BA (Hons) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Linguistics

Our BA (Hons) TESOL and Linguistics course gives you the professional skills and academic knowledge to teach English around the world. Our programmes are designed to offer deep critical, theoretical and practical understandings of theories and approaches to teach English in a multilingual world. In addition, you will be equipped with advanced linguistic knowledge about language use, structure and variation in order to prepare you for the practical challenges and excitements of teaching English to speakers of other languages.You will learn how to tailor your language teaching approaches depending on learners’ needs, how to design specialised teaching materials to cater for specific contexts and how to engage with debates about social and ideological issues in English language education.This course has a foundation year available.**Features and Benefits**- You will have the opportunity to complete the Trinity Cert TESOL teaching qualification at no extra cost. This is an internationally-recognised teaching qualification which is embedded in the programme. The Trinity Cert TESOL is accredited by Trinity College London and is accepted by the British Council and other international teaching organisations. This means that you can graduate with both a BA Honours Degree and a teaching qualification allowing you to work globally.- You will have the opportunity to practice teaching English in a supportive environment: teaching one-to-one, teaching small groups, assessing learners, and designing materials.- You will have the opportunity to take part in wider language teaching and learning activities organised by the Language Centre.- Our Language Resource Centre is equipped with social learning spaces, PCs and voice recognition software for language training. It is also home to our multimedia and audio language learning laboratories/media booths for group-work with PCs or large flat screen TVs and multiple satellite channels broadcast in foreign languages with recording facilities.- We coach practical skills for work including communication skills, presentation skills, essay and report writing, summary skills, interview and questionnaire techniques.- Our Linguistics subject is ranked within the top 20 institutions in the Complete University Guide 2021.