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No rise in fees for masters courses,

Gazette research nds

By Claudia Civinini pursuing a masters in a research-
active department, we have
Tuition fees for most ELT-related added a star next to those
masters courses have remained institutions that scored highly
stable since last year, the EL in the Research Excellence
Gazette can reveal as we publish Framework (REF) 2014.
our biannual listing of courses. Those who are instead looking
Research to update the for courses with a focus on
listing (free in this issue) shows teaching practice can easily find
that most universities haven’t them in the table by looking for
increased tuition fees since last the pencil symbol.
year – and those that did mostly We have also made the entry
displayed a modest rise. requirement list more compact –
Some universities offer good- just look at our symbols key and
value fees overall. Others you are ready to go (see more in
represent good deals for EU the supplement).
students, while a number of The EL Gazette masters guide
institutions offer particularly good comes as regular as clockwork
value for international students. twice a year, in January and
For this reason, we have June. It aims to offer prospective
presented prices for EU and students a comprehensive
international students in five listing of ELT-related masters
bands so it is possible to see at in the United Kingdon and
a glance where tuition fees are Ireland with useful information
lower. such as tuition fees and entry
For students interested in requirements.

Masters degrees are increasingly
TAKING AN popular among Teflers. Not only University of Stirling, in fact, found students told the Gazette.
Olga Kravchenko and Dayle
that more pre-service teachers are
MA CAN can they open doors to everything undertaking masters degrees than Major, who completed Tesol
in the past (see February 2017
from management to academia,
masters, told us about what they
BOOST but more and more students are Gazette). But beyond professional got out of the course and shared
motivations, masters degrees can
some tips for prospective students
starting to consider them as an
YOUR CAREER entry-level qualification into be hugely rewarding – and good – together with the funniest
teaching. Researchers from the teachers of life skills, as two former anecdote they could remember.
‘Don’t take “write drunk, edit ‘You may be promoted to a

sober” too literally’ managerial position’

New Zealander Dayle management. Olga Kravchenko beneficial on top of
Major has been living ‘I think I’ve also graduated in English your Celta and teaching
and teaching in South become better at language in her native experience. If you are
Korea since 2007. critical assessment Ukraine and then a practitioner, you
The distance-learning of my teaching taught English for three may be promoted to
MA Tesol he completed methodologies,’ he years. After a Celta at a managerial position
at Victoria University said. IH London, she decided at an EFL school or
of Wellington, New His funniest to dig into the theory become a lecturer,’ she
Zealand, has allowed memory of the with an MA Tesol at said.
him to find work as an English masters is taking the expression the University of Westminster. Her funniest memory was having
instructor at a university. ‘write drunk and edit sober’ She particularly appreciated to hand in four assignments
But that’s not all that the quite literally at first, instead of the range of materials available all together on one day. That’s
masters has given him. Dayle as a metaphor for writing freely thanks to being able to use probably why she says that
said between a heavy reading and editing mercilessly. ‘I would several university libraries ‘learning how to prioritise’ is one
load and strict deadlines, not recommend it,’ he added. across London. of the best life lessons the masters
he is now a pro at time ‘The masters is definitely gave her.

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