English Language and English Language Teaching (ELT), BA Hons

University of Greenwich

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Duration

    3 Years

This English language and English language teaching degree combines the principles of language and communication with teaching.


This degree in English language and English language teaching explores the application of language alongside current practice and developments in teaching and testing. You will gain the skills and knowledge to design and produce materials for language lessons, and develop analytical and critical thinking skills. As well as exploring the English language, you will have the option of studying Mandarin, French, Spanish or Italian.

Popular career options for graduates from this course include teaching English as a first or second language, either in the UK or abroad. Former students have also pursued roles in publishing, the media and administration.

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About this course

104 UCAS points from A-Levels (we also accept UCAS points from alternative Level 3 qualifications including: BTEC Nationals, the International Baccalaureate and Scottish and Irish Highers)
AND YOU WILL ALSO REQUIRE:

GCSE English (Language or Literature) AND GCSE Maths at grade 4/C or above. We also consider equivalent qualifications in English and Maths at Level 2, in place of GCSEs.

What you should know about this course
You'll learn more about the properties of human language and how we acquire, learn and teach it.
Understand the sound, form and meaning of language and its acquisition (e.g. phonetics, morphology, pragmatics and sociolinguistics).
Discover the interplay between how we acquire language, how we teach it, how we organise lessons and how we deliver them in the classroom.
Broaden your studies with an option module giving you the chance to study a foreign language or to undertake a work placement.
Access a range of careers - in education and also in areas such as translation, publishing, marketing, digital and social media.

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Subjects

  • English Language
  • Mandarin
  • Teaching
  • English
  • Design
  • Appreciation
  • International
  • Project
  • Writing
  • Communication Training

Course programme

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Foundations of Linguistics (30 credits)
  • Language, Communication and Society (30 credits)
  • Introduction to Language Teaching (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • Writing for the Media (30 credits)
  • Europe without Borders: Cultures in Contact (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
  • Meaning in Language (30 credits)
  • The Methodology and Practice of Language Teaching (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Mandarin 1 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • English For Academic Purposes 6 (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • Writing Journalism (30 credits)
  • Work Placement (Level 5) (30 credits)
  • Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 1) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)
Year 3

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Advanced Applied Linguistics (30 credits)
  • Advanced Language Structure and Meaning (30 credits)
  • Language Teaching: Design and Practice (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Mandarin 2 (30 credits)
  • Mandarin 3 (30 credits)
  • Dissertation - Languages and International Studies (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (French 4) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Italian 3) (30 credits)
  • Journalism in Practice (30 credits)
  • Language, Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy (30 credits)
  • Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
  • Language Research Project (French, Italian, Spanish) (30 credits)
  • Research Placement (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 2) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 3) (30 credits)
  • European Languages (Spanish 4) (30 credits)

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