This course is a great complement to a teaching qualification, opening up opportunities to become an active member of the international academic and professional English Language Teaching community. We have combined our practical, intercultural, applied approach to language teaching with our expertise in linguistics that will help you to realise your full potential as a top-quality teacher of English as a second or foreign language. Studying for your Masters in TESOL is the key to unlocking international career opportunities in a sector that is enjoying impressive sustained growth. We will help you to master the main theories and principles of language learning and teaching so that you can apply them with confidence and imagination in your own teaching practice. It is designed for students who have little or no previous language teaching experience or training but who have a strong interest in English language teaching and who are planning a career in the sector. The main aim is therefore to provide a sound academic basis in English language teaching through the exploration of major issues in language teaching and learning, including how practice is informed by theory, thereby determining the methods/approaches as well as the materials teachers use and their impact in ESOL classrooms. It combines the study of the major principles of, and scholarly approaches to, TESOL with opportunities for application and practice. Specifically, the programme aims to: advance students’ knowledge and understanding of the grammatical, lexical and phonological structures and stylistic registers of English and how they work together in producing effective communication; introduce students to theoretical issues in TESOL through an exploration of scholarly writing in the field and to the application of these theories within the ESOL classroom; promote critical engagement with concepts, theories and practices associated with English language teaching through reflection and evaluation; provide a theoretical and methodological framework within which students can take responsibility for their own learning and formulate and address their own research questions; provide opportunities for students to create and carry out a project of significant complexity in the field of TESOL and foster reflective practice. This programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas: Knowledge and understanding; Intellectual/cognitive skills; Professional practical skills and Key/transferable skills. We often give our students the opportunity to acquire international experience during their degrees by taking advantage of our exchange agreements with overseas universities. In addition to the hugely enjoyable and satisfying experience, time spent abroad adds a distinctive element to your CV.