The University of Leicester

Distance and Flexible Learning

What is distance learning?
• Flexibility to study from any
location worldwide
− All you need is a good internet
connection

• Combine achieving a
qualification with work or
family commitments
• Develop your career without
having to leave employment
• Apply new knowledge and
insight directly into your
working life
About Leicester
• Founded in 1921 as a living memorial
to those who gave their lives in World
War I
• A leading teaching and research
university
• Nearly 20,000 full-time and distance
learning students.
• 170,000 alumni worldwide
• 16 National Teaching Awards
for outstanding and distinctive
contributions to teaching and learning
• The best institution in the UK for
preparing students for the world of
work (Association of Graduate
Recruiters, 2016)
Rankings

25th
Times/Sunday Times
Good University Guide
Top 1% of universities in the
world*

29th
Complete University Guide
Top 30 UK global university**

43rd
Guardian University Guide
Top 100 of the world’s European
universities***
*Centre for World University Rankings 2016, **The Best Global Universities Rankings 2016
***Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015/16
A winning city

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Distance Learning at Leicester

• A pioneer of distance learning

education
• Over 25 years’ experience
offering high quality distance
learning
• One of UK’s largest providers of
distance learning courses
• Supported study from University
tutors
• Access to our dedicated Library
services for distance learners
• Over 36,600 distance learning
graduates to date.
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8%
13%

13%
9%
4%

16%

1%
1%

Every year the University of Leicester welcomes nearly 2,000 new distance
learners on to their courses, from 170 culturally diverse countries, including
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon,
Jordan and the rest of the Middle East.
Subject disciplines – distance learning
The Leicester MBA
Ancient History Education and Teaching

Engineering and Media and Marketing

Archaeology
Technology

Actuarial Science Finance Museum Studies

Business &
Forensic Science Politics
Management

Human Resource
Criminology Psychology
Management

International Security & Risk

Computer Science
Relations Management

Diabetes Care Law Sociology

Leicester and Stafford Global
• The University of Leicester works with a
range of approved recruitment partners Let us help you:
across the world including Stafford Global.
• Stafford Global;
• The University strongly recommend that you
take advantage of the local support provided, www.staffordglobal.org
because it will enhance your learning
experience, and there is no additional cost.
e: info@staffordglobal.org
t: in UAE: 800 1993
Outside UAE: (+9714) 800 1993
Department of English
• English has been taught at
Leicester for over 75 years.
• Internationally recognised
centre of excellence in
teaching and research.
• Over 70% of research outputs
were classed as either
‘internationally excellent’ or
‘world leading’ in the REF
2014.
• 100% of our ‘Research
Environment’ and 90% of our
‘Research Impact’, ranked in
the two highest categories.
• Ranked at number 12 out of
89 UK departments.
Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Key facts
• Taught by a team including experts from a wide
range of educational research and Start dates April and September

development backgrounds
Duration 2.5 years

• Highly valued by employers in many sectors, Cost £8,760 (2017/18)

particularly education
IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
• Will help individuals to hone their skills within 2:2 or above in a relevant
their current role, or seek promotion to other subject, or equivalent.

positions You should be a teacher

Entry
or already be working in
Module 1 • Second Language Teaching requirements
the English Language
Teaching field with two
Module 2 • Second Language Learning years' full time teaching
Module 3 • Grammar Awareness experience
Written assignments and
Module 4 • Phonology and Pronunciation Teaching Assessment
a dissertation
Module 5 • Language in Society
Delivery Online
Module 6 • Discourse Analysis
Plus • Two Option Modules Face to face None

• Dissertation