Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages — TESOL

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is designed to prepare you for a professional career in English language teaching.

The TESOL core units deal with how second languages are learned and what are effective ways to teach them. The discipline units Second Language Acquisition and Principles of Second Language Methodology will extend your knowledge and explore possible pedagogical implications such as application of technology to second language learning.

You may consider taking advantage of option units from the broad range of study areas available in the masters course to help prepare you for a change in career direction or specialisation.

• Professional Dialogues in Education
• Sociolinguistics
• Grammar for Second Language Teaching
• Theory and Practice of Second Language Teaching and Learning 
• Conducting and Evaluating Educational Research 
• Second Language Curriculum Design
• Second Language Assessment 
• Facilitated Study Unit 

• Bachelor degree (or higher) in Education; or
• Postgraduate degree (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters (or higher)) in any field; or
• Bachelor degree in any field plus 5 years professional work experience related to your undergraduate degree. You will need to provide a detailed CV and employer statements;
• Include the original copy of your IELTS or TOEFL test results.You can provide your IELTS Test Report form number, and international admissions can verify your results online.If you complete the TOEFL test, you can have your results sent directly to QUT. Our institution code is 9778.

• Equity scholarships scheme