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Chichester offers something completely different

Although the number of universities offering ELT-related Master’s in For Dr Melara Gutierrez, originally from Spain, whose own teaching
the UK appears to have increased in recent years, the range of courses career has seen him teach across all age groups, from early years to
on offer has, if anything, declined. Most departments opt for an MA university undergraduates, it seems a natural progression to bring
TESOL, generally aimed at novice EFL teachers and/or an MA in teachers of different age groups and different subjects together.
Applied Linguistics, for experienced EFL teachers. It is also an excellent fit for the University of Chichester, which
The new Online MA in Education at the University of Chichester, is a rising star according to British students, ranking 8th for student
by contrast, offers a different concept: a course designed not only for satisfaction in the 2023 Complete University Guide for the UK and
teachers of English as a Foreign Language, but also for a wider range of 5th overall for Education (2022 Guardian University League Tables), a
teaching professionals, including secondary English language specialists, subject the University has been teaching for 150 years.
primary teachers and early years educators. Although the University of Chichester has been involved with
At last, a Master’s that caters to the vast majority of English language other English Language Teaching Master’s, the Online MA in
teachers working in mainstream education. In addition, by working Education (TESOL stream) is the first one it has devised to bridge the
alongside school teachers from other disciplines and grade levels, ELT gap between mainstream education and the sometimes isolated world
professionals will explore the major issues, not only those specific to of the English language teacher, offering an exciting new professional
language teaching and learning, but also more generally with regard to development option.
different areas and education systems from around the world. https://www.chi.ac.uk/childhood-education-and-social-work/
The idea for the new Online MA in Education is built on the work course/ma-education-online/
done by Dr Francisco Melara Gutierrez and Dr Debbie Hickman during
an online short course they ran with secondary EFL teachers from South
Korea, in which the participants engaged with PGCE secondary English
students and in-service teachers from different specialities through the
University’s school partnerships. “We were struck by how much the
different groups learned from each other and how much they gained
from exploring the same issues from different perspectives.”
Taking inspiration from the original short course, this Online MA
focuses on current key areas in education: in the first year, for example,
these include curriculum and pedagogy. Each student learns online within
two different groups: a smaller, specialised one encompassing teachers
from within their own stream, and a wider one comprising teachers
across all the academic subject disciplines involved in the programme.

STUDY ON-LINE

MA EDUCATION

The University of Chichester is bringing over 180 years’
expertise in the area of education to its exciting new
On-line MA Education. This entirely on-line master’s
course is designed for experienced teachers who are
looking to broaden their teaching horizons and to
deepen their understanding of how some of the core
principles of education might best be applied to their
own specialisms and teaching contexts.

The course offers four specialist pathways:
• MA Education (Early Years)
• MA Education (Primary)
• MA Education (Secondary English)
• MA Education (TESOL/Second Language Teaching)

Contact medu@chi.ac.uk, or search ‘University of Chichester On-Line MA Education’, for details

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