Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages–PGCertTESOL 60 points Qualification regulations

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

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent qualification) with a B grade average or better in Language Sciences, Linguistics, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL), English Language, Education, or a language other than English (or another relevant degree); and

(ii) been accepted by the programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience that provides an equivalent level of preparation.

2. (a) The course of study for the PGCertTESOL (60 points) shall consist of an approved course of study as follows:

(i) LALS 560

Note: LALS 560 will not be required for students who have completed at least two years of professional experience in language education or a related field.

(ii) Two courses from LALS 510, LALS 511, LALS 515, LALS 521–524, LALS 529, LALS 531

(iii) One course from LALS 512, LALS 513, LALS 530, LALS 544, LALS 563

(iv) One course from LALS 520, LALS 525, LALS 542.

(b) The head of school may approve special topics, LALS 516–519 as meeting one or more of the requirements in (a) (ii)–(iv).

3. A candidate who has been awarded the PGCertTESOL shall abandon that qualification on being awarded the the PGDipTESOL or MTESOL.