In the past two years, being a teacher has become a popular career choice for many students. Some non-teacher training students are also taking the teaching staff, and even broke the registration system.
The United Kingdom has always been known as an education powerhouse, and the education major is also well-known in the world, and the one-year study system has an advantage in time, so it attracts many students.
In education-related disciplines, Chinese students most often apply for the two majors of TESOL in pedagogy. Today, Teacher Hui Ying will introduce the similarities and differences of these two majors, strong colleges and universities and application requirements.
pedagogy
Pedagogy is different from subject teaching, and it is a science that studies educational phenomena and educational problems and explains the laws of education.
From the perspective of teaching content, the subjects of pedagogy usually include educational research methods, educational criticism, teaching design, and conceptual research of pedagogy.
- Recommended by colleges and universities
University College London: UCL's INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION is the european aircraft carrier for teacher training and educational research, and one of the first choices for professor exchange in the field of education in China, ranking first in the QS Education Rankings since 2014.
University of Edinburgh: The Morey School of Education at Aida has a history of almost 200 years and its pedagogical research was ranked first in Scotland in the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2014.
University of Glasgow: Gera 2023 QS University Ranking 81, Education majors ranked first in CUG and Times 2019, the professional setting direction is also very broad, most programs have slightly looser background requirements for students.
- Application Requirements
The English 2:1 degree corresponds to the domestic grade, and the average score requirement is between 75-85 depending on the background of the institution.
Most schools accept interprofessional applications and do not require an undergraduate professional background.
TESOL
TESOL is a practical discipline that studies the methods of foreign language acquisition, and is specially designed for the training of English teachers. The teaching content includes foreign language acquisition, language teaching methods and practices, teacher language skills, second language teaching general course, etc.
- Recommended by colleges and universities
University of Manchester: The University of Manchester is very well-known in the country, and many students have a Manchester complex, and Manchester University's education major rankings are also very high, ranking in the top ten in the UK in both QS and Times rankings.
Durham University: Durham University has a long history of establishment, and oxford and Cambridge adopt the same college system, and the domestic reputation is relatively high.
York University: Although York is not highly ranked, it belongs to the traditional liberal arts strong school, and the education and TESOL are good. In addition, TESOL in York also has extracurricular practice opportunities, and the school will contact local primary and secondary schools or language training institutions to allow students to participate in the actual teaching.
- Application Requirements
The English 2:1 degree corresponds to the domestic grade, and the average score requirement is between 75-85 depending on the background of the institution.
Some institutions (University of Manchester, King's College London KCL, etc.) require applicants to have 2-3 years of work experience, and some institutions (Durham, Leeds, etc.) will have two directions: work experience and no work experience, providing opportunities for students who lack relevant experience.
IELTS is at least 6.5, and some schools (such as Durham) require 7. The TESOL major itself has high language requirements, so it is recommended to provide an IELTS score when applying.
British universities will be open to applications from September onwards, and if students want to customize the school selection plan according to their grades and academic background, they can privately poke Hui Ying teachers.