BA (Hons) English Language with English Language Teaching
Bachelor's degree
In Hatfield
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Hatfield
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
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How do we learn a second language? Why can it be so hard to become fluent in a language we learn later in life? By understanding how we learn language, we can understand how to teach it.
Through this BA English Language with English Language Teaching you’ll learn about the English Language but you will also learn about teaching English as an integral part of your course. And you’ll be taught by research-active academics working in cutting-edge areas such as language and gender, formulaic language, corpus studies, bilingualism, bilingual processing and codeswitching.
This combined programme of English Language and English Language teaching will give you an excellent grounding if you plan to teach English as a foreign language following postgraduate teacher training. Alternatively you could be teaching children in primary or secondary schools whose second language is English.
In your first year, alongside core English Language modules, you’ll study language and mind, where you’ll analyse child speech transcripts and consider language acquisition. You’ll also explore the diversity of use of the English language including regional variants, pidgin and creole English, language and ethnicity, and slang and street English. In addition, you’ll take two English Language Teaching (ELT) modules each year.
Core modules in your second year focus on English grammar and the sounds of English. You can explore theories of how and why language developed and also have the option to take a language competencies module leading to a work placement. This could involve field work or observing teaching and learning methods in a college setting. We offer a career development module in your second year that will equip you to take up an English Language teaching work placement - perhaps teaching phonics to primary school pupils or teaching at a special needs school - or become a Stroke Association volunteer.
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Why choose this course?
We give you:
An understanding of applied language, to underpin a career in teaching English to non-native speakers
A supportive, research-active academic team
A flexible programme of study, allowing you to concentrate on areas you find especially interesting
Access to huge online databases to underpin your original research projects
CV-building potential through work placements and extra-curricular activities
A guaranteed post-graduation interview with the School of Education
UCAS points 104
A Level BCC
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Subjects
- English Language
- Teaching
- English
Course programme
Our English Language students benefit from being part of a supportive, research-active academic community. From tutorials and group work to eye-opening psycholinguistic experiments, we use a range of engaging, student-centred teaching methods to help you work confidently and creatively.
You’ll dive into real-life data, get involved in research and learn from guest experts. You’ll have the opportunity to get involved in activities that will complement your studies, such as working for the student newspaper or radio station. Not only do these enhance your experience, they also make for a more impressive CV.
Level 4
Module
- Language and Mind
- Communication, Interaction, Context
- English Language in Use
- English Language Learners
- Investigating Language
- Introduction to English Linguistics 1
- Introduction to English Linguistics 2
- Introduction to English Language Teaching
- Language in the Media
- History of the English Language
Module
- Learning and Teaching Language 2
- English Grammar
- Sounds of English
- Graduate Skills
- Learning and Teaching Language 1
- Language and Species
- Language in Society
- Forensic Linguistics
- Language Competencies in Career Development
- History of the English Language
- Research Methods in English Language & Communication
Module
- ELT Project
- Child Language & Communication
- Clinical Linguistics
- Language Processing
- Communication and Cultures
- Meaning and Context
- Chunky Language: Investigating Formulaic Sequences
- Gender in Language and Communication
- Global Englishes
Additional information
EU Students Fee
Full time - £13450 for the 2021/2022 academic year
International Students Fee
Full time - £13450 for the 2021/2022 academic year
BA (Hons) English Language with English Language Teaching