On-Line Study
The following On-Line Study materials were first developed by Jane Spiro and Lynn Errey at Oxford Brookes University (OBU) for the MA:TESOL course.
We have permission to use them to support your study on this programme.
The materials remain the copyright of OBU and should be acknowledged as such if used with reference to Spiro and Errey, 2002.
Some of the web links may have expired and many relate to ESL teaching. Part of the job this year, with your help, will be to update the links and the resource pages.
- Unit 1 Independent Study (an introduction to study skills) - recommended
- Unit 2 Starting with a question - formulating and refing questions, turning problems into questions…
- Unit 3 Exploring world wide resources
- Unit 4 Managing a route through your reading - highly recommended
- Unit 5 not applicable to Amsterdam programme
- Unit 6 Understanding Academic Discourse
- Unit 7 Understanding Academic Discourse 2
- Unit 8 Presenting Academic Writing- referencing, citations… highly recommended
- Unit 9 Writing a postgraduate paper
- Unit 10 Editing your written work


