This course will help you to learn how to plan and deliver English language lessons. These skills will be learned in interactive workshop classes taught by experienced languages teacher trainers using current language teaching methods. You will have the opportunity to practice and gain vital experience through teaching in the classroom.
On this course you will explore features of the English language and linguistics and will shadow a foreign learner of English. You will also have the opportunity to take the Teaching Knowledge Test, a globally recognised qualification for English Language Teachers (subject to an exam fee).
Take a year abroad
The year abroad option will allow you to increase your foreign language fluency and understanding of other cultures. You will come away with an experience that will give you a real advantage when competing for the best jobs.
In year three you can spend time working or studying at one of our partner Universities.
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Degree options and UCAS codes
TESOL is taken in combination with one or two of the following subjects as part of the BA Joint Honours programme. The number in brackets is the UCAS code for a Joint Honours degree in TESOL alongside the listed subject.
- English (QX33)
- French (RX11)
- German (RX21)
- Global Studies (LX91)
- International Relations (L2X1)
- Italian (RX31)
- Spanish (RX41).
What do you study?
In the first year as a TESOL student you will take two linguistics modules. You will then take a further linguistics module in the second year, alongside an ‘Introduction to TESOL’ module. In the final year, two practical TESOL language modules are taken.
TESOL is studied with a language or with another subject from the joint honours programme. Many students combine the study of TESOL with a language, and spend a year abroad as part of their degree. The TESOL skills they learn are used to teach English while they are abroad.
The first year of the degree is a foundation course, introducing you to your chosen two main subjects but also allowing you to study a third subject or gain extra language skills. The third subject may be dropped at the end of the first year or taken to degree level.
Teaching and learning is designed to enable you to develop the transferable skills that will allow you to enter into a wide range of careers or to engage in further academic study. Teaching principally takes place through a combination of lectures (where tutors introduce the key ideas) and seminars (organised on the basis of smaller group discussion of those ideas).
Assessments
A wide range of different assessment methods are used. The most common are coursework essays and exams, but you will also find that presentations (either individual or group), project work (either individual or group) and reports are also employed. In the final year, you also have the opportunity to undertake a dissertation in one of your joint honours subjects.
Modules include:
- Introduction to TESOL
- Practical Training in the Teaching of Languages.
Your future career
NTU has an exemplary graduate employment record. As one of our graduates, you will possess a wide range of academic and transferable skills, including research methods, problem-solving, time management and attention to detail. You will also be able to articulate how these skills are related to a variety of occupations.
Recent joint honours graduates have gone on to successful careers in teaching, public administration and the civil service, the media, the police, social work and retail management. Many have also gone on to undertake forms of postgraduate study. As a joint honours student, you will always be able to show to employers that you have more than one string to your bow.
TESOL graduates often work as teaching assistants. With further study, you can go on to qualify as a teacher and work both the UK and abroad. Many graduates spend time abroad teaching after they have finished their degrees.
Year abroad
All students completing the four year BA (Hons) Modern Languages are able to spend their third year overseas engaging with the languages they are studying. NTU structures this overseas year around the innovative Placement Diploma in Language Study Abroad. This great opportunity allows students to:
- Work and learn in their chosen language
- Further develop their communication skills
- Enhance their cultural understanding.
You can apply for this course through the UCAS website.
Find out more about applying for an undergraduate course at NTU.
