Program Overview

BA (Hons) English Language and TESOL (Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages) with Foundation Year

Overview

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the English language and its teaching in ESOL classrooms. The foundation year serves as a transition to University life, allowing students to familiarise themselves with lifestyle, town, and colleagues.

Why Choose This Course?

• The University of Wolverhampton accepts applicants from all experience levels to study English Language and its teaching in ESOL classrooms.
• Expert School of Humanities staff encourage students to form a defined group identity with their fellow students, fostering an environment of collaboration to explore practical and theoretical ideas.
• This collaborative methodology informs graduates in future teaching practice, regarded locally, nationally, and internationally as consummate professionals and accomplished educators.

What's Unique About This Course?

• Students will complete a work-based placement and gain an in-depth knowledge of local ESOL sites, enabling fruitful connections between students and their prospective place of employment.
• Students will have the opportunity to develop transferable skills such as critical thinking, analysis, and effective interpersonal communication.
• Graduates from this course have gone on to work with children and adults in all sectors of education in the UK and abroad.
• In the final year, students will apply theoretical knowledge to produce a piece of original research concerning TESOL in the world.
• Students will develop English language awareness to aid with the teaching of grammar, lexis, and pronunciation to learners of English.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Contemporary Social Issues
• Preparing for Success at University
• Project-Based Learning
• Wolverhampton and its People

Year 2

• Going Round the Wrekin: The Midlands in Literature
• How English Works
• Introduction to TESOL
• Language in Use
• Language Patterns
• The Story of English

Year 3

• Language and Meaning
• Language and Society
• Methodologies and Skills for TESOL
• Research Methods for Language Study
• Sounds and Structure
• Work Placement for TESOL

Year 4

• TESOL: Materials Evaluation and Design
• The Language Learner and Language Awareness
• Communication, Cooperation and Conflict (Optional)
• Humanities Work Placement and Community Link (Optional)
• Independent Study (Optional)
• Language and the Mind (Optional)
• Language Variation and Change (Optional)
• Meaning and Interaction (Optional)
• Multilingualism (Optional)

Potential Career Paths

• Forensic Linguistics
• Publishing
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Computational Research

Additional Information

• Dedicated English Language and Linguistics staff from the School of Humanities deliver this course with extensive prior experience in TESOL.
• English Language and TESOL provides a broad set of vocational skills and an in-depth, blended understanding of linguistics.
• Course fees and finance information is available on the University's website.

Entry Requirements

• Prepare for Foundation Pathway: We will consider applicants who have not achieved 48 UCAS points (equivalence) from prior level 3 qualifications, if you have a keen interest in this subject area or hold relevant experience.
• Contact the Gateway team to discuss and support you in making an application to us.

Funding

• Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status): Most students will be able to apply for a loan to pay for these subject to eligibility.
• Self-funding: If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments.
• Financial Hardship: Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course-related costs.
• Bursaries and Scholarships: The University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages.