BA HonsEnglish Language and Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Study location | United Kingdom, University of Bedfordshire |
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Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
Nominal duration | 3 Years |
Study language | English |
Awards | BA Hons |
Course code | QX31 |
Tuition fee | To be confirmed |
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Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Upload documents in original language and translations. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.0 (with no skill level below 5.5) |
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Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. |
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More information |
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Overview
COURSE SUMMARY
The excellent communication and analytical skills you acquire on this
course will make you highly employable in a number of areas, including
local government, journalism and media, teaching, public relations,
public services, business and more. Completion of this course will
also grant you automatic acceptance to a choice of postgraduate
degrees such as the MA in Applied Linguistics, the MA in Intercultural
Communication or one of the courses from the Business Masters Suite.
During this course you will:
- Consider the complex relationship between language use, culture
and identity - Explore the practical application of communication and linguistic
theory - Investigate speech patterns and writing in social and professional
settings - Conduct extensive primary research and develop your research and
analytical skills - Write an extended piece of independent research on a topic of your
own choosing, such as text-messaging, bilingual language-mixing, or
documentary analysis of religious, political or commercial texts - Benefit from access to our ‘internationally excellent’ Centre for
Research in Language Learning and Assessment - Learn in a multicultural environment that will help to develop
your intercultural communication skills
Areas of study you may cover on this course include:
- Words and grammar in speech and writing
- Communication and meaning, accents and dialects
- Critical reasoning and research skills
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Career opportunities
CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS
The choice of options, topics selected for research throughout the
course and the dissertation are all made with a view to tailoring the
student profile towards a certain career pathway. From the second year
students are encouraged to select a dissertation topic that is most
likely to impress potential employers. As well as learning about good
presentation skills students are introduced to common formats for CVs.
Students are encouraged to include their dissertation topic in the CV
to ensure their interviewer knows what the applicant has achieved at
the pinnacle of their academic achievement and is able to relate it to
their career aspirations.
CAREER/FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES
Career:
This course is primarily aimed at an English Language Teaching (ELT)
career although it will provide an excellent background where
well-developed presentation and communication skills are prized. Those
who have completed this course have gone into teaching as a career,
business, public relations, and local government .
Further study:
Follow on Masters degrees in MA Applied Linguistics – TEFL, or
Intercultural Communication are good choices.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.