BA (Hons) English Language and TESOL at University of Greenwich

This English language and TESOL degree combines the study of principles of language and communication with a practical focus on teaching. This degree in English Language and TESOL explores the application of language alongside current practice and developments in teaching and testing. You will acquire the skills and knowledge to design and produce materials for language lessons, as well as gaining hands on experience of teaching.

Faculty: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time; 4 years sandwich  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time; sandwich  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You'll learn more about the properties of human language and how we acquire, learn and teach it. Understand the sound, form and meaning of language and its acquisition (e.g. phonetics, morphology, pragmatics and sociolinguistics). Discover the interplay between how we acquire language, how we teach it, how we organise lessons and how we deliver them in the classroom. Broaden your studies with an option module including the chance to study a foreign language or to undertake a work placement.

Career pathways

The skills you acquire through studying English Language and TESOL at Greenwich will prepare you for careers in a wide range of industries and roles. Graduates of this programme have gone on to pursue careers in education, such as teachers of English as a first or second language, either in the UK or abroad.

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