The expertise and enthusiasm of the teaching staff in face-to-face contact will prove wholly beneficial on this interactive and communicative course, establishing a clear group identity where you will work with your fellow students. We welcome students from a wide range of backgrounds and we make no assumptions about your prior experience of the study of English Language or the teaching of English in the ESOL classroom. TESOL & English Language graduates from the University of Wolverhampton are gaining an excellent reputation locally, nationally and globally, regarded as professional, confident, committed, independent and resourceful with a high degree of practical and theoretical knowledge. The foundation year serves as transition to University life, allowing students to familiarise themselves with lifestyle, town and colleagues.
English Language and TESOL (Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages)with Foundation Year
The expertise and enthusiasm of the teaching staff in face-to-face contact will prove wholly beneficial on this interactive and communicative course, establishing a clear group identity where you will work with your fellow students.
The expertise and enthusiasm of the teaching staff in face-to-face contact will prove wholly beneficial on this interactive and communicative course, establishing a clear group identity where you will work with your fellow students.
- Institute Code W75
- UCAS Code Q33T
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- Start Date(s) 19 September 2022
- Award BA (Hons)
- Study Mode Full-time, Part-time
- Course Length Full-time (4 years), Part-time (8 years)
- Campus Location Wolverhampton City Campus
- School School of Humanities
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Course Modules
This module is designed to introduce you to university life. It will support you in exploring the university environment. It will also introduce you to the wide variety of academic skills needed to succeed at university and will support you in the development of these skills.
In this module, you will work collaboratively with other students on a project that reflects an area of shared interest relating to the broad themes of Business, Law or the Social Sciences. You will have the opportunity to work as a small team to devise, design and plan a project relating to a topic of shared interest. In many aspects of life and work, teamwork and collaboration are the norm to solve real world-problems. This group-based project will allow you to develop a range of skills, including leadership skills, time-management, negotiation, communication, creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking skills. By investigating and responding to a complex question, challenge or problem, you and your group will acquire a deeper knowledge of your topic. The module will conclude with a conference, where your group’s project will be presented to the other groups in your class.
This module introduces you to the twin notions of Utopias and Dystopias and uses a range of extracted primary texts (provided in class and on the VLE) to explore how writers, film makers, and others utilise the imagined space of a utopia or dystopia to make comment upon our world.
This module introduces you to Wolverhampton and the people who live there using concepts and insights from a variety of academic subjects, for example Social Policy, Sociology, History, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Law, and Politics, amongst others. You will explore a range of cultural and social issues.
This will be a team taught module that utilises the expertise of the entire team and will cover a range of texts from different eras, cultural heritages, genres and forms, but all with a local connection to the West Midlands region.
The module aims to provide students with a foundation in the basic knowledge of English grammar and lexis and skills for linguistic analysis which students will need to successfully engage in further modules in English Language study. Students will be introduced to theories of words, grammar and meaning. The knowledge gained on the module will allow students to analyse a wide range of texts, both traditional and web-based. They will develop digital literacy skills through the introduction to corpus analysis aimed at searching online language databases in order to analyse contemporary language use in genuine contexts. The assessment will cater for diversity, as students can act as topic co-creators for element 1 of the assessment and element 2 will include a choice of three options.
This module is an introduction to TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). You will learn about practicalities of English Language Teaching, and will reflect on the importance of considering students' needs and backgrounds in your teaching. You will also learn about the theory of language learning - known as Second Language Acquisition - and will be able to apply what you learn to your own experience as a language learner, whether you've learned a language in education, in the community or another environment. You will have the opportunity to develop your reflective writing through the formative and summative assessments on the module.
This module aims to introduce students to core linguistic theories and interpretative frameworks regarding the ways in which people produce and understand meaning through language. At the end of the module, students will be able apply semantics (meaning) theories to instances of language use, using appropriate technical terminology, and draw meaningful conclusions.
The module aims to investigate the major concerns of sociolinguistics, that is, how language and social organisation intersect. Several models which determine language variation are examined, both on a social-group scale (national language policies, dialects etc.) and on an individual scale (style-shifting, registers etc.)
The module aims to: give students an insight into the unique and fascinating nature of human language, introducing the basic concerns of linguistics and theories concerning language change, language variation historically and within our own lifetimes, the sound systems of the world's languages, how children acquire language and how second language learners accomplish the same tasks. The module equips students with core theories to explain language structure and language variation.
This module will introduce you to three separate threads related to ‘Structural Linguistics’: phonetics and phonology (the sounds of language), morphology (how words are formed from units of sound) and syntax (how words are combined to form phrases & sentences). You will then go on to explore the basic concepts of two of the threads in greater depth; syntax, and phonetics and phonology. In the phonetics & phonology strand, you will start by exploring how human speech sounds are made, how they can be identified, described and recorded according to their place and manner of articulation, and how they combine to form units of meaning as words, and parts of words. In the syntax strand, you will learn how words can be classified into lexical categories such as nouns, verbs etc. through their morphology (what they look like), and distribution (where they come in a phrase). You will also explore the relationship between these word categories, how they can be ordered to form types of phrases within a sentence, and the functions that each phrase performs. The module is practical in orientation. You will be given ample opportunity to apply the concepts you have learned to the analysis of data of English and will also be encouraged to draw on your experience of other languages.
This module aims to develop your understanding of language systems and language learning processes, and to introduce you to practical and communicative methods for facilitating the learning of lexis, grammar and pronunciation in the ESOL classroom. The module also focuses on the four skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking, and in particular, the development of your own and your learners' spoken and written discourse.
This module aims to help students prepare for their final year project by introducing them to the basic concepts, types and methods of research for English language, Linguistics and TESOL.
This module builds on 4LN001 How Words and Sentences are Formed. While you continue to develop a deeper understanding of the concepts of phonetics and phonology, you will start to work on the basic concepts of morphology. (The syntax strand will be re-visited in 6LN004 More about Words and Sentences). In phonetics and phonology you will move from investigating the physical production of speech sounds at segmental level, to the exploration of syllable structure, stress, intonation and connected speech, and the systems and patterns of speech sounds in a language. You will gather, transcribe, explore and analyse examples of spoken data in order to draw conclusions about the articulation of sounds, and the regularities and patterns that underlie their use. In the morphology strand, you will look at different types of word-formation processes, explore the notion of productivity and constraints on productivity. You will also look at morphology and its relation to the lexicon, phonology and syntax. The module is practical in orientation. You will be given ample opportunity to apply the concepts you have learned to the analysis of data of English and will also be encouraged to draw on your experience of other languages.
The module aims to develop students’ understanding of modern Standard English through the study of its history and the factors which have contributed to its development. The module introduces students to theoretical frameworks for the study of the English Language and aims to provide students with the tools to describe and analyse examples of written and spoken English in a socio-historical context.
In this module, you are required to organise and complete a work placement with an ESOL focus of a minimum of 40 hours. Examples of placements include working with EAL children in a school, volunteering at ESOL classes in an FE college or working with charities that offer language support. You are also required to consider the different contexts in which English is taught and current issues surrounding English language teaching and learning. The University's Volunteer Central is a useful starting point in helping you find a relevant placement opportunity. If required, you will need to organise a DBS check.
This module aims to introduce students to core linguistic theories and interpretative frameworks regarding the ways in which people produce and understand meaning through language. At the end of the module, students will be able apply semantics (meaning) theories to instances of language use, using appropriate technical terminology, and draw meaningful conclusions.
The module aims to investigate the major concerns of sociolinguistics, that is, how language and social organisation intersect. Several models which determine language variation are examined, both on a social-group scale (national language policies, dialects etc.) and on an individual scale (style-shifting, registers etc.)
This module aims to develop your understanding of language systems and language learning processes, and to introduce you to practical and communicative methods for facilitating the learning of lexis, grammar and pronunciation in the ESOL classroom. The module also focuses on the four skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking, and in particular, the development of your own and your learners' spoken and written discourse.
This module aims to help students prepare for their final year project by introducing them to the basic concepts, types and methods of research for English language, Linguistics and TESOL.
This module builds on 4LN001 How Words and Sentences are Formed. While you continue to develop a deeper understanding of the concepts of phonetics and phonology, you will start to work on the basic concepts of morphology. (The syntax strand will be re-visited in 6LN004 More about Words and Sentences). In phonetics and phonology you will move from investigating the physical production of speech sounds at segmental level, to the exploration of syllable structure, stress, intonation and connected speech, and the systems and patterns of speech sounds in a language. You will gather, transcribe, explore and analyse examples of spoken data in order to draw conclusions about the articulation of sounds, and the regularities and patterns that underlie their use. In the morphology strand, you will look at different types of word-formation processes, explore the notion of productivity and constraints on productivity. You will also look at morphology and its relation to the lexicon, phonology and syntax. The module is practical in orientation. You will be given ample opportunity to apply the concepts you have learned to the analysis of data of English and will also be encouraged to draw on your experience of other languages.
In this module, you are required to organise and complete a work placement with an ESOL focus of a minimum of 40 hours. Examples of placements include working with EAL children in a school, volunteering at ESOL classes in an FE college or working with charities that offer language support. You are also required to consider the different contexts in which English is taught and current issues surrounding English language teaching and learning. The University's Volunteer Central is a useful starting point in helping you find a relevant placement opportunity. If required, you will need to organise a DBS check.
This module will help you to develop your ability to evaluate and produce EFL materials and syllabi. You will examine their content, sequencing, methodology and applicability, and utilise the principles of good design generated by your evaluation to produce materials of your own. Lecture sessions will provide information on the key areas of objectives, syllabus, unit planning, methodology, activity design, layout and graphics
In this module, you will continue to investigate the learning and teaching of language systems and the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking in greater depth. You will do this by evaluating the oral and written output of a learner, undertaking an error and needs analysis, and then planning and delivering a one-hour lesson. You will also develop your own language awareness by reviewing and developing your knowledge and beliefs about the teaching of grammar to non-native speakers of English.
The aim of this module is to raise students' awareness of the multi-faceted ways in which people exploit linguistic resources in order to achieve their interactional goals in everyday situations. The module focuses on the ways in which individuals use language to express their concerns and to further their own interests. In particular, it considers the ways in which people use language to cooperate with one another or to resist coercion, to foster harmonious relationships or deliberately cause offence and provoke conflict. In the module, we analyse interaction in a variety of contexts, for example, the use of humour to create solidarity or conflict in everyday speech and written texts; the use of online communities to create identities and offer support; or the use of online media as a site for debate and resistance. During the course of the module, students will work both individually and in small groups. They will carry out fieldwork, gathering and analysing data, and will conduct debates in class.
This module provides an opportunity to apply academic skills and knowledge to a project negotiated with an external organisation. Students are required to identify, negotiate and research an issue which is relevant to both their academic study and the external organisation. This enables the student to demonstrate an awareness of academic research within an organisational context, together with an understanding of the parameters of research methodologies within an academic framework.
The module aims to fulfil the requirements of an Honours degree for independent study. It will allow the student the opportunity to research independently and write extensively on an area relevant to Linguistics.
The module aims to provide students with the theoretical framework for the study of language from a psycholinguistic viewpoint in order to study language comprehension and production. The role of memory for language is also examined as well as child language acquisition. The theoretical background to pervasive and specific disorders of language comprehension and production, with an examination of such disorders along with relevant case studies will be considered. This perspective on language pathology will enable a discussion of what & lsquo;normal& rsquo; language is, and the insights gained from language disorders research will help to see their& nbsp;applications in the world of work (e.g. speech therapy,& nbsp;teaching methodology, etc.).
The module aims to explore in greater complexity and detail some of the issues introduced in Language and Society relating to the mechanisms, motivations and outcomes of language variation and change. Particular attention will be paid to the use of case studies to test the key theories of language variation and change.
This module, as its title suggests, looks at how social actions and meanings are communicated between interactants, using Conversation Analytic (CA) techniques. You will be introduced to the methods CA theorists have established, and their key findings. You will apply these techniques to spoken data, using Jeffersonian transcription. You will analyse both everyday and institutional data in terms of practices (eg overlap, repair) and actions (eg requests), depending on the data you and the class collect.
This module covers definitions of multilingualism, theories of code switching, theories of concurrent and sequential language acquisition. It goes on to cover discussion of society and linguistics in configurations of multilingualism, and examines language maintenance and attrition, as well as language planning and policy.
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Location | Mode | Fee | Year |
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Home | Full-time | £9250 per year | 2022-23 |
Home | Part-time | £3120 per year# | 2022-23 |
International | Full-time | £13450 per year | 2022-23 |
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Typical entry requirement: 48 UCAS points
- A Levels - grades DD
- BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades PPP
- Pass Access to HE Diploma (Full Award)
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- If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying.
- International entry requirements and application guidance can be found at http://www.wlv.ac.uk/international/apply
- Successful completion of the International Foundation Year in Social Sciences guarantees entry on to this course
Other Requirements
Non-native speakers are required to hold IELTS with an overall bandscore of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each element or an acceptable equivalent.
Students must usually have studied for a minimum of two years post GCSE level. However, we will consider applications from mature students who do not have two years of post-16 study, where they have relevant work experience. Please see http://wlv.ac.uk/mature for further information.
Contextual Offers
The university recognises that many students have additional barriers in progression to university, whether this be through disability, as a care leaver, from an area of deprivation or another factor. The university wishes to provide additional support for these students through the contextual offer scheme. If you are eligible, the University will apply a contextual Admissions decision, in the form of a reduced offer letter by up to two grades or 16 UCAS tariff points. Find out more.
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We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.
Financial Hardship:
Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.
Bursaries and Scholarships:
In addition the University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages
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