English and TEFL

Description

Successful completion of this course gives you immediate experience of language teaching and a qualification that you can use around the world to find positions as an English language teacher.

If you choose this course you will benefit from:

• the opportunity to obtain a Cambridge ESOL teaching qualification, either the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) or Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT), as an integral part of the course. Cambridge ESOL is part of the University of Cambridge, and its English language teaching qualifications are recognised throughout the world;

• experienced teaching staff who have taught English overseas and bring professional or research expertise into their teaching;
• the opportunity to apply for a work placement which is not only a valuable experience, but will also give you an edge when applying for jobs;
• the opportunity to study, analyse and report on the way people use the English language in real-life situations;
• the option to spend a year studying or working overseas which provides you with an international experience that many businesses value in a potential employee;
• the opportunity to take part in the English Society, contribute to the Coventry Words magazine and participate in cultural trips.

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 8331 Module (EEA)
• GBP 10766 Module (International)

• English

Course Content

This course has been designed so that you can study English language or literature while specialising in English language teaching.

The emphasis is very much on books written in recent years, or on the language of the 21st Century. Even our Shakespeare option is based on modern films and theatre performances of his plays: how we interpret his works today.

In the Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) part of the course you will learn the various methods and techniques applied in language teaching and the theories which underlie them, while also gaining practical experience of teaching.

The English part of the course will give you insights into how language works, how we make choices when speaking and writing and how other people are speak and write.

Your course will be based on a series of lectures, with associated seminars and practical workshop classes. In TEFL you will gain experience of actually teaching learners of English. In addition, your personal tutor will review and discuss your progress with you and will be available for advice.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Essential entry requirements

• 5 GCSEs at grade A*–C including English Language, or specified equivalents. Applicants without A2 English require GCSE English Language or Literature at grade B.

Typical offers

• A-Levels: BBC.
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM.

Access: The Access Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit. Access applicants can meet the GCSE requirements through their current studies and do not need to have these qualifications separately.

• International Baccalaureate Diploma: 29 points.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Coventry University.

Funding

Merit Scholarship scheme: £1,000, in year one only and based on academic performance.

• Available to all international students applying for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Coventry University.
• Scholarships are allocated on the basis of academic merit. (Postgraduate applicants must hold 2.1 or equivalent, undergraduate applicants must hold A-levels or equivalent at grades BBC)
• There is no separate scholarship application process: all undergraduate applications from self-funded international students from any non-EU country and postgraduate applications from international, will automatically be considered for a merit award. You will not have to do anything, if you are successful you will be notified in due course by the International Office.

Occasionally, funding becomes available to enable the University, either centrally, through one of the faculties or from other sources, to offer research studentships in specified topics or fields of study.

Brazilian students are able to apply for full scholarship - including tuition fees and accommodation - to study undergraduate sandwich programmes at Coventry University.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) offers opportunities to Commonwealth citizens to study in the UK, as part of the UK's contribution to the international Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

If you are a citizen of a developed Commonwealth country, you can apply for:

Scholarships for PhD and split-site (PhD) study

If you are a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, you can apply for

• Scholarships for Masters, PhD, or split-site (PhD) study at UK universities
• Shared Scholarships for Masters study at selected UK universities

If you are a citizen of the Maldives, St Helena or the Seychelles, you can apply for:

• Scholarships for undergraduate study at UK universities

Ferguson Trust Scholarships are made available through the generosity of The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust. The Trust was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development. The Trust supports people from low-income and conflict-affected regions who want to improve their knowledge of peace and reconciliation. Scholarship amounts vary and are dependent on individual circumstances and assessment.

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