Languages with Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Spanish) (Honours)

Overview

• Gain cross-cultural skills and linguistic competence in two modern foreign languages.
• Attain the knowledge and confidence to teach English to speakers of other languages.
• Experience a semester at a European university and a 12-month work placement abroad.
• Train in specialist facilities accredited by the British Council.
• Become a qualified English as a Foreign Language teacher via the Trinity College London Certificate in TESOL, included with this course.

All the courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

During your studies, you'll work and collaborate with fellow students – developing skills in key areas including foreign languages, the systems and acquisition of language, and approaches to teaching English to speakers of other languages. You'll learn how to apply this to your classroom practice.  Develop fluency in Spanish and a second foreign language (German or French from any level or Italian from scratch).

Future careers

This Languages with Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Spanish) (Honours) programme from Sheffield Hallam University prepares you for a career in

• education, either as a teacher of Modern Foreign Languages or TESOL
• teaching in UK and worldwide state-education systems
• private and public sector positions, including in training, mentoring and recruitment

Recent graduates of this course have worked as

• TESOL teachers in countries such as South Korea, Ecuador and Switzerland
• teachers and heads of departments of modern foreign languages – locally, nationwide and in European international schools
• languages manager at Zoo Digital Group Plc
• speech therapist (London)
• translation and interpreting

Accreditation

The TESOL Centre is validated by Trinity College London to run the Trinity College London Certificate in TESOL as part of this course. Students will get the Certificate in TESOL upon successful completion of the Trinity College London assessment requirements.