Teaching Foreign Languages in a Multicultural Environment (TELME) - MA Programme content
Key information
Key information
You will learn through a blend of:
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Reflective practice and guided research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers.
You will learn through
- Complete full-time over two years.
- Blended delivery with on-campus and online modules.
- Year 1 is spent at University of Limerick and Year 2 at a partner institution abroad.
- An intensive week for all students takes place in France in Year 1 and in Finland in Year 2.
- Modules are taught during autumn and spring semesters.
- One core module and electives to total 30 ECTS credits are chosen each semester.
- Submit a dissertation at the end of the Year 2 spring semester.
Programme content - Year 1
Core modules
• Intensive Week 1 (XD6001)(6ECTS) is a core module for all TELME students regardless of their mobility options. This will take place in Université Rennes 2 in France.
Electives
Electives (subject to availability): - Choose elective modules to make up a total of 24 ECTS credits
- Academic Literacies for International Postgraduate Studies (AW6001)(3ECTS)
- Applied Linguistics (LI6021)(9 ECTS)
- Discourse Analysis: Theories and Methods (LI6081)(9 ECTS)
- Language for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in Organisations (LI6141)(9 ECTS)
- Language Systems 1 (LI5931)(9 ECTS)
- Professional Language Use for Teachers 1 (TE6021)(9ECTS)
- Research Methodology in Applied Language Studies (RM6011) (3 ECTS)
- SLA Theories and Classroom Applications (TE6011) (9ECTS)
- Teaching Practice 1 (TP5921)(9ECTS)
- Translation Studies: Theories and Applications (LI6041) (9ECTS)
- Varieties in English (LI6051)(9ECTS)
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Core modules
TESOL in Blended Learning Environments (TE6031)(9ECTS) is a core module for all TELME students regardless of their mobility options. This is an online module, run by UL, and focusing on the knowledge and skills needed for online language learning and blended learning.
Electives
Electives (subject to availability): Choose elective modules to make up a total of 21 ECTS credits
- Academic Literacies for International PG Students 2 (AW6012) (3 ECTS)
- Applied Linguistics II (LI6072) (9 ECTS)
- Emerging and Established Technologies in Language Studies (LI6102) (9 ECTS)
- Language Systems 2 (LI5922) (9 ECTS)
- Language Pedagogy for ELT (TE6012) (9 ECTS)
- Linguistics for Language Teaching (LI6012) (3 ECTS)
- Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics (LI6082) (9ECTS)
- Professional Language Use for Teachers 2 (TE6022) (9ECTS)
- Teaching Practice 2 (TP5912) (9ECTS)
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Programme content- Year 2
Core modules
- Practical Experience through internships
- Optional modules on language and culture
Research methodology modules and workshops
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Core modules
- Thesis
For more information on the programme and its partners, visit https://telme.hypotheses.org/
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
