Postgraduate Diploma of Education (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages – International)

Course code: 3229 + Course abbreviation: PGDipEd(TESOL Int) + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time. Intake only for International students in 2007

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

This course is designed to accommodate both teachers and novices and aims to develop these candidates’ understanding of the theory and practice of teaching English as a foreign or second international language in a range of contexts (elementary, secondary, tertiary and workplace).

The course would best suit the needs of teachers or prospective teachers from overseas who are four-year qualified (approved by the faculty) and who do not wish to teach in Australia.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must hold either:

an approved three-year bachelors degree (or equivalent) and a fourth year of study, or
an approved four-year bachelors degree, or
qualifications or experience considered by the faculty board to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above awards.

Applicants must also demonstrate their English proficiency

English language proficiency requirements

Education in full English medium in an English-speaking country or one of the following ESL test results:

IELTS – 6.5 global (with at least 6 for each sub-score)
TOEFL – 577 with TWE of 4.5
Computer-based TOEFL – 233 and an ER of at least 4.5 or equivalent on internet-based TOEFL.

Course structure

Students must complete four 12-point units as follows:

Two specialist elective units:

EDF6236 Language society and cultural difference (12 points)
EDF6233 Theory and practice of TESOL (12 points)

plus two of the following units:

EDF6232 Professional practice for teachers of English as a foreign language* (12 points)
EDF6234 Curriculum design and evaluation in languages education, (12 points)
EDF6210 Language testing and assessment (12 points)
EDF6201 Theory and principles of bilingual/immersion education (12 points)
Or an appropriate 12-point research unit may be selected from the faculty suite of research methodology units listed below (taken on advice from the course coordinator or supervisor)

* Note that students with less than three years of approved relevant teaching experience must complete EDF6232.

Contact details

Telephone +61 3 9905 2819 or visit www.education.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinator

Dr Margaret Gearon

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