TESOL and English Language, BA (Hons), with industry placement

Studying English Language and TESOL with a Year in Industry at Swansea University enables students to explore language mechanics, societal communication, and practical English teaching methods. This four-year BA programme offers diverse career paths in education, business, journalism, and beyond, with graduates entering roles such as language therapy and media. Based at the scenic Singleton Park Campus, the course covers topics like language teaching methodology, psycholinguistics, and second language acquisition, alongside skills in computer-assisted learning and research methods. Students can gain a Cambridge CELTA qualification and undertake a year-long professional placement to boost employability.The programme is highly acclaimed, ranking 1st in the UK for Student Voice (NSS 2023), 5th for Teaching (NSS 2023), and 11th for Research Impact (REF 2021). It includes a mix of compulsory and optional modules, such as Language in Mind and Forensic Linguistics, assessed through essays, exams, presentations, and a dissertation, delivered via lectures, seminars, and tutorials.

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