TESOL and English Language with a Year in Industry
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
Access to Humanities Course
We recognise the EPQ as an excellent indicator of success. If you are predicted a grade B or above in the EPQ, you will receive an offer with a one grade reduction, to include your EPQ with a grade B.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSEs: English/Welsh Language Grade C
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
International students will also require a score of 4 at Higher Level English Language or Literature, or 5 at Standard Level English Language or Literature.
UCAS Tariff
Swansea University will accept the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate as fully equivalent to one A-Level.
About this course
Studying English Language and TESOL with a Year in Industry gives you the opportunity to explore how language works and how societies communicate, alongside teaching English to speakers of other languages – both in theory and practice.
This four-year BA degree opens up a range of exciting career possibilities – teaching English is a great way to see the world and will give you a passport to teach in all kinds of environments.
Our graduates in English Language and TESOL have entered a wide range of careers including education, teaching English as a foreign language, business, journalism, media and public relations, law, and speech and language therapy.
Based on our stunning Singleton Park Campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, you will study language teaching methodology, vocabulary, grammar and meaning, psycholinguistics, first and second language acquisition and discourse analysis.
You can also develop programming skills through computer-assisted language learning materials and receive training in research methods including reporting and analysis of data.
You will have the option to obtain an internationally recognised, professional teaching qualification (Cambridge CELTA) to further enhance your career prospects and in year three you will experience a year-long professional placement, further improving your student experience and career potential.
English Language at Swansea is ranked:
• 1st in the UK for Student Voice (NSS 2023*)
• 5th in the UK for Teaching (NSS 2023^)
• Top 10 in UK for Teaching (NSS 2022)
• Top 20 in UK for Overall Satisfaction (NSS 2022)
• Ranked 11th in UK for Research Impact (REF2021)
• Top 101-150 in the World (QS World Rankings 2023)
* Based on the average positivity score across questions 5 to 9 in the NSS 2023 when ranked against universities featured in the Times Good University Guide.
^ Based on the average positivity score across questions 1 to 4 in the NSS 2023 when ranked against universities featured in the Times Good University Guide.
Please visit our course page for more information: www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/english-language-tesol-applied-linguistics/ba-english-language-tesol
Modules
Your first year will include a mixture of compulsory and optional modules, with examples of modules from recent years including:
• Language Teaching Methodology
• Language in Mind
• Education and Society
Your second and fourth years will also include a mix of compulsory and optional modules from an expansive range of subject areas. Examples of optional modules in recent years have included:
• Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism
• Language in the Media
• Language Policy and Planning
• Forensic Linguistics
• Dissertation
In between these years, you will spend a year on a professional placement.
For the full programme structure and module breakdown, please visit our webpage at
www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/english-language-tesol-applied-linguistics/ba-english-language-tesol
Assessment methods
This degree programme is delivered through lectures, tutorials and seminars. You will usually receive nine hours minimum scheduled contact time with your teachers every week. Full attendance at lectures, seminars and personal tutorials (personal tutorials are obligatory). All Arts and Humanities degree programmes include independent learning which requires initiative and hard work.
We will challenge you with demanding teaching and assessment. Assessment includes essay, coursework and examination, presentations and a dissertation.
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Singleton Park Campus
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