Description

Explore China, immerse yourself in Chinese culture and prepare to teach English around the world.

This degree gives you the skills you need to teach English in China and around the world. It's a four-year degree and includes a year studying in China. We'll equip you with communicative Chinese language skills and broad expertise in linguistics. You'll gain a deep understanding of Chinese culture and explore theories and methods for teaching English in a multilingual world. We also give you the opportunity to apply for the teaching qualification, CELTA.

This programme allows you to study Chinese from beginners level. By the end of the programme, you'll have gained the ability to have conversations and discussions in Chinese. You'll be able to give presentations and write coherently. Successful students will be able to use Chinese for academic, social and professional purposes, reaching upper B2/C1 level on the JF standard for language education.

TESOL explores theories and methods of teaching English to speakers of other languages. Our approach to teaching TESOL focuses on teaching English in a multilingual world. 

The Linguistics part of the programme gives you a working knowledge of linguistics, how we use language and how it's structured. There are several modules on the programme which explore linguistics. Some study the way we articulate speech while others explore how English differs around the world. Others examine how language is processed in the mind.

Immerse yourself in Chinese culture with a year studying abroad in China. You'll spend your third year taking Chinese language and other relevant classes at your host university. You'll also take a distance-learning work placement module while you study abroad.

We offer you the opportunity to take a CELTA course free of charge as part of your degree. CELTA is the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Speakers of Other languages. It is an internationally-recognised teaching qualification awarded by Cambridge Assessment English. You'll gain hands-on teaching experience that will prepare you for a career in teaching English. Acceptance onto this course is subject to successful interview.