Graduate Diploma in Teaching English to Speaks of Other Languages–GDipTESOL 120 points Qualification regulations

Note: This qualification is now available only to primary and secondary school teachers from the Pacific region who have been granted Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) scholarships to study in the programme.

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the GDipTESOL shall have:

(i) completed a degree of a tertiary institution in New Zealand; and

(ii) been accepted by the Head of the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study. A normal qualification for acceptance is that the candidate has at least two years of teaching experience or has been awarded the CertTESOL or GCertTESOL.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the head of school for a candidate who has had sufficient training and experience to proceed with the proposed course of study.

2. (a) The course of study for the GDipTESOL shall comprise:

(i) ELIN 803, ELIN 804, ELIN 805; and

(ii) two approved 15-point 500-level LALS courses related to language teaching and learning.

(b) Candidates will be required in ELIN 803 to undertake an instructional programme in a language of their choice. This requirement may be waived by the head of school for a candidate who has acquired advanced proficiency in a second language, or who has had recent experience in learning another language.

(c) A candidate may be required to attend an oral examination.

3. A candidate who has been presented with the CertTESOL before 2001 shall abandon that qualification upon being awarded the GDipTESOL.

4. A candidate shall normally be enrolled for at least two trimesters.