English Language for TEFL
English is one of the world's most important languages, with around 1.5 billion speakers and an extraordinary reach across science, business, diplomacy, and culture. As a world language, the demand for people qualified to teach English internationally is substantial and continuing to grow, creating professional opportunities in language schools, universities, cultural institutes, and international organisations across virtually every country in the world. English language for TEFL combines the academic study of linguistics with practical preparation for a career as an English language teacher.
At Bangor University, this three-year full-time programme teaches you about linguistics with a focus on English, examining how the language is structured, how it varies across contexts and cultures, and how it is acquired and used by speakers of other languages. In your final year, you will take modules specifically relating to TEFL, preparing you to teach English as a foreign language and setting you on the path to becoming qualified as an English language instructor. A sandwich year, a year abroad, and work placements are part of the programme, giving you direct professional experience in language teaching or related contexts and the opportunity to develop your own experience of living and working in a multilingual international environment.
With a typical entry tariff of 88 UCAS points, this programme is accessible to students with strong interest in language and communication. Graduates pursue careers teaching English as a foreign language in language schools, universities, and cultural institutes across the world, as well as in language testing organisations, educational publishing, curriculum development, and applied linguistics research. Many graduates add professional TEFL or CELTA qualifications alongside the degree, or continue to postgraduate study in applied linguistics, TESOL, or language education.
The combination of linguistic knowledge and teaching preparation the degree provides is a strong foundation for an international career in English language education.