BA Modern Languages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Students at Cafe Vert by C. Elmer This is a four-year course (with the third year spent abroad) which enables you to combine a wide choice of English Language Teaching options (on Teaching Young Learners, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Discourse in Language Teaching, English for Specific Purposes, Language Testing, Vocabulary Learning, Second Language Learning, Methodology of TEFL etc.) with a wide choice of options in one or two Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish). You can start any of the languages at a range of different levels (from scratch, or post-GCSE level, or post AS-level, or post A-level). Details of the structure of each year are given below. (Click on relevant module titles for further details of individual modules).

Your First Year

Your first year is a foundation year in which you learn about the structure and use of English on the one hand, and about approaches to teaching English as a foreign language on the other. You take the following four modules in your first year (Click on the module titles for further details):

Module	Brief details
Foundations of Teaching English as a Foreign Language	Introduction to the principles and practices underlying the teaching of English as a Foreign Language
Foundations of Sociolinguistics or Foundations of Psycholinguistics or Foundations of Linguistics	The Sociolinguistics module introduces you to techniques used to study how social class, age, sex, ethnicity etc. affect the way we speak English. The Psycholinguistics module provides an introduction to techniques used to study how we acquire and process words and sentences. The Linguistics module provides an introduction to linguistic techniques used to analyse sounds, structures, meaning and use in English
Two Modern Languages options	You can either take two modules in the same language or two modules in different languages. Click on the link to see the range of language options open to you.

Your Second Year

Your second year is a consolidation year in which we build on and extend the foundation acquired in your first year while also preparing you for the specialist options you are to take in your final year. You take four modules chosen from the set of options specified below:

Module	Brief details
Methodology of Teaching English as a Foreign Language	A look at teaching methods, techniques, syllabuses and materials used in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Description of English for English Language Teaching	This module tells you what you need to know about English in order to be able to teach it more effectively
Two Modern Languages options	You can either take two modules in the same language or two modules in different languages. Click on the Modern Languages options link to see the range of language options open to you

Your Third Year

This is an acculturation year spent abroad, either working as a language assistant or studying at one of our partner institutions in France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain or Latin America. Click on the link to Studying abroad on Modern Languages courses for details

Your Fourth Year

Your fourth year is a specialisation year in which you choose a range of specialist options, and take four modules chosen from the set of options specified below:

Module	Brief details
Two final-year English Language Teaching options	Click on the link for details of the range of English Language Teaching options available
Two Modern Languages options	You can either take two modules in the same language or two modules in different languages. Click on the Modern Languages options link to see the range of language options open to you

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