Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) with Teaching Young Learners

University of St Andrews
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Teaching

About this course

The TESOL with a Specialism in Teaching Young Learners course is aimed at teachers with a particular interest in teaching young learners.

This degree aims to help you make connections between what you do on other modules in the context of teaching children or teenagers (from 4 to 18 years). Taking this specialism will provide you with a qualification that clearly highlights your knowledge and understanding of the needs and strengths of these age groups. This is advantageous as future employers can see immediately that you are more likely to be qualified for teaching in schools at any level.

As part of this specialism, you will be able produce a portfolio of four lessons for contexts which you can select yourself, giving room for creativity and a focus on your preferred age group.

Careers A specialism in Teaching Young Learners opens up possibilities to work in a variety of preschool, elementary and secondary level educational settings as a teacher or policy specialist.

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc

Location: St Andrews

Distance learning

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc

Location: St Andrews

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
2316 Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
2319 Teaching professionals
2329 Other educational professionals n.e.c
2324 Early education and childcare services managers
2322 Education managers

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
St Andrews
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Teaching