Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA

    Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA

    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 34,416 / year(s)
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA

    About

    Overview

    Our Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA will build on your interest in learning and teaching a foreign or second language. You will be guided by renowned researchers with extensive teaching experience.

    As part of this degree, we will address some of the following questions:

    • What are the key cognitive and social processes of learning a second or foreign language?
    • How do people teach and learn in the classroom and in wider settings?
    • How do teachers and learners engage effectively with technology?
    • How can teachers use critical reflection to improve their practices?

    This Applied Linguistics and TESOL course is available to:

    • those with teaching experience (in-service)
    • those without teaching experience (pre-service)
    • lecturers at higher education institutions

    Our range of optional modules will allow you to build your own course to match your individual interests.

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    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Typically we recognise the following in a Bachelors degree:

    • 3.5/4.0 or 4.25/5.0 (85%) as comparable to a 1st Class
    • Minimum GPA of 3.75/5.0 (75%) as comparable to a 2.1
    • 3.5/5.0 or 2.8/4.0 (70%) as comparable to a 2.2

    Admissions criteria may vary depending on the course you are applying for, please check course specific entry requirements.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6.5

    English Program Requirements

    IELTS:

    Applicants whose first language is not English require a minimum score of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent including 5.5 in each of the four elements of the test.

    TOEFL:

    79 overall (with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing)

    Pearson:

    Pearsons 65 overall (with a minimum of 59 in all sub-skills).

    Duolingo:

    115 overall with no subskill below 100

    Career

    Your future

    What can you do with an Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA degree?

    This Master's course will provide you with the knowledge and practical skills to enrich your understanding of languages and language teaching and learning. This will support you if you wish to begin, or return to, a career in language teaching.

    You will gain various transferable skills, such as data analysis, critical thinking, communication, and teamwork.

    Graduates of this programme progress to a variety of fields, such as:

    • teaching English as a second or foreign language in private and public schools, colleges and universities
    • teaching English for Academic Purposes at universities in the UK and abroad
    • private tutoring
    • further studies and research, such as a PhD in Education, Applied Linguistics, and TESOL
    • publishing for English teaching and other materials
    • university administration

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    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    34,416 / year(s)

    Applied Linguistics and TESOL MA

    Newcastle University

    Newcastle University

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne