Change direction in your teaching career and expand your employment opportunities. Learn in the workplace and complete the professional practice that leads to accreditation with employing bodies such as the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Diploma graduates who do not have teaching qualifications will still gain a recognised TESOL qualification. However, in Australia they are limited to TESOL teaching programs where a teaching qualification is not a requirement.

This diploma provides credit towards the Master of Education in TESOL. To be admitted to the Masters course you must complete the diploma with a minimum average of second-class honours.

• Location:
  Footscray Park
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development
• School:
  School of Education
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  AGTL
• Duration:
  1 year
• This information is for Australian residents.
  Click here for the international version of this course

How to apply

There are many career opportunities available for graduates, including

• work with migrants or indigenous students at the primary, secondary or adult level
• teachers looking for a change in career direction
• teaching English abroad

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

The course aims to provide:

• a comprehensive overview of issues in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), with specific focus on current TESOL teaching practices; and
• skills sufficient to function as competent TESOL program designers and teachers in a range of educational contexts.

• TESOL Methodology

  Unit code

  AEG5123

  Credits

  24

• Literacy Methodology

  Unit code

  AEG5125

  Credits

  12

• Foundations of Language

  Unit code

  ACA5021

  Credits

  12

• Professional Practice - TESOL

  Unit code

  AEG5124

  Credits

  24

• Techniques in TESOL

  Unit code

  AEG5126

  Credits

  12

• Communication Culture and Diversity

  Unit code

  ACA5022

  Credits

  12

NOTE: This course is part of a postgraduate program which also includes: ATTL Graduate Certificate in TESOL and AMTL Master of TESOL.

The Graduate Diploma in TESOL comprises six units of study: AEG5123, AEG5124, AEG5125, AEG5126, ACA5021 and ACA5022. These units of study are related to TESOL methodology, the nature of the English language, second language acquisition, literacy, sociolinguistics and the institutional contexts of English language teaching.

AEG5123 is a prerequisite for AEG5124 and AEG5126. International students must seek advice from the course coordinator before enrolling in AEG5124 'Professional Practice TESOL'. If this unit is not recommended or not required by international students, they can choose one of the units from the Master of Education (AMEB) course. Local students seeking accreditation with employing bodies such as the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development must complete AEG5124 Professional Practice - TESOL.

• International: The admission requirement for the Graduate Diploma in TESOL course is an approved three year first degree. All applicants must have a minimum IELTS of 7.0 overall (no band less than 6.0) or approved equivalent.
• Mature: To qualify for admission to the Graduate Diploma in TESOL applicants must have a recognised Australian teaching qualification of at least four years' duration or equivalent. An applicant with a recognised Australian degree of at least three years' duration or equivalent may apply for these courses based on their commitment to work in TESOL programs for which a general teaching qualification is not a requirement. In such cases, the Graduate Diploma in TESOL may provide a recognised TESOL qualification but will not qualify candidates to teach in most Australian schools. Applicants who are working towards teacher registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) need to be aware of the VIT's English Language Competence Policy and requirements.
• Other: English Language Proficiency: All applicants must have a minimum overall IELTS score of 7.0 (no band less than 6.0) or approved equivalent.

Special admission requirements

None