Study Details: MA Full-time: 12 months Part-time: Up to 32 months
The MA Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages course will ensure you are well prepared with professional knowledge and skills to work in differing international educational settings or business contexts.
Our teaching is informed by leading research and aims to develop your critical awareness and understanding of developments and trends in applied linguistics, second language acquisition research, language teaching methodology and the relationship between these and TCSOL practice.
You may also have opportunities to extend professional learning by visiting schools, engaging in teaching practice, attending talks by guest speakers and participating in external workshops.
This course is ideal for:
2:1 honours degree (or international equivalent)
Applicants whose first language is not Chinese should also hold a HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi/Chinese Proficiency Test) Level 5 certificate or a degree in a discipline with substantial Chinese language content.
Our graduates go on to a varied range of careers within the teaching sector. Example roles include: counsellors, education advisers, language tutors, primary/secondary teachers and vocational/industrial trainers and instructors.
You will also be well placed to commence doctoral studies in applied linguistics, education and social science.
Many of our graduates are already in employment while undertaking part-time study for professional development in their chosen career.
94.3% of postgraduates from the School of Education secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary for these graduates was £28,280
Core modules
Optional modules
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