English with TESOL
University of Bedfordshire
UCAS Code: Q366 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University of Bedfordshire
UCAS Code: Q366 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
104 Tariff points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
104 Tariff points
UCAS Tariff
About this course
This course offers you the professional, specialised knowledge and practical skills you need to teach English as a second language while exploring aspects of the English language, linguistics and literature. It offers a professional qualification for aspiring teachers of English as a second language but also for L2 materials developers, TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) practitioners, and researchers in language teaching and learning. TESOL is also a great way to work and travel abroad and in the UK.
**Course Accreditation/Industry Endorsement**
- This course follows British Council regulations.
**Facilities and Specialist Equipment**
- State-of-the-art online technology to monitor and evaluate your teaching practice and enhance your progress as a language teacher and researcher.
- Multi-media space for webinars and podcasting.
- Four-storey library with extensive range of physical and digital resources as well as PCs, group-work areas, presentation-practice rooms and a silent study floor.
- Access the Hockliffe Collection, a unique collection of 18th- and 19th-century children’s books, as well as our Cinderella archive of books, scripts, designs, theatrical memorabilia and ephemera relating to the Cinderella story.
- 80-seat black-box theatre and 260-seat professional theatre.
**Partnerships and Collaborations**
- We have well-established partnerships with more than 500 schools and other associated organisations.
- Our partnerships with local councils, charities, schools and colleges offer you work experience supporting learners of English as a second language with free English classes.
**Your Student Experience**
- Our Bedford campus is a small, thriving academic community where academic staff get to know you well.
- Support of your own personal tutor, a subject and/or placement mentor, a unit and course coordinator, and the additional support of our experienced library staff.
- You gain the practical skills you need to teach English as a second language, exploring teaching techniques and how to develop resources and materials for different learner groups.
- You complete six hours of supervised teaching practice, where a qualified and standardised assessor observes you and provides feedback.
- Students can access the research expertise of our world-leading Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA).
- You also have the opportunity to collect original data and carry out academic research in TESOL.
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The Uni
Bedford Campus
School of Education and English Language
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