English Language Teaching (Distance Learning) - MA

Program Overview

The English Language Teaching (Distance Learning) MA program from London Metropolitan University is a global approach to the field, adopting a strongly intercultural approach. It provides a challenging and valuable learning experience for teachers, language professionals, and those with no prior teaching experience. The course enhances your confidence and employability by developing new ways of thinking and talking about English language learning and teaching.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

English Language Teaching (Distance Learning) - MA

Introduction:

This program is a global approach to the field of English language teaching, adopting a strongly intercultural approach. It provides a challenging and valuable learning experience for teachers, language professionals, and those with no prior teaching experience. The course enhances your confidence and employability by developing new ways of thinking and talking about English language learning and teaching.

Objectives:

• Develop new ways of thinking and talking about English language and English language teaching.
• Explore theoretical and practical aspects of English language learning and teaching.
• Enhance confidence and employability in the field of English language teaching.

Program Description:

• The program is offered as a distance learning course, allowing flexibility to suit your commitments and requirements.
• Based on the latest trends and findings in the subject areas, the course explores theoretical and practical aspects of English language learning and teaching.
• The intercultural focus develops new ways of thinking and talking about language and language teaching across different linguistic, sociolinguistic, and educational contexts.
• The lecturers have extensive teaching experience in different contexts, including specialities in applied linguistics, TESOL, ELT, linguistics, and teacher training.
• The course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to become an effective and competent English language teacher in a variety of contexts.
• The program is offered by London Metropolitan University.
• It is a postgraduate course.
• The length of the program is 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
• The program is delivered online.

Outline:

Module Structure:

The program consists of 120 credits, divided into 6 modules of 20 credits each.

Module Descriptions:

• Issues in Language Learning: An Intercultural Approach: This module focuses on key issues in language learning and teaching, exploring how pedagogical thinking has developed in different cultural contexts and influences the teaching and learning of languages.
It encourages you to evaluate your testing and assessment practices and examine standardized tests critically.
• Linguistics and Language Teaching: The Description of Language and its Pedagogic Applications: This module familiarizes you with key areas of linguistic analysis, such as typology, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and corpus linguistics.
• Patterns in Global Sociolinguistics: This module equips students with a critical and informed understanding of the complex ways in which languages are configured in societies worldwide.
• Teaching Languages Dissertation: This module is a supervised research project leading to a 12,000-word dissertation.

Assessment:

• Assessment Methods: The program uses a variety of assessment methods, including coursework, essays, presentations, research, and a final dissertation.
• Assessment Criteria: The assessment criteria are based on the learning outcomes of each module.

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods: The program uses a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, workshops, and online resources.
• Faculty: The faculty members have extensive experience in teaching and research in the field of English language teaching.

Careers:

• Career Paths: The program prepares graduates for a variety of careers in the field of English language teaching.
• Career Opportunities: Graduates can find employment in schools, colleges, universities, and other educational institutions, as well as private language schools and online platforms.
• Optional Field Trips: The program may offer optional field trips, which are not formally part of the course and not required to complete your course.
The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.
• Start Dates: The program has two start dates per year, in September and January.