Course description

MA Education International (TESOL) will provide you with the opportunity to engage in structured study of, and reflection upon, the application of educational theories, ideas and concepts to a range of international educational and community-based contexts.

The course has been designed for teachers and other education professionals working in a range of national and international settings and is ideal if you're looking to develop your career by securing new posts or promotion within the area of TESOL.

You'll work with an international cohort of students representing multiple unique perspectives.

The course offers a unique combination of policy and practice-based perspectives on education and TESOL, and is taught by outstanding, world-leading researchers who focus on the realities of professional practice using the social sciences.

Aims

• Develop participants' critical understanding of educational theories in order to enable an informed analysis of educational systems and practices in different countries.
• Develop participants' capacity to engage in and use research to inform and develop both their practice and their understandings of differences in practice in different systems.
• Raise participants' awareness of the influence of key concepts across international contexts, as well as the particularity of local contexts.
• Develop participants' professional knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to their prior and emerging professional interests.
• Enable participants to gain evaluative and analytical skills that will help them to engage critically with education policies and practices across and within national systems.

Coursework and assessment

The course is taught by the Manchester Institute of Education (MIE), which has its own Student Hub, here you will find all your teaching staff and support staff. It is also a place to relax with fellow students.

MIE is in the University's Ellen Wilkinson building, which is on the University's Oxford Road campus, close to the Main Library, Alan Gilbert Learning Commons and the Students Union.

Career opportunities

Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) graduates go on to shape education policy and practice through positions in NGOs and in the public and private sector.