This is a Masters course that can take students into employment anywhere in the world.

For students who are enthusiastic about teaching English to speakers of other languages, this University of Essex course offers them vocationally-relevant, research-led training of the highest quality, taught by academics known for their teaching excellence.

Students explore teaching methods and the description of English used in the investigation of language learning and teaching, and study additional topics according to their needs. These might include: how second language learners acquire the four skills as well as language systems; how the four skills, vocabulary and grammar can be taught; how language learning can be assessed and tested; how different aspects of the psychology of language learners and teachers influence learning and classroom practice; how language lessons are planned, how materials are evaluated and designed, and how language classrooms can be managed.