional support designed specifically around the needs of students, both in classes and on an individual basis. Nottingham Trent University provides one-to-one help with assignment and dissertation writing and is always happy to make appointments with students who want to talk privately about their work and progress.