Applied Linguistics (TESOL) (Taught)

This Master’s is designed for both native speakers and non-native speakers with a high level of English. You explore the relationship between linguistics and second-language learning; the methodology and techniques of language teaching; and current issues in English language teaching. The course provides practical classroom experience with observed and assessed teaching practice. On successful completion, you gain TEFL Q status, signifying you are fully qualified in British Council terms.

Industry endorsement
We have designed this course to follow British Council regulations, enabling you to gain a TEFL Q status when you graduate. TEFL Q status indicates you are a fully qualified TESOL/TEFL teacher.

Facilities and specialist equipment

• Teacher Education Centre with realistic mock classrooms supported by advanced ICT resources

• Up-to-the-minute simulation technology

• Multimedia space for webinars and podcasting

Industry links
We work in partnership with local councils, schools and colleges to support refugees and asylum seekers with free English classes; our students also support parents of school children with free ESOL classes.

Your student experience

• Study at our Bedford campus, a small, thriving academic community where academic staff get to know you well and provide individual academic support.

• Learn from an academic team who are from the education sector, offering a wide range of professional expertise; all hold TEFL Q status.

• Enjoy practical classroom experience with observed and assessed teaching practice using up-to-the-minute simulation technology.

• Explore your research interests in applied linguistics and TESOL including second-language acquisition, materials development, and language assessment and testing.

• Our Centre for English as a Foreign Language (CEFL) has been accredited by the British Council for their work in teaching English.

• Benefit from the expertise of our Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA) whose research is recognised as world leading by the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.