Overview

Master teaching English and other languages!

Language teachers are in demand in Australia and around the world. With no previous teaching qualification or experience required, this course will prepare you for a rewarding career teaching language in Australia and overseas.

You’ll explore teaching methodology and practice, linguistics, oral communication, language acquisition and curriculum design – and how to apply these in numerous language education settings. Your new understanding of people coming from a wide range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds will also equip you with the valuable knowledge and skills needed to nurture your students’ futures in the workplace and beyond.

This flexible course can be studied either full-time in 2 years or part-time in 4 years and is designed to work for you.

Study the Master of TESOL and Foreign Language Teaching at UC and you will:

• master the skills required for the effective teaching and learning of English and other languages
• build specialised knowledge and skills for professional practice in a range of educational settings
• empower learners with your strong subject and pedagogical knowledge
• strengthen your professional leadership skills
• critically reflect on the ways in which language education theory and research informs teaching practice
• establish and maintain ethical and respectful relationships with students, colleagues and parents
• develop the strengths and linguistic needs of students from diverse cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL)

WIL is an integral part of the UC journey and all students are encouraged to actively attend and participate in relevant placements, workshops, conferences and events where they will have the opportunity to engage with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

This approach gives students an invaluable opportunity to meet and build strong networking relationships with industry professionals and greatly improves their employability at the time of graduation

Career opportunities

• teacher of English as a second language in Australia
• teacher of a language other than English
• adult educator
• workplace-based TESOL instructor
• director of language education
• community educator
• teaching assistant
• language specialist
• interpreter
• academic director
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) specialist
• community or refugee support officer
• curriculum adviser
• flexible learning developer
• language coach/tutor
• lecturer
• education entrepreneur
• foreign aid worker
• researcher
• language teaching policy design and implementation.

Course specific information

Entry to this course is based on the successful completion of a Bachelor degree. Previous teaching experience is not needed.

This nationally and internationally recognised degree is part of an articulated postgraduate program of study that begins with a graduate certificate and ends with a master’s degree.  

Get in touch to determine a path that works for you.