English Language with Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) BA (Hons)

De Montfort University

Bachelor's degree

In Leicester

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Leicester

  • Duration

    3 Years

English Language with TESOL at DMU allows you to combine the study of English Language with the key theoretical and practical issues involved in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

The course is designed to enable you to develop your own ability to teach English to non-native speakers whilst enabling you to think about how language in general and English in particular functions in the world today. You will study linguistics, grammar, the evolution of the English language and a variety of writing styles, while also exploring the theory of how to teach English as a second language.

You will develop a set of linguistic and analytical skills, which will help you become a highly-skilled communicator. In the final year you will have the opportunity to put your theoretical knowledge into practice with our work placement module.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Leicester (Leicestershire)
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The Gateway, LE1 9BH

Start date

On request

About this course

104 points from at least 2 A'levels
BTEC Extended Diploma DMM
International Baccalaureate: 24+ Points
GCSEs - Five GCSEs at grade A*-C including English Language or Literature at grade C or above or equivalent.

Key features

Develop specialist skills in communication and presentation in order to become an effective teacher, and have the opportunity to investigate the theoretical and conceptual issues involved in teaching written and spoken language.
Gain life experience by practising your language skills and networking in a different culture, with the opportunity to study abroad between years two and three.
Develop transferable skills ideal for employment opportunities in both the UK and abroad with the skills gained on this degree providing career opportunities interacting with, influencing and inspiring others.
Students have previously gained experience in the community and helped local children by volunteering for paired reading schemes with our DMU Local programme.
Experience showcasing opportunities by putting your theoretical knowledge into practice with our final-year placement module.
Learn from specialist teaching by experienced practitioners; ensuring the skills you develop are current to professional practice.
You can get involved with a number of societies that are relevant to your studies, including creative writing and debate societies. There are also organised theatre trips and visiting lecturers have included author Kate Forsyth and poet Benjamin Zephaniah.
Put your teaching theory in to practice through an international experience with our DMU Global. programme. Students have visited New York, Berlin, Prague, Paris and Tokyo on trips designed to enhance their studies.

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Subjects

  • English Language
  • TESOL
  • Teaching
  • English
  • Grammar
  • Writing
  • Grammar and Linguistics
  • Histories of Language
  • Evolving Language
  • English Language Teaching

Course programme

First year
  • Words in Action: An Introduction to Grammar and Linguistics
  • Evolving Language: An Introduction to the Histories of Language
  • Foundations in English Language Teaching for International Learners
  • Approaches to Reading and Writing
  • Introduction to the Novel
  • Exploring Creative Writing
  • Modern Language 1
Second year
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Grammar: Analysing linguistic structure
  • Semantics: Analysing linguistic meaning
  • Phonetics and Phonology
  • Research Methods for Linguists
  • Varieties of English Language Teaching for International Learners
  • English Language in UK Schools
  • Language in Context
  • Pragmatics in the Real World
  • Text Technologies
  • Writing Place
  • Modern Language 2
Third year
  • English Language Dissertation
  • English Language in the Workplace (Placement Module)
  • Language Acquisition
  • Language, Mind and Culture
  • Powerful Language: An Introduction To Rhetoric
  • Perception, Persuasion, Power: Communication and Control
  • English Language for Specific and Professional Purposes
  • Textual Studies Using Computers
  • Professional Writing Skills
  • Modern Language 3
  • Language, Gender and Sexuality
  • Data From Texts: Corpus Linguistics
Teaching and assessments

Overview

This degree will make you aware of the full resources of language, and help you learn to use them to the full, in any situation. From the beginning of your course, you will be developing a knowledge of how language functions, and increasing your own skills of analysis and self-expression, while your TESOL work will focus on the acquisition of key skills and knowledge of teaching in general, and the teaching of English to non-native speakers in particular.

Later years offer a range of courses blending theoretical and applied knowledge and skills, a final year work placement module and the opportunity to study material such as propaganda and interrogation, pragmatics, the mechanics of meaning, psycholinguistics and psychotherapy. This degree is centred on language and communication, and the acquisition of tools and theories that will help you, and other people, communicate more effectively.

Contact hours

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (e.g. presentations, essays and reports). Your precise timetable will depend on the optional modules you choose to take, however, in your first year you will normally attend around 10 hours of timetabled taught sessions (lectures and tutorials) each week, and we expect you to undertake at least 25 further hours of independent study to complete project work and research.

Additional information

UCAS course code: Q31T

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