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Students
Tuition Fee
Start Date
2025-09-01
Medium of studying
Duration
4 years
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Foundation
Major
Teacher Training | Language Acquisition | Linguistics
Area of study
Education | Langauges
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2025-09-01-
About Program

Program Overview


English Language & Teaching with Foundation Year

Why study this course

Excellent opportunities to develop your practice of English teaching for a variety of educational settings in the UK and the rest of the world.


Ideal if you are looking to expand your horizons within education, beyond the traditional primary and secondary teaching routes.


With an additional specialism in online teaching, this course will also prepare you for the growing market in virtual education


Study at a university with 160 years teaching experience


Course summary

Our English Language and Teaching programme immerses you in the fascinating study of English, from how it developed from humble origins to the global language with all its variations that we use today, to how it is learned by children as a first language or by learners of English as a second or further language - and much more. You will explore questions about language structures and language use in society, language disorders, and language acquisition and you will learn practical methods - and get hands-on experience - of how to teach it. Crucially, you will develop skills and knowledge to help you gain employment or pursue further studies for work or research in linguistics, education, and language teaching, and a range of other relevant fields.


Key facts

  • Award: BA (Hons)
  • UCAS code: X16F
  • Duration: 4 years
  • Mode of study: Full time
  • Start date: September 2025
  • Award: Bishop Grosseteste University
  • Institution code: B38

About this course

Bishop Grosseteste University is the ideal place to combine your interests in language, teaching, and the study of English whilst developing practical skills and gaining professional experience to enhance your employability during and after you graduate. Our students progress to careers as teachers of English and other languages, in education support roles, further study, PGCEs for primary and secondary teacher training...and more. They work in private and mainstream schools and colleges, for local government departments, and they find employment in international education sectors, among many others.


What you will study

  • Self as Learner: Explore and consider what it means to be a successful learner at university.
  • Resourcing Learning: Learn about a range of resources and practise locating and using these resources to support effective learning.
  • Critical Engagement: Utilise sources in a considered and critical way.
  • Critical Thinking: Define critical thinking, its importance and how it can help you in your learning.
  • The Digital Learner: Develop your digital capabilities and confidence.
  • Effective Communication: Explore, compare and evaluate a range of communication types.
  • Reflective Learning: Consider your existing knowledge and plan for your future learning and professional development.
  • Academic Writing: Develop your own academic writing style.
  • Introduction to First Language Acquisition: Explore how children learn their first language.
  • Language and Communication: Discover how we describe and analyse the sounds, words and structures of languages.
  • Second Language Acquisition: Develop an understanding of the main theories that try to explain how second languages are learned.
  • Historical Linguistics: Go on a journey of when and where English language began to sound like an English you can recognise and how it changed and evolved into the English language that we use today.
  • TESOL Methodologies: Guide you through the approaches and techniques that professional language teachers use for teaching English, or other languages, in the UK and all over the world.
  • Sociolinguistics: Study the regional, national and international varieties of English and how social and occupational groups, gender and ethnicity influence the individuals’ language use and attitudes.
  • Research Skills: Provide you with the tools that you need to do your own research in English language and teaching.
  • English Language Teaching in Practice 1: Teach English to a learner on a one-to-one basis.
  • English Language Teaching in Practice 2: Practice teaching English to a group of students.
  • Discourse Analysis Project: Analyse and evaluate how English language, in spoken, written or digital forms, shapes meaning for use in fields ranging from media to politics to marketing.
  • Testing and Assessment in English Language Teaching: Introduce you to the basic principles of how teachers construct and present English language tests.
  • Material Design and Evaluation: Evaluate and design materials for English language teaching use.
  • English Language in Contexts: Familiarise you with specific English language teaching contexts in the UK and abroad and the finer details of the National Curriculum for English Language.
  • Innovations in English Language Teaching: Examine innovative ways in the teaching of English.
  • Language Research Project: Dissertation: Demonstrate your ability to design, conduct and report the results of a research project in an area of TESOL and/or Linguistics.

Entry requirements

Application for this course is via UCAS, although there is no formal requirement for UCAS points to access the course (normally GCSE English or equivalent is desirable). As part of your application you will have the opportunity to speak with a member of BGU Admissions staff to resolve any questions or queries you may have.


Different degree subjects may have specific entry requirements to allow you to progress from the Foundation Year. Whilst not a condition of entry onto the Foundation Year, you will need to have met these by the time you complete the first year of this four year course.


How you will be taught

There is no one-size-fits-all method of teaching at BGU – we shape our methods to suit each subject and each group, combining the best aspects of traditional university teaching with innovative techniques to promote student participation and interactivity.


Academic staff

  • Dr Kay Johnson
  • Sean Ingoldsby

Assessment

Assessment in English Language and Teaching is an integral part of your learning here at BGU and takes a variety of forms. Students will generally be assessed through a wide range of methods such as assessed presentations, written assignments, online discussion and ICT based tasks, teaching practice and portfolios of work. A research project in the form of the final dissertation in the third year of the course will encourage students to become research-informed English language teachers who have the ability to make knowledgeable judgements about their own practice.


Careers & Further study

BGU boasts extremely high employability ratings and our BA English Language and Teaching course will provide you with a solid foundation in English Language and Teaching. With your degree you can continue your professional development in English language teaching, education, speech and language therapy, media and publishing, both in international and UK contexts. You will also have the opportunity to pursue further studies within a field of linguistics. Alongside the BA, if you wish to progress towards achieving QTS, opportunities exist to complete our pre-teaching course which can assist you with gaining a place on one of our PGCE courses.


What Our Students Say

Discover what life is like at Bishop Grosseteste University from our students.


  • 78% say staff value students views and opinions about the course
  • 93% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
  • 95% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.
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