Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages MA | Master's degree | Teaching & Education | On Campus | 1 year | University of Limerick | Ireland

This course has been designed specifically with the aim of providing initial teacher education for those wishing to become teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) or English as a 2nd language (ESL); the program allows teachers to develop and reflect upon their understanding of the various theoretical and practical issues that impact upon the field of language teaching; it places particular emphasis on the notion of informed and critical teaching and the need for teachers to Mediate between theory and practice in constructing pedagogies according to specific teaching-learning contexts; a balance is maintained throughout the course between linguistic content, pedagogic content, and teaching-related research.