In this day and age, it is crucial to improve skills and knowledges about English teaching methods as it will arm you with more confidence and ability to pass on knowledge to your students at various educational levels. Therefore, the Master of Methods for Teaching English (MA TESOL) program is a wise choice to take your English teaching career to the next level.

GREAT ADVANTAGES OF THE PROGRAM:

1. Opportunity to study in Vietnam and UK

VN-UK Institute for Research and Excutive Education, Danang city – an educational institution under the University of Danang is not only known for its prestigious, young, dynamic and enthusiastic academic environment, but also a convergence of lecturers seasoned and experienced in teaching as well as in research.

Besides, Da Nang is famous for being a peaceful city with fresh environment, rich food culture and lovely people. If you are from other parts of the country, the experience of studying in this beautiful city will give you unforgettable memories.

Nottingham Trent University is one of the prestigious universities in the UK thanks to its outstanding achievements in teaching, research, excellent learning experience and job opportunities after graduation.

• In 2021, Nottingham Trent University was honored to receive the Queen’s highest prestige for Cultural Heritage Studies.
• TOP 5 most sustainable universities in 2020 (according to UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2020).
• Won the Giving Back category at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2020.
• Received the title of Guardian University of the Year 2019 within the framework of the Guardian University Awards 2019 program, as well as being in the top 16 ranking of UK universities in 2019 voted by The Guardian.
• Nottingham Trent (NTU) is also considered one of the largest schools in the UK with modern facilities and prestigious study programmes. Moreover, NTU is also ranked in the Top 3 universities with a high number of students guaranteed a job after graduation (HESA 2006-2007 Student Records).

In addition, the city of Nottingham is a bustling urban center with the legend of Robin Hood along with cultural activities, attractive destinations that promise to bring a lot of unforgettable experiences for international students.

2. Tuition support

For just £7,900 and after 12 months of study, NTU will directly award you a prestigious Master’s degree. Thus, saving your time and a huge amount of money compared to studying abroad full-time in another country (about 50% less than the original tuition fee of £15,000).

*£7,900 was the tuition for previous academic years (2020, 2021, 2022). Tuition for 2023 MA TESOL will be announced shortly. 

3. Reasonable and effective study time

The 12-month course is divided into 3 parts as follows:

• The first 3 months of studying in Vietnam – allowing you to familiarize yourself with the international study program without being surprised by the changes in culture and lifestyle in your country, while working to earn extra income to accomodate the study.
• The next 6 months you will study at Nottingham Trent University to deepen your knowledge and skills with international classmates and teachers.
• In the last 3 months, you can choose to do your thesis in Vietnam or in the UK with the enthusiastic and thorough assistance of veteran lecturers from both VNUK and NTU.

4. Opportunity to participate in direct teaching at VNUK in the first semester

Besides acquiring new and useful teaching knowledge, you will have the opportunity to participate as a teaching assistant to practice what you have learned in a dynamic, enthusiastic and creative teaching environment at VNUK. You will definitely get to practice and improve your pedagogical skills and have great memories!

5. No application and admission fee

Upon enrolling the program, you will receive dedicated advice and support to review your application from start to finish without spending any money. The program’s consulting team is always ready to help and share all information in order for your application to be processed as quickly as possible.

6. No English Pedagogy, English Language major requirements

The program does not require you to have graduated with a major in English Pedagogy or English Language. As long as you graduate from a formal university with a GPA of 6.7/10 or 2.6/4.0 and have lots of ambition, determination, passion for learning and perfecting your teaching skills, you are absolutely able to register and become a member of the program.

7. Does not require extensive experience in teaching English

No matter who you are – an established teacher who has a lot of experience, or a student preparing to graduate with little to no classroom experience, the program welcomes you. Our mission is to help you firmly believe in the teaching path you have chosen, giving you the value of knowledge and skills that a teacher needs to develop in the teaching profession. So, feel free to sign up for the program because you will definitely learn and gain more experiences to be successful in the future.

REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN THE MA TESOL PROGRAM

1. Diplomas and certificates in English

• IELTS 6.5 or higher (skills must be 5.5 or higher); or TOEFL 560; or TOEFL iBT 83; or CB TOEFL 220
• Graduating from a regular university with a cumulative score of 6.7/10 or 2.6/4.0 for the whole course (not required to be pedagogy, English language, just need to be a bachelor’s degree)
• Subjects of study and registration are Vietnamese

2. Application for admission to the MA TESOL program

a. Personal Statement (Submit with application form):

In this letter, you can write up to 4000 characters (about 800-900 words). To make it easier to understand, you can present the sections as follows:

• Introduction (Introduce about yourself)
• Academic background (Provide information about the academic background, qualifications that you have studied and received)
• Work experience if any (Work experience, especially English teaching experience (if any)
• Why interested in MA TESOL? Why NTU? (Why do you love and choose MA TESOL and want to study at Nottingham Trent?)
• Skills/qualities that make you successful in this program/ in a teaching career
• Conclusion (Conclusion)

To be more specific, you can search: How to write a stand-out personal statement ở website https://www.ntu.ac.uk/ or click: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-courses/undergraduate/applying-to-ntu/writing-your-personal-statement to read about instructions, structure, and writing requirements.

b. Attached application form

The program’s manager will send you the registration form via email. You can download the PDF file, fill in all information, print it out, sign it, then scan it and send it to email matesol@vnuk.edu.vn, or submit it directly at the VN-UK Institute for Research and Training (VNUK). – 158A Le Loi, Danang City to be signed by the representative of the MA TESOL program. After that, you will go to VNUK – 158A Le Loi, Danang City to get the application form or receive a scanned copy via personal email.

c. Other requirements

• Translation and notarization of the University Degree (if the degree is already has English, you just need to notarize it)
• Translation and notarization of university transcripts
• Passport scan photo
• IELTS certificate or TOEFL / TOEFL iBT / CB TOEFL certificate (valid until September 2022)
• The course will start in late September – early October 2022.
• Other relevant qualifications (if any).

Apply for support at: email matesol@vnuk.edu.vn, or if you are in Danang, you can apply at the VN-UK Institute for Research and Training (158A Le Loi, Hai Chau 1, Hai Chau, Da Nang 550000).

After completing the documents along with the application form contained the signatures of you and the VNUK program representative, you will need to scan the application and submit it to the following 02 emails: aah_vnuk.admin@ntu.ac.uk and ntuglobal@ntu.ac.uk for review. Before you submit all your documents to these 2 emails, you will be consulted again by the MA TESOL program manager at VNUK.

For any inquiries, please contact the hotline: 0766 636 390; and program email: matesol@vnuk.edu.vn

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 31/8/2023

COURSE STARTING TIME:: AROUND 10/2023

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Admission page: https://thacsitesol.com/

Phone: 0766 63 63 90

Email: matesol@vnuk.edu.vn

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