- Duration
- Full-time: 1 year
- Part-time: Varies
- Next start date
- 2025 Semester Two – 21 July
- 2026 Semester One – 2 March
- Available locations
- City
- Points
- 120
- Programme type
- Postgraduate
Programme overview
The PGDipLT is a professional language teaching qualification, combining theory with practice and familiarising you with current teaching approaches.
You will become familiar with current approaches in the field of foreign language teaching, and engage with both theory and practice.
You can explore a variety of areas such as materials development, course and syllabus design, task-based language teaching, the structure of language and computer-assisted language learning.
The PGDipLT can provide you with a pathway to the Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics.
Programme structure
- 120 points
- You can choose from a range of advanced taught courses in Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and selected languages
- One year full-time or up to four years part-time
You can find the requirements for your study in the PGDipLT Schedule, and take a look at our postgraduate courses in Language Teaching and Learning.
You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.
Where could this programme take you?
A Postgraduate Diploma in Language Teaching can be the basis for a career in teaching English or other languages. It may also be useful if you already have some experience in language teaching and want to upgrade your language teaching skills and knowledge.
Jobs related to this programme
- Language teacher
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