English Language and Linguistics (with TESOL) (Hons) University of Sussex

Overview

You’ll have the opportunity to tailor your degree to your passion. This BA enables you to choose from a wide range of specialist areas and examine language from psychological, cultural and historical perspectives. 

From child language acquisition to forensic linguistics – our extensive range of modules and supportive learning environment means you graduate with the skills to develop your career in a range of areas. This includes areas from journalism, PR and new media, to language teaching, and speech and language therapy. And gaining the Trinity CertTESOL puts you in an excellent position for roles in language teaching in the UK or abroad. You also have the opportunity to apply for study abroad or a professional placement year.

Career

On your  English Language and Linguistics (with TESOL) (Hons) at University of Sussex , you’ll have opportunities to apply your knowledge of linguistics in real-world settings. And the TESOL pathway gives you specialist skills in language pedagogy. This means that when you graduate, you’ll have a broad range of skills including:

• quantitative and qualitative research skills

• finding and critically understanding relevant existing knowledge

• collecting and analysing data

• critical thinking and analysis skills

• writing, speaking and communicating visually for different types of audiences

• pedagogical skills, for teaching language and related subjects

• personal and interpersonal management skills (for example, time management, project planning, teamwork, and appreciation of cultural and linguistic diversity).