PhD in TESOL
The PhD in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) emphasises state-of-the-art second and foreign language research, and is designed to enhance specialised knowledge through academic study and research.
The programme is suitable for:
English as second or foreign language teachers
teacher educators
professional development administrators
curriculum developers
materials writers
researchers
academics
The course emphasises state-of-the-art second and foreign language research. It focuses on practice and aims to help students to achieve a critical understanding of teaching theories and to obtain solid grounding in research methodology appropriate for conducting research projects in their professional contexts.
We are interested in hearing from students doing projects in the following broad research areas:
English for academic and professional purposes
Reading, writing, speaking in English as a second or foreign language
English language teacher cognition and identity
English language teacher education
English language curriculum development and evaluation
English language testing and assessment
Oral and written feedback
Classroom discourse studies
Cross-cultural pragmatics
Second language acquisition
Our PhD research students in recent years have come both from the United Kingdom and from many overseas countries. Many of our overseas students have chosen to conduct studies which involve collecting fieldwork data in their home country. Proposals to conduct a study which involves collecting fieldwork data overseas are welcomed.
Intakes
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 21
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
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Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
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Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
For a postgraduate taught course such as a Masters, you would normally need a Bachelors degree from a recognised institution.
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Doctoral Degree/PhD
- Duration: 03 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
56700 GBP
Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
Application Fee: 22 GBP