11109NAT Graduate Diploma of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of a Bachelor degree, or an advanced Diploma, or equivalent with relevant working experience (including internships).

Minimum IELTS of 6.0 or equivalent

Course Details

The Graduate Diploma is an advanced qualification in TESOL and Literacy. Students will gain an advanced understanding of TESOL approaches (text-based, genre-based, task–based, Systemic Functional Linguistics, etc), curriculum development, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and assessment design. They will have the opportunity to apply their acquired knowledge in real TESOL classrooms. A key feature of the program is that students will be trained in tailoring their teaching approaches to accommodate a different cohort of students across age groups, and ethnicity, as well as variation in literacy and numeracy skill levels. The award is accredited and recognised internationally.

Course Aims, Content and Outcomes

The purpose of the course is for students to gain professional competence in TESOL for program planning, teaching and assessment. The course supports students’ preparation, innovation and application of curriculum and teaching practices adapted to different contexts. To achieve the qualification of Graduate Diploma of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, the students must complete six units of study and be assessed as competent in all the units. For each unit of study students join in knowledge and skill building tasks investigating aspects of language study and teaching.

Career Outcomes

ESL Teacher in secondary and tertiary educational organisations

Team Leader in a group of practitioners

Practitioner or coordinator for workplace-based programs

English Language resource developer

Program Coordinator for ESL in a training organisation

Educational consultant Tutor

Policy advisor on English Language teaching