English Language Studies with Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) BA Hons

Programme title:	BA (Hons) in English Language Studies with Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
Apply:	via UCAS
Code:	QX31
Start (ft):	September
Mode:	full-time
Duration:	3 years full-time
Location:	Luton campus, Park Square
Faculty:	The Business School
Department:	Division of Language & Communication

Summary

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All the units offered are open to you – but as the six TEFL units are compulsory, your final degree certificate highlights the teacher training elements of your course.

The course is intellectually stimulating, but also practical in orientation. By the time you graduate, you will feel confident of starting a teaching career in a language school in the UK, or in a school, college or university abroad. Our graduates are teaching in more than 20 countries besides the UK.

But if you change your mind about a teaching career, this degree will help to prepare you for many other careers requiring high-level communication skills.

Specialists in linguistics guide you through an analysis of both spoken and written English, while staff with media experience share their expertise on the language of radio and newspapers.

Classes are multinational, with students from all over Europe, the Far East and elsewhere, as well as the UK. This will develop your understanding of intercultural communication, which you can apply in teaching, in an international business career, or in the media.

Areas of study include:
- Grammatical and Lexical Systems of English
- Patterns of Natural Speech
- Communication of Meaning
- TEFL Materials Development
- Teacher and Student Motivation
- Teaching and Learning

Why choose this course?

Stimulating combination of theory and practical application in a multicultural environment
Prepares you for a wide range of careers requiring high-level communications skills
A chance to train as an English teacher as part of your degree
Relevant to any career requiring high-level communication skills
Suitable for both native and non-native English speakers

Career Opportunities

Comprehensive preparation for a career in ELT, teaching in general or any professional environment where effective communication and presentation skills are needed.

Our graduates are now teaching in more than 20 countries all around the world, as well as in many parts of the UK.

Assessment

Assignments, in-class tests, presentations and exams.

Further details about the programme

The Certificate in TEFL

You can follow our Certificate in TEFL in one of two ways:

A 4-week full-time intensive course held every July (see separate description)
or
A part-time course running two evenings a week from September to June (see separate description).

This course is for you if you are in a hurry to qualify, or if you already have a degree. It is very practical in orientation, and has been designed to develop your teaching skills to a level where you can start your career with confidence.

The course components include lesson plans and planning, selecting and adapting teaching materials, classroom management, teaching grammar, ‘language awareness’, exams and testing, syllabus and course design.

The certificate course has been planned to meet British Council expectations for a ‘TEFLi’ or initial teaching qualification, the entry-level qualification for English Language Teaching.

For example, it contains assessed teaching practice; this means you will be able to demonstrate to any future employer that you have had significant teaching experience, and you will be able to supply a grade, and your tutors’ reports.

Over the years, the course has attracted a wide range of applicants, including new graduates, people planning a change in career direction, and others planning to retire overseas but intending to supplement their income teaching English.

Related Links

• Read the full course information (programme specification)

Related courses

The TEFL part of the degree programme can be studied as an intensive summer school or as a one-year part-time evening course.

• Teaching English as a Foreign Language TEFL Certificate (part-time evening)
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language TEFL Certificate (summerschool)

Further Study Opportunities

If you are successful in your degree, and would like to continue, with us to study for a master’s degree, you will be given automatic acceptance on to a choice of one of our postgraduate degrees; our MA in Applied Linguistics [TEFL], our MA in Intercultural Communication, or, if you decide upon a career in business, on, to one in the Business Master’s Suite.

• Applied Linguistics (TEFL) MA
• Intercultural Communication MA

General Enquiries

• www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply for information about standard entry requirements, application routes, open days, fees and funding.
• T: +44 (0)1582 489286 UK/EU Admissions
• T: +44 (0)1582 489326 International Admissions
• Order a prospectus form. Enquire about courses and order a printed undergraduate or postgraduate prospectus.
• T: +44 (0)1234 400 400 University switchboard