Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00212K
This program aims to build on the knowledge and teaching experience of students by broadening and deepening their understanding of language teaching practice in a variety of educational, social and cultural contexts. It enhances their knowledge in areas such as curriculum design and evaluation, testing and assessment, discourse analysis, language acquisition, research methods, and approaches to teaching grammar. It prepares students for the role of senior teacher and teacher-researcher by offering opportunities to reflect on issues of personal interests and to undertake research projects. The qualification may be used overseas and in Australia, but not in the Australian government school system unless one also has a Bachelor of Education or Graduate Diploma of Education.
Structure
36 credit points
Subjects
- TESOL
- Foreign language teaching
Standard entry requirements
- Bachelor degree in any discipline with 3-years' formal relevant work experience
- Or Bachelor degree in a relevant field
- Or academic IELTS minimum average 6.5 or equivalent with no band score below 6.0. Relevant fields are language teaching, language-related education, administration and research, linguistics
Study pathways
Graduate Diploma in TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching; Graduate Certificate in TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching
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