Master of Arts in TESOL

Western Sydney University

About

The Master of Arts in TESOL is designed to meet professional development needs of those working or interested in a range of language teaching fields.

It provides an advanced TESOL qualification for Australian and international English language practitioners who wish to work in the field of English language teaching and undertake research-based projects related to English language teaching and learning.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points which include the units listed below. Students may exit with a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate on completion of the relevant units.

1801 - Graduate Diploma in TESOL - 80 credit points

1802 - Graduate Certificate in TESOL - 60 credit points

Recommended sequence

Code	Name
101825	English Linguistics for TESOL

Code	Name
101697	TESOL Methodology and Curricula

Code	Name
102621	Formal and Functional Grammar

From 2018 unit 102621 Formal and Functional Grammar has replaced 102336 Functional Grammar.

Code	Name
101824	Second Language Assessment and Testing

Choose three of

Code	Name
100919	Investigating Second Language Acquisition

Code	Name
102335	Contexts of TESOL

Code	Name
102325	Advanced Academic English Skills

Code	Name
102525	Bilingualism and Education

Code	Name
102338	Intercultural Communication (PG)

Code	Name
101854	Language and Linguistics Research Methods

Code	Name
102283	Multicultural Nonverbal Communication

Code	Name
101698	TESOL Internship

Code	Name
102337	TESOL Project

Code	Name
101697	TESOL Methodology and Curricula

Choose two of

Code	Name
102525	Bilingualism and Education

Code	Name
102335	Contexts of TESOL

Code	Name
102325	Advanced Academic English Skills

Code	Name
101825	English Linguistics for TESOL

Code	Name
101854	Language and Linguistics Research Methods

Code	Name
102283	Multicultural Nonverbal Communication

Code	Name
102621	Formal and Functional Grammar

From 2018 unit 102621 Formal and Functional Grammar has replaced 102336 Functional Grammar.

Code	Name
101698	TESOL Internship

Choose two of

Code	Name
101824	Second Language Assessment and Testing

Code	Name
100919	Investigating Second Language Acquisition

Code	Name
102338	Intercultural Communication (PG)

Code	Name
102337	TESOL Project

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