Pre-reading for the courses

Before you come to Edinburgh, it would be good to do some reading and thinking about the courses you will be studying. You will also find it very helpful to attend a pre-sessional course to introduce you to the skills needed for a post-graduate programme of study - get information about the course we recommend from IALS

The 4 core courses on the full-time MEd TESOL programme will all begin in semester 1, in September. For those studying part-time or by online learning, the programme coordinator will let you know which courses are available in which semester. You may find the following chapters, books and articles useful to read:

Carter, R. and Nunan, D. 2001 Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press has a range of different topics and chapters are written by specialists in different areas. You will find this extremely useful as a starting point for the core courses you will be studying in term 1.

You will also find it useful to read

Harmer, J. 2001. The Practice of English Language Teaching. (3rd edition) Harlow: Longman.

TESOL methodology

• Carter, R. and Nunan, D. 2001. Cambridge Guide toTeaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing - Chapters 1-4)

The TESOL curriculum

•  Carter, R. and Nunan, D. 2001 Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Evaluation and Syllabus Design - Chapters 21-22)

TESOL and the Learner

•  Carter, R. and Nunan, D. 2001. Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. (Psycholinguistics, Language Learning Strategies and Second Language Acquisition - Chapters 11,12 & 24)

Language Education Research Methods

• McDonough, J and S McDonough, 1997 Research Methods for English Language Teachers London: Arnold