Course content
This course covers three areas: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and Cultural Awareness.
The TESOL element is the core of the course. You will be taught via lectures from expert contributors, and then you will take part in follow-up workshops to consolidate your learning. You will review Communicative Language Teaching for the twenty-first century, and consider how current thinking can be adapted for use by teachers.
The EAP classes are your opportunity to further improve your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in English. There will also be opportunities for experiential learning about pedagogy, via a wide range of alternative communicative language teaching methods.
Cultural Awareness is delivered via day trips to areas of interest around England and Scotland. You will have the chance to experience English in real-world settings, and we also encourage you to use the University’s digital video cameras on your trips to develop your own language resources.