Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Victoria University of Wellington

Studying the Master of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) will help you develop your teaching skills. You’ll strengthen your understanding of language learning, explore common challenges that language teachers and learners face, and reflect on your learning and teaching experience. In all these areas, you’ll be guided to make links between teaching practice, research, theory, and the contexts within which people teach and learn languages.The University's TESOL programme is highly regarded worldwide. It has a strong international orientation which reflects New Zealand’s unique position in the Asia–Pacific region. Our graduates have gone on to teach English and work in educational leadership roles in New Zealand and around the globe.The MTESOL programme builds on the legacy of sixty years of graduate TESOL education at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Staff teaching in the programme are internationally recognised researchers. They draw on their extensive experience as language teachers and teacher educators to bridge the gap between research, theory, and teaching practice.