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
• College:
  College of Education
• Duration:
  1 years
• Intake:
  February
• Course code:
  AGTL
• CRICOS:
  040201D
• Fees:
  A$9660.00 per semester
• This information is for international students.
  Click here to see information for Australian residents

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.

Graduates of this course will be able to:

1. Analyse English language learners’ needs;
2. Design, implement, assess and evaluate English as a second or additional language curricula and pedagogical programs that are locally, nationally and internationally applicable;
3. Implement English as a second or additional language learning programs that are underpinned by researched principles of language teaching and a thorough knowledge of the systems of the English language;
4. Undertake applied research relevant to their professional responsibilities and interests in the area of TESOL;
5. apply the theoretical and practical learning opportunities provided in each unit of study to become accomplished TESOL practitioners;
6. Utilise their enhanced teaching skills and understanding of educational processes to work effectively in second language contexts;
7. Confidently seek employment opportunities for English as a second or additional language teachers in a wide range of local, national and international contexts;
8. Extend their existing professional careers in education by achieving a recognised specialist area qualification;
9. Understand the English as a second or additional language teaching profession in local, national and international contexts.

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 bodies such as the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) or the National English Language Teaching Accreditation System (NEAS) must complete AEG5124 Professional Practice - TESOL.

• TESOL Methodology

  Unit code

  AEG5123

  Credits

  24

• Literacy Methodology

  Unit code

  AEG5125

  Credits

  12

• Foundations of Language

  Unit code

  ACA5021

  Credits

  12

• Techniques in TESOL

  Unit code

  AEG5126

  Credits

  12

• Communication Culture and Diversity

  Unit code

  ACA5022

  Credits

  12

• Professional Practice - TESOL

  Unit code

  AEG5124

  Credits

  24

• Theories of Education, Training and Social Change

  Unit code

  AED5002

  Credits

  24

• Workplace Research Project

  Unit code

  AED5003

  Credits

  24

• Current Issues in Community Arts

  Unit code

  AED5004

  Credits

  24

• Portfolio Development

  Unit code

  AED5005

  Credits

  24

• Action Research Project

  Unit code

  AED5006

  Credits

  24

• Curriculum

  Unit code

  AED5007

  Credits

  24

• Evaluation

  Unit code

  AED5008

  Credits

  24

• Innovation

  Unit code

  AED5009

  Credits

  24

• Interactive Web Design and Publishing

  Unit code

  AED5010

  Credits

  24

• Approaches to Learning

  Unit code

  AED5011

  Credits

  24

• Educational Leadership

  Unit code

  AED5012

  Credits

  24

• Experiential Learning Outdoors: Programming the Journey

  Unit code

  AED5013

  Credits

  24

• Managing Sites for Teaching and Learning

  Unit code

  AED5014

  Credits

  24

• Training Design and Practice

  Unit code

  AED5015

  Credits

  24

• Facilitating Learning Organisations

  Unit code

  AED5016

  Credits

  24

• Mentoring and Coaching in the Workplace

  Unit code

  AED5017

  Credits

  24

• Assessment

  Unit code

  AED5018

  Credits

  24

• Professional Practice in Educational Consultancy

  Unit code

  AED5019

  Credits

  24

• Reforming Pedagogy

  Unit code

  AED5020

  Credits

  24

• Promoting Mathematics Understanding

  Unit code

  AED5021

  Credits

  24

• Approaches to Career Education

  Unit code

  AED5022

  Credits

  24

• E-Learning

  Unit code

  AED5023

  Credits

  24

• Vocational Education and Training: Policy and Practice

  Unit code

  AED5024

  Credits

  24

• Developing the VET Professional

  Unit code

  AED5025

  Credits

  24

• Postcompulsory Education: Policy and Practice

  Unit code

  AED5026

  Credits

  24

• Organisational Culture and Change in Education and Training

  Unit code

  AED5027

  Credits

  24

• Internationalisation in Education and Training

  Unit code

  AED5028

  Credits

  24

• Advanced Quantitative Research Methods

  Unit code

  AED5029

  Credits

  24

• Positive Education

  Unit code

  AED5030

  Credits

  24

• 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 this course based on a 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. 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.

Special admission requirements

None

English language requirements

Find out if you meet the entry requirements, including English language and academic requirements.