Applied Linguistics (TESOL)

This Master’s is designed for both native speakers and non-native speakers with a high level of English. You explore the relationship between linguistics and second-language learning; the methodology and techniques of language teaching; and current issues in English language teaching. The course provides practical classroom experience with observed and assessed teaching practice. On successful completion, you gain TEFL Q status, signifying you are fully qualified in British Council terms.

Industry endorsement We have designed this course to follow British Council regulations, enabling you to gain a TEFL Q status when you graduate. TEFL Q status indicates you are a fully qualified TESOL/TEFL teacher.

Facilities and specialist equipment

Teacher Education Centre with realistic mock classrooms supported by advanced ICT resources

Up-to-the-minute simulation technology

Multimedia space for webinars and podcasting

Industry links We work in partnership with local councils, schools and colleges to support refugees and asylum seekers with free English classes; our students also support parents of school children with free ESOL classes.

Your student experience

Study at our Bedford campus, a small, thriving academic community where academic staff get to know you well and provide individual academic support.

Learn from an academic team who are from the education sector, offering a wide range of professional expertise; all hold TEFL Q status.

Enjoy practical classroom experience with observed and assessed teaching practice using up-to-the-minute simulation technology.

Explore your research interests in applied linguistics and TESOL including second-language acquisition, materials development, and language assessment and testing.

Our Centre for English as a Foreign Language (CEFL) has been accredited by the British Council for their work in teaching English.

Benefit from the expertise of our Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA) whose research is recognised as world leading by the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.