Charles Sturt University

1997 Postgraduate Handbook

Graduate Diploma of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)


Fees apply for overseas students only

This course is offered to both on shore (HECS funded) and overseas fee paying students. The course aims to provide graduates with an extensive knowledge of TESOL theory and practice. The course is designed (i) to provide a qualification in TESOL to graduates; and (ii) to extend existing knowledge and skills of those teachers with a significant background in TESOL.

The course will meet the needs of people employed in or wishing to be employed in educational settings that include learners of English as a second or subsequent language. The course is relevant to child, adolescent and adult ESL contexts in Australia and overseas.

Enrolment through

Bathurst campus

Study mode

On shore - distance education : part-time or full-time.
Off shore (fee paying course) - distance education: full-time only from 1996.

Normal course duration

1 year full-time (2 sessions)
2 years part-time (4 sessions)

Admission criteria

On shore course

Applicants should hold a first degree, a recognised teaching qualification and must have completed one year of teaching; or be able to furnish evidence which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Dean of the Faculty that equivalent requirements have been met.

Off shore course

Applicants should hold a first degree and have appropriate facility with the language of instruction; or be able to furnish evidence which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Dean of the Faculty that equivalent requirements have been met.

Course requirements

To graduate, students must complete eight compulsory subjects (eight subject points each) to the value of 64 subject points.

Residential school

Students undertaking the on shore course will be required to attend residential schools related to subjects in the course.

Course structure

On shore course
Distance education: part-time on shore students

Session 1 (Autumn)

Session 2 (Spring)

Session 3 (Autumn)

Session 4 (Spring)

Distance education: full-time on shore students

Session 1 (Autumn)

Session 2 (Spring)

* Subjects are currently offered in the Graduate Certificate in TESOL.

Off-Shore course

Distance education: full-time off shore students

Session 1 (Autumn)

Session 2 (Spring)

Inquiries:

Ms Jan White
School of Teacher Education
Telephone: (063) 38 4441
Facsimile: (063) 38 4417
Email: jwhite@csu.edu.au


Last Revised: 25 November 1996.

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