The Sunday Times, University Guide, 19 September 1999

The Centre for English Language Teaching, part of the newly constituted Institute of Education, is situated in Airthrey Castle, an attractive historic building built in 1793 by the classical architect, Robert Adam, and containing fine wood carvings and art objects collected by the original owners. It is surrounded by the University golf course and overlooks the lake and the nearby hills, while being just five minutes walk from the other buildings of the University. The campus is one of the most beautiful in Europe and is situated just 40 minutes outside of Edinburgh.

Thanks to a very varied range of programmes, the student body is international and multi-cultural and overall numbers of approximately 150 students ensure a friendly atmosphere, good staff/student ratios and a favourable study environment.

Phd by Research

Masters of Science in the Teaching of English to Speakers of other Languages (MSc TESOL)

BA in English Language and Business (BA in ELAB)

BA in English Language Teaching (BA in ELT)

BA in English as a Foreign Language (BA in EFL)

English Language Courses

Summer School English Courses

Pre-sessional English for University Study

The PhD programme

The Ph.D. programme at CELT requires you to undertake a significant research study in an appropriate area relating to the broad area of language learning and teaching and resulting in a thesis of not more than 80,000 words. You are expected to devote the initial period to appropriate research planning and training which may include participation in available taught courses.
The Ph.D. may be studied full-time for between 2-4 years or part-time for between 3-8 years. If you wish to study away from Stirling University, you will be required to spend periods of study at the University at certain times and especially during the initial period.

Application Procedure: You must send a completed application from and detailed proposal for your research to the following address:

The Faculty Office
Faculty of Human Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling
Stirling FKP 4LA

For full application and course overview, please click here

This programme is open to both native and non-native speakers of English and to graduates of any discipline. The course provides a practical and thorough training in TESOL for those with or without previous teaching experience. On completion, students should possess the practical classroom skills to be confident, critically reflective, and enterprising teachers of English as a second/foreign language.

The Postgraduate Diploma, lasting from September to June, is awarded on successful completion of 6 taught modules.

Two methods of study are available for the MSc TESOL. Students who do not have 2+ years appropriate teaching experience take 8 modules plus a project (10,000 words). Students who have 2+ years appropriate teaching experience take EITHER 6 taught modules plus a dissertation (20,000 words) OR 8 taught module plus a project (10,000 words).

Application Procedure: For a brochure, information on fees and application form please do one of the following:-
e-mail: Helen Maitland (hwm1@stir.ac.uk)

OR fax the department on 01786 466131

OR write to:
The Centre for English Language Teaching
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
Scotland UK

For full application and course overview, please click here

This is a three year degree programme for non-native speakers of English who intend to return to their own countries to teach English at the end of their period of study. It does not confer an official professional qualification because each country has its own regulations on what its teachers require but it involves a wide-ranging study of language teaching methodology. The academic units studied are: UNITS

BA in English as a Foreign Language (BA in EFL)

This programme is designed for non-native speakers of English wanting a high level of competence in English as a Foreign Language. It is particularly useful for those who wish to enter careers in Business and Management, Journalism, Translation, Interpreting etc.

Students on the BA in ESL study exactly the same subjects in first year as those in the BA in ELT. From the beginning of second year they can take 2 subjects from the University's BA degree programme such as Accountancy, Business and Management, Economics, Computing, Environmental Science, Psychology, Philosophy, History, English Literature, Religious Studies and many others.

Because the aim of the degree is to provide a high level of English language competence it follows that second and third year also contain units in English language which are compulsory components of the programme. It is the opportunity to combine the study of English language with two others subjects of their choice which makes this programme so attractive to students from many different countries of the world. A typical programme looks something like this.

Or go to:
UCAS SITE (http://www.ucas.co.uk/ Simply click on the link, which will take you through to the UCAS site which will answer any queries you may have.

Applications should preferably be made by December but it is possible to apply right up until June. After that point the department should be contacted by telephone, e-mail or fax to find out if places are still available. The UCAS form is complicated, mainly because it provides students with the opportunity to choose from six courses or universities. It is not necessary to list six: students who know where and what they want to study, are welcome to limit their choice to less than six if they wish. There may be a delay between applying and being informed if the application has been successful.

Those who find it difficult to choose between the BA in ELT or the BA in ESL do not need to decide at the application stage. All students on both programmes study the same academic units in Year 1. It is only in May of first year that a choice must be made and this affects the units studied from second year on.

For additional information on entry and fees structure, please click here:

Learn English in a Scottish Castle
If you are over 17 and wish to improve your English why don't you come to our English courses which run throughout the year? The minimum period of enrolment is four weeks (three weeks in the Summer School in July and August). You will have your own single study bedroom on campus just 5 minutes walk from our Centre and your neighbours will be University students with whom you can practice your English. All classes are in Airthrey Castle situated overlooking the lake and surrounded by the golf course on the University campus just outside Stirling (nearest airport Edinburgh).

Dates for the Session 2000/2001 are:
18 September to 8 December 2000
NB: 26 and 27 October are mid-semester holidays
15 January to 6 April 2001
23 April to 8 June 2001

Most students stay for one term but some continue for two or three terms. A small number of students come for only four weeks. Full-time students study for 5 mornings and 2 afternoons per week. On the other afternoons they can make use of our self study facilities or they can use the Sports Centre on campus if they wish to become members.

Application procedure: You can download a copy of the application form as either a PDF document (requires Acrobat Reader) or as a Rich Text Format (RTF) document (readable by most Word Processing packages) by clicking on one of the following links:
Form as an RTF document or visit:our web site
OR
e-mail: Helen Maitland (hwm1@stir.ac.uk)
OR
fax the department on +44 1786 466131
OR
write to:
The Centre for English Language Teaching
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
Scotland UK

For full application and course overview, please click here

General English
English for Business & Commerce
English for University Study

General English
This course develops and improves improving fluency. It gives training in all four language skills:

• listening,
  
• speaking,
  
• reading and
  
• writing.
  

Lessons are from 9:30 to 1:00, Monday to Friday.

Extra conversation classes are available on 2 afternoons as an additional option.

Students are given the Oxford Placement Test on the first day of their course. This procedure helps us to place students in the class best suited to their ability.

Download a copy of the application form for the morning course to print out and return (rich-text format, suitable for most word-processors)
Download a copy of the application form for the morning course with extra afternoon conversation classes to print out and return (rich-text format, suitable for most word-processors)

English for Business & Commerce
General English in the mornings (as described above) plus
classes for 2 hours on 3 afternoons in:

• Writing for Business Purposes (letters, reports, interpretation of graphs and charts)
  
• Development of Oral Skills (for meetings and interviews)
  
• Vocabulary Development (using magazine and newspaper articles)
  

Download a copy of the application form to print out and return (rich-text format, suitable for most word-processors)

English for University Study
This is designed for overseas students intending to join Stirling or other universities as undergraduates or postgraduates. Its main aims are the improvement of students' all-round English proficiency and the development of Study Skills:

• understanding and taking notes from lectures,
  
• reading academic books and articles
  
• essay writing and
  
• giving presentations.
  

Lessons are from 9:30 to 1:00, Monday to Friday, and for 2 hours on 3 afternoons each week students can enrol on 1 block or 2. Those who have applied for a place at Stirling University can continue their course for further two weeks at the end of block 2.

Download a copy of the application form to print out and return (rich-text format, suitable for most word-processors)

For full application and course overview plus accommodation details, please click here