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    Gain practical teaching skills that open doors to work and travel in communities around the world.

    Why minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)?

    A minor in TESOL opens doors to global opportunities, from living and working overseas to supporting learners in diverse communities.

    You will gain practical teaching experience, strengthen communication across cultures, and develop insights into language, learning, and society.

    These skills complement any degree, enhancing your career prospects, intercultural understanding, and ability to make a real-world impact through education, community engagement, or future study in linguistics and global development.

    Minor-only subject

    Please note: this subject can only be taken as a minor.

    A minor subject can be included in many of our undergraduate degrees. To earn a minor, you typically must complete a minimum of 90 points in that subject, with at least 18 points at the 300-level.

    Your minor can be a subject more commonly taken for a different degree. For example, a BCom majoring in Marketing can include Japanese as a minor subject. To include this subject as a minor in your application, first find a major subject through our Subject Search or Study Match.

    You can check what’s required to receive the minor accreditation in the programme details below.

    TESOL pairs naturally with many fields of study

    Combine it with languages to strengthen translation, teaching, or cultural understanding. Pair it with Business to prepare for global careers, international marketing, or education management. Connect TESOL with Science subjects to help communicate complex ideas to diverse learners. Merge TESOL with Arts or Social Sciences to explore creative education, community engagement, and intercultural understanding. These combinations make your studies versatile and globally relevant.

    Programme details

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    A minor subject can be included in many of our undergraduate degrees. To earn a minor, you typically must complete a minimum of 90 points in that subject, with at least 18 points at the 300-level.

    Your minor can be a subject more commonly taken for a different degree. For example, a BCom majoring in Marketing can include Japanese as a minor subject. To include this subject as a minor in your application, first find a major subject through our Subject Search or Study Match.

    You can check what’s required to receive the minor accreditation in the programme details below.

    Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (BEntr), Bachelor of Health Science (BHealSc), Bachelor of Arts and Commerce (BACom), Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) or Bachelor of Commerce and Science (BComSc) degree

    LevelPapersPoints
    100-level

    LING 111 and one further 100-level LING paper

    36

    200-level

    LING 231 Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages

    One further 200-level LING paper or EDUC 252 How People Learn

    18

    18

    300-levelOne of:
    LING 317 Child and Adult Language Development
    LING 331 Advanced Topic in TESOL
    LING 332 TESOL Practicum    		18
    Total 90

    Note: This minor subject is not available for students majoring in Linguistics.

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