The Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA in TESOL) at East Delta University is an embodiment of educational quality, diversity, and inclusive approaches to pedagogy. Delivering a transformative experience for individuals who are passionate about influencing the worldwide landscape of language education and with a fervent emphasis on training the prospective facilitators with innovative techniques and cross-cultural competences, the offered courses propel its graduates to the forefront of English language instruction. It combines theoretical rigour and practical application in a manner consistent with its deep academic roots. As students participate in rigorous academic inquiry, cooperate on new research projects, and gain real-world teaching experience, they become able to pioneer advances in ELT (English Language Teaching) careers. With a commitment to equipping graduates with cutting-edge techniques, research and data literacy, professional development and leadership, sustainable education, intercultural competence, and a comprehensive grasp of language acquisition theories, this programme undoubtedly towers as a signature program in the field of ELT. Joining the MA in TESOL programme entails becoming a part of a vibrant, interconnected community of scholars and practitioners who share a passion for linguistic excellence and innovation in language teaching, management, and professional excellence.

MA in TESOL at EDU is distinctively defined by BRIDGE as detailed below:-

Build your career by pursuing a degree that is first of its kind in Chattogram and enhance your prospects in the highly competitive job market gaining advanced knowledge in teaching methods, data-driven research, leadership, and critical pedagogy.

Reshape your ideas and academic journey as you learn and collaborate with faculty members with proven expertise from home and abroad keeping yourself one step ahead in terms of academic publication, reflective practice, and pragmatic concepts.

Indulge in a 60-credit full-fledged program ensuring international standards that fosters research understanding, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and global citizenship as graduate attributes. 

Develop your skills in an all-inclusive manner drawing intersected and novel ideas from diversified domains and fields, e.g., linguistics, statistics, cultural studies, psychology, professional communication, and ICT (Information and Communication Technology).

Gain hands-on experience through supervised teaching practicums in various language learning settings including in-class and blended teaching, exam administration, and assessment techniques packed with tailored field-level training, workshop, and seminar.

Engage in an environment where you can encore closely with others in the state-of-the-art campus, explore diverse options for learning using various paths, and replenish your thirst for knowledge at the digital library.

Benchmark your career readiness as an MA in TESOL degree opens doors to well-defined opportunities beyond educational institutions. Graduates can work in public and private sectors, financial and non- governmental organizations, and foreign institutes where a sophisticated knowledge of research and data analysis is required.

Reinforce your competences gained as an undergraduate with an advanced knowledge of teaching techniques, leadership skills, research understanding, education for sustainable development, data literacy, and practical insights from real-world contexts and settings. You can focus on specific areas of interest in an expansive frame relating to your expertise and passion, such as teaching, research and documentation, data corpus analysis, materials development, technology-enhanced linguistic applications, teaching English for specific purposes, freelancing, educational administration, content creation, translation, teacher training, and assessment.

Immerse yourself into the enormous body of TESOL practitioners increasing worldwide, driven by globalization, multiculturalism, and the need for quality English instruction in various professional and academic venues. Grow your professional foothold through peer networking and industry-level collaboration as you become the member of a community celebrated and recognized around the globe.

Demonstrate forward-thinking didactic skills, linguistic knowledge, and cultural sensitivity necessary for effective language instruction in a CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) environment. This specialized program empowers the learners with a substantial capacity in language policy analysis, educational planning, critical pedagogy, translingual approaches, and advanced data-driven research.

Generate ideas and conceptual notes targeting doctoral studies as this program prepares you from a comprehensive perspective leading to a successful appreciation of educational administration, classroom research techniques, and academic writing. The program fosters critical thinking, analytical skills, and independent research capabilities, essential for success in a PhD program.

Exemplify adaptable abilities that are transferable across different educational contexts and countries, offering flexibility and mobility in one's career. This can be particularly beneficial for those who enjoy travel and working in multifaceted settings that demand language proficiency, empathy, emotional intelligence, and cultural awareness.

Basic Domain Skills: Students will acquire a higher degree of pedagogical and linguistic awareness than they did as undergraduates and their linguistic repertoire will be enhanced through the implementation of applied experience in structural and functional analyses of canonical concepts and theories.

Renewable Skills: Through extensive hands-on learning and communal activities, these skills will be enriched fostering lifelong learning and long-term outcome. 

Interpersonal Skills: Through participatory experience, in-class presentation, pair and group task, self- paced learning, case study analysis, field trip, and community engagement, learners will be able to gain and mature their interpersonal skills, adaptability, cultural and individual diversity, digital literacy, teamwork, emotional intelligence, public speaking, and professional collaboration.

Dialectic Skills: The program will prepare the learners, through individual research projects, to conduct research on their own by providing them with methodological and applied knowledge of sourcing and referencing, components of a scientific paper, instrumentation, data collection and analysis, and research ethics.

Gravitas Skills: By infusing a profound sense of conscience and moral values, this program will create socially-responsible citizens driven by a higher level of ethical integrity, patriotism, and sensibility aiding in national progress and sustainable development goals.

Employability Skills: Learners will be evaluated using multiple modes of alternative assessment, e.g., mock interview, open discussion, research proposal presentation, and capstone project development, that will enhance their future placement opportunities and nourish employability skills.

Duration of the Program: 18 months (03 semesters)

Total Credits: 60 (20 credits per semester)

To pay tribute to Binod Bihari Chowdhury, a prominent figure in the resistance against British rule in Chattogram, all incoming students of MA in TESOL would be granted a 70% bursary towards their tuition fees. Additional exemptions will be provided to students based on their bachelor's Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Please refer to the following section for a detailed description of fee structure. However, this is not applicable to international students. For further information on international student admissions, please contact us at enquiry@eastdelta.edu.bd.

Admission Form Fee: BDT 1,000 (To be paid while applying for admission)

Admission Fee: BDT 35,000 (One-time payment applicable to all during the admission)

Semester Fee: BDT 20,500 (To be paid at the beginning of each semester)

Tuition Fee: BDT 5,000 per credit (Might vary based on merit as detailed in the subsequent section)

a. Graduates with a BA (Hons.) degree in English or relevant field (e.g. Education, Linguistics, ELT, and Applied Linguistics) with minimum second division or CGPA 2.50 from any university recognized by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh can apply directly.

b. Graduates from related faculties/disciplines/schools (e.g. Arts, Humanities, Social Science, Education, Psychology, Communication, Development Studies, and Educational Research) can apply if they have a fulltime teaching experience of at least two years at any level and the required results.