UTS course code: C06071
Testamur title: Graduate Diploma in TESOL
Abbreviation: GradDipTESOL
Course fee: HECS/$200 per cp (local); $6,900 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 36

Overview
Course aims
Admission requirements
Advanced standing
Attendance
Course duration
Course structure
Course program
Assessment
Articulation and progression
Other information

Overview

This course is designed for practising teachers who are working in the field of TESOL or related fields and who already have a recognised teaching qualification. This course is relevant for teachers working in both the school sector and the adult sectors.

Course aims

The course aims to:

• enable you to achieve or consolidate specialist, professional competence as practitioners in teaching and programming for spoken and written language development
• develop your capacity for theoretically informed reflective practice
• develop your understanding of the linguistic demands of teaching and learning, and of issues in language development.

Admission requirements

Entry requirements are:

• an undergraduate degree or equivalent
• a recognised teaching qualification
• teaching experience
• concurrent relevant teaching experience (desirable).

Advanced standing

The Graduate Certificate in TESOL (C11158) articulates into the Graduate Diploma in TESOL. Advanced standing of 24 credit points is awarded to applicants who have completed the Graduate Certificate in TESOL (at UTS).

Note: The Graduate Diploma of TESOL is a specialist post-service teaching qualification. Therefore advanced standing cannot be granted on the basis of initial pre-service teaching qualifications.

Attendance

Days and times depend on timetabling and availability of electives.

The Graduate Diploma in TESOL is also available in distance mode. Subjects taken in distance mode do not require attendance at lectures.

Course duration

The Graduate Diploma in TESOL is normally completed in two years of part-time study. It is also possible to complete the course as a full-time student over one year.

Course structure

The Graduate Diploma in TESOL consists of six subjects. Each subject is worth 6 credit points.

To be eligible for the award of Graduate Diploma in TESOL, you must complete the four compulsory core subjects and a further two elective subjects, making a total of 36 credit points.

Compulsory core subjects

015152 Language in Social Context¹ 6cp
015120 Theory and Practice in TESOL (Adults)¹ 6cp
or
011012 Theory and Practice in TESOL (Schools)¹ 6cp
015153 Teaching and Learning Literacy¹ 6cp
015158 Language Development¹ 6cp

Footnote:
1. These subjects are also offered in distance mode. A non-refundable administration fee applies to all subjects where students choose distance mode (to apply from 2004). This fee is $150 per distance subject (pending final UTS approval).

Possible elective subjects (choose two)

The full range of electives is not available every year. Your program for any semester depends on availability of subjects in that semester.

015122 Programming, Assessment and Evaluation (Adults)¹ 6cp
or
011122 Programming, Assessment and Evaluation (Schools)¹ 6cp
015125 Phonology and Pronunciation¹ 6cp
015127 Grammar and the Construction of Meaning¹ 6cp
015128 Sociopolitical Contexts of Language, Literacy and Numeracy Education¹ 6cp
013369 Language, Power and Critical Literacies¹ 6cp
015130 Global Englishes¹ 6cp
015420 Language Education Management 6cp
015164 Technology-enhanced Language Learning 6cp

Footnote:
1. These subjects are also offered in distance mode. A non-refundable administration fee applies to all subjects where students choose distance mode (to apply from 2004). This fee is $50 per distance subject (pending final UTS approval).

Course program

Typical full-time program

Typical part-time program

Assessment

Assessment tasks for subjects in this course may include essays, journals, units of work as well as take-home or in-class examinations. Assessment is criterion-referenced. This means that you are assessed on whether you meet certain criteria. Most subjects are graded according to the range of grades adopted by the University, others are assessed on a Pass/Fail basis.

Articulation and progression

The Graduate Diploma in TESOL articulates into the following Master's degrees: Master of Arts in TESOL (C04180), Master of Arts in Language and Literacy (C04181) and Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (C04182). On completion of the Graduate Diploma in TESOL, students may be eligible for a maximum of 30-credit-point advanced standing towards one of these Master's degrees.

Other information

For further information about this course, contact:

telephone (02) 9514 3900
email education@uts.edu.au