C04192v4 Master of Arts in English Language Teaching

Award(s): Master of Arts in English Language Teaching (MA)
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Faculty/institute responsible: Education

Note(s)

This course is not offered to local students. Subjects are offered in regular UTS semesters - Autumn and Spring. A minimum of two subjects are offered each semester.

Overview
Course aims
Additional admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Other information

Overview

The Master of Arts in English Language Teaching is a qualification designed to meet the needs of school teachers of English in Japan. The course is similar in structure and content to the Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (C04180) but comprises distance materials specifically designed for the Japanese context.

Course aims

The course aims to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes required of English language teachers in Japan, and increase the quality of English language teaching in Japan by meeting the needs of teachers and students.

Additional admission requirements

Entry requirements are: an undergraduate degree; recognised teaching qualifications; at least two years' teaching experience in the Japanese school context; and TOEFL 575 with TWE 4.5 (paper based), 231 (computer based) with essay writing 4.5 or IELTS 6.5 with a 6.5 in Writing (for direct entry without the Postgraduate Certificate), less than 2 years ago. Students who have successfully completed the Postgraduate Certificate in English Language Teaching (C11172) can gain direct entry to this course and only need complete a further four subjects.

Course duration and attendance

The course duration is one or two years, depending on work and other commitments. The subjects are offered in distance mode.

Course structure

Students must complete two 6-credit-point core subjects and six 6-credit-point elective subjects, totalling 48 credit points of study, to qualify for the Master of Arts in English Language Teaching. A list of elective subjects is given in CBK90311.

Course completion requirements

STM90426 Core subjects		12cp
CBK90311 Electives		36cp
Total		48cp

Other information

Further information is available online at:

http://www.eigokyoshi.uts.edu.au