Postgraduate Diploma in Language Teaching (PGDipLT)

New Zealand

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What will I learn?

Specialise in teaching English or another language as a foreign language.

Programme overview

The PGDipLT is a professional language teaching qualification, combining theory with practice and familiarising you with current teaching approaches.

You will become familiar with current approaches in the field of foreign language teaching, and engage with both theory and practice.

You can explore a variety of areas such as materials development, course and syllabus design, task-based language teaching, the structure of language and computer-assisted language learning.

The PGDipLT can provide you with a pathway to the Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics.

Programme structure

120 points

You can choose from a range of advanced taught courses in Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and selected languages

One year full-time or up to four years part-time

You can find the requirements for your study in the PGDipLT Schedule, and take a look at our postgraduate courses in Language Teaching and Learning.

You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.

Where could this programme take you?

A Postgraduate Diploma in Language Teaching can be the basis for a career in teaching English or other languages. It may also be useful if you already have some experience in language teaching and want to upgrade your language teaching skills and knowledge.

Jobs related to this programme

Language teacher

Further study options

Master of Arts

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Arts

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
NZ$41,180.00 (20,63,230) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

4 July 2024

More details

Start date

15 July 2024, 3 March 2025

Venue

University of Auckland

City Campus,

Alfred Nathan House, 24 Princes Street,

AUCKLAND CITY,

Auckland Central,

1010, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

You must have completed one of the following at a recognised university (or similar institution):

  • Any degree or professional qualification related to language teaching, and at least two years of second language teaching experience.
  • A Bachelor of Arts in language teaching, linguistics, a language, or a subject related to language teaching.

IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 with no bands less than 6.0; Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 90 and written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 68 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 58 and no PTE Communicative score below 50; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of B-; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 85.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s largest and most highly ranked university, with a global reputation for academic excellence.

  • Ranked 87th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2023)
  • New Zealand’s largest research organisation
  • Outstanding student support and excellent facilities
  • 12th in the world in THE University Impact Rankings 2022