
Course Structure The course offers a core of syllabus design and assessment, with greater depth provided through further required modules focusing on both theoretical and practical aspects of the English language and on classroom practice. You will then have the opportunity to broaden your knowledge base by taking three or four further optional modules covering a wide range of relevant areas. The MA is completed by a 15,000-word dissertation. Core Modules: Dissertation (includes Research Methods programme) Language for Teaching Language Teaching Methods and Practice Fundamentals in ELT. Optional Modules: Previous optional modules have included: World Englishes English for Specific Purposes ELT Materials Development and Evaluation Discourse Texts and TESOL Language Teaching Methodology Second Language Acquisition: Perspectives for Teachers Evaluation and Assessment Teaching Young Learners Pragmatics and the Language Classroom. You can also choose to study an optional module offered to students across the University as one of your four optional modules. Foreign Language.