News feedsPostgraduate Certificate in English Language Teaching: Online
| Key facts | |
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| Programme length: | 12 months beginning September. |
| Entry requirements: | A good first degree (e.g. in UK upper second class honours) in a language or other relevant discipline, plus two years relevant professional experience related to English language teaching. International students must also meet the standard English language requirements of the University |
| Programme coordinator: | Dr Alasdair Archibald Email: aa3@soton.ac.uk |
| Annual applications deadline: | 31 August |
| How to apply: | Application forms and instructions, or apply online Order a prospectus |
| Further information: | Download leaflet (pdf, 616Kb) British Council Mexico website |
| Tuition fees for 2009/10 (reviewed annually): |
£2,200 |
Programme aims
This new online collaborative programme between the University of Southampton and the British Council will lead to the award of a free-standing Postgraduate Certificate in English Language Teaching awarded by the University of Southampton.
The programme has been developed in close collaboration and combines the strengths of each partner. The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organization for educational opportunities and cultural relations and operates an extensive teacher training and education programme.
Modern Languages at Southampton has strong research interests in second language acquisition and in language teacher development and has extensive experience of designing online interactive materials.
- Your course will be delivered by an experienced e-tutor team in the British Council's Open and Distance Learning Unit in Mexico according to standards agreed with the University
- You will be guided by specially designed interactive course materials in a personalised virtual learning environment with full access to the University of Southampton's online library resources, including ebooks.
- Following a flexible and well-supported online course, you will be able to combine part-time study with other commitments
- There will be regular guest lectures and podcasts by internationally renowned staff from the University of Southampton
- As an e-participant you will have experience of online tutor-led discussion forums, real-time "chat" and small-group discussions
- On successful completion of the certificate and having met the appropriate criteria in your work, you will have the opportunity to proceed to the second semester of the MA in English Language Teaching: Online since the certificate constitutes half of the taught components of the MA.
Programme structure
All teaching will be online and you will take four modules, normally over 2 semesters:
- Communicative Approaches to English for Specific Purposes
- Language Analysis for Teaching
- Communicative Methodology in English for Specific Purposes
- E-learning for English Language Teaching
Further information and an application pack are available from:
The Postgraduate Office
School of Humanities
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom
t +44 (0)23 8059 3406
e pghums@soton.ac.uk