MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

University of Reading

Study MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at one of the world's best known centres in TESOL and Applied Linguistics. Choose to start in September or the following February.Reading's Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics has 60 years of excellence in the field. David Crystal OBE (awarded for services to the English language, 1995) set up the first linguistics degree at the University of Reading, and sociolinguistics was born at Reading. 100% of our research is of international standing (REF 2021, combining 4*, 3* and 2* submissions).This course is suitable for graduates wishing to develop a career in the field of English as a second/foreign language, or already working in the field and interested in deepening specialist knowledge and skills in TESOL and related linguistic areas. We’re ranked joint 100th in the world for English Language and Literature(QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2026) and 2nd in the UK for English Language (Daily Mail University Guide 2026, ranked 2nd from 22 UK universities).This programme connects theory with practice to build relevant teaching expertise in key TESOL areas, and provides up-to-date, thorough and critical knowledge of the field taught by top researchers and teachers. A standout feature of our programme is the opportunity to enhance your teaching credentials and global employability by gaining a prestigious CELTA qualification. This is offered by a local partner of ours, based in Oxford. If you decide to pursue this opportunity, you will benefit from a promotional rate.Our specialist research areas include:testing and assessmentsecond language acquisitionintercultural communicationsecond language teachingbi- and multilingualismEFL and digital technologycorpus linguisticslanguage teaching and creativityEFL teacher trainingchild language developmentlanguage and migrationWorld Englishessociolinguistics.