Modern Languages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language BA (Hons)

Learn the essentials for teaching languages to others, while simultaneously going through the experience of learning a language yourself.<br/><br/>Our course is ideal if you want to teach English to non-native speakers, but the knowledge and skills you develop will also prepare you for a range of other possible careers in the media, in administration, in business and in education; in fact, any job where the ability to apply critical thinking to problems, to conduct independent research and to communicate the results of your work to others are required.<br/><br/>You study topics which give you a thorough grounding in English Language, and teaching English Language to others, including:<br/><br/><br/>- Linguistics and sociolinguistics<br/><br/><br/>- The structure of the English language<br/><br/><br/>- Second language learning<br/><br/><br/>- Practical training in TEFL methods<br/><br/><br/>You also study up to two of the languages offered at Essex: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese, completing at least one language to Mastery level. Each of these languages is widely used in the business world, and can take you to a level of near-fluency, and so many of our graduates go on to develop successful global careers with international firms looking for language specialists.<br/><br/>We also offer a month-long summer course with fees paid for by us if you start a language from scratch via the intensive route.<br/><br/>We are a leading UK university for language and linguistics research (REF 2014), a place where talented students become part of an academic community in which the majority of research is rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, placing us firmly within the top 10 departments in the UK and ranked in the top 100 for Linguistics in the QS World University Rankings by Subject (2021)<br/><br/>If you want a global outlook, are interested in human communication, and want to study for a degree with real-world practical value in a world-class department, welcome to Essex.