English Language Teaching Master in Arts

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Coventry University

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• Entry requirements
  A good Honours degree in a related area is usually required. Applicants with recognised ELT qualifications may qualify for some accreditation of prior learning (APL). The programme welcomes new graduates and mature students with prior experience in other professions.
• Academic title
  English Language Teaching Master in Arts
• Course description
  The English Language Teaching MA provides professional development for English Language teachers. Whilst balancing theory and practice, this course aims to develop skills in language description and analysis with access to some of the most recent and relevant English language corpora.
  
  Reasons to choose English Language Teaching MA degree
  
  Students on the English Language Teaching MA will have the opportunity to:
  
      * observe English language classes
      * undertake teaching practice
      * develop expertise with state-of-the-art e-learning tools
      * focus on specific English language issues relating to their own educational contexts
  
  Future prospects
  
      * Teaching and management posts in schools and colleges.
  
      * Government/civil service posts in relation to staff support and development, curriculum and materials design.
  
      * Posts in industry and commerce which require good general English language communication skills.
  
  Course content
  
  Students on the English Language Teaching MA will:
  
      * Consider the theory and practice of English Language learning and teaching, and the relevance of major language learning and language acquisition theories.
      * Develop skills in the evaluation and design of teaching and learning materials for a variety of settings.
      * Explore the role played by new technologies for learning, teaching and communicating.
      * Develop skills in the analysis of English as it is spoken and written in the UK and in the rest of the world.
      * Have opportunities to practise teaching and observe experienced teachers in a variety of face-to-face and blended-learning settings.
  
  Teaching, learning and assessment
  
  Students can choose to submit either a dissertation or a reflective portfolio of their own professional practice. They may also complete the final stage off campus.
  
  Work Placement
  
  Candidates may be offered the opportunity to undertake a (salaried) ten month overseas teaching placement in conjunction with the final stage of the programme.
  
  Expertise
  
  The programme team includes international experts on:
  
      * Corpus Linguistics
      * Computer Assisted Language Learning
      * Teaching English as a Foreign Language
      * Discourse and Varieties of English (including Business English)
      * Second Language Acquisition

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