BA (Honours) Languages with TESOL – German
Four years full-time (including one year work placement)
UCAS code • R8XC
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Languages
Related subjects • Education studies
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At a glance
Study two languages and gain the skills and knowledge needed to work as an English language teacher to speakers of other languages on this certificated course. As part of the course you take the internationally recognised Trinity College London Certificate in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). You spend 18 months abroad with six months spent studying and one year teaching English to German speakers.
Key points
• Gain the skills needed to work as a TESOL teacher in German-speaking countries.
• Graduate with the internationally recognised Trinity College London Certificate in TESOL and relevant work experience.
• Study German and another language alongside your TESOL modules.
• Gain 18 months experience working and studying abroad.
What is Languages with TESOL?
The Trinity College London Certificate in TESOL is an internationally recognised qualification to teach English to speakers of other languages. The knowledge and skills from this qualification combined with the ability to speak and understand German language and culture and the experiences of German speakers learning English, opens up international career prospects.
This course
Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to teach English to speakers of other languages on this certified course. Your studies prepare you for work in a range of national and international educational settings. You can apply to take a placement teaching English to German speakers from primary school age up to university level, such as working as an English language assistant in a German university.
You train in excellent specialist facilities that are centred on our TESOL Centre, which is accredited by the British Council and has been running since 1985.
As part of the course you can take the Trinity College London Certificate in TESOL, an internationally recognised English language initial teaching qualification.
You study two languages consisting of German plus one other foreign language alongside your TESOL modules. Other available languages are • Spanish • French • Italian. Italian is offered at beginner level only.
You spend a total of 18 months abroad in the countries of your foreign languages. This gives you an excellent opportunity to develop your language ability, expand your cultural knowledge and gain a better understanding of teaching English abroad.
Six months is spent studying at one of our partner universities. You spend this study time in the country of your weaker language. If you have two A level languages you can discuss your options with your tutor and choose which language is spent on placement and which is spent as study abroad. Your non-language modules studied abroad will relate to language acquisition and linguistics. This is followed by a teaching placement year in an overseas educational establishment in a German-speaking country.
On the course you work with fellow students to develop knowledge and skills in key areas including • foreign languages • the nature of language, language systems and language acquisition • approaches to teaching English to speakers of other languages and how to apply this to your own classroom practice • the learning cultures of students from foreign countries • the ability to critically reflect on your personal educational development.
This course provides you with a variety of teaching experiences and knowledge of foreign languages which, together with the Trinity College Certificate, greatly enhance your employability and professional profile.
Key areas of study
Key areas include • German • your chosen additional language • language across cultures • business, society and culture • TESOL classroom teaching and reflection • TESOL abroad • exploring second language learning.
Graduates from this course combine experience of studying abroad with professional expertise gained working abroad. Not all language courses offer this opportunity.
Find out more about BA (Honours) Languages with TESOL – German
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You apply for this course through UCAS.
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/study/ug/fees-and-funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £11,880 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,880 a year
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
presentations • essays • group work • teaching observations
Find out about work placements and how we can support your placement experience.
Optional year-long work placements are normally gained by competitive interview and are not a guaranteed part of a course.
Subject to validation, this course provides you with the Trinity College London Certificate in TESOL.
This qualification is accredited by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) at level 4 of the UK National Qualifications Framework, and is accepted by the British Council as an initial qualification in English language teaching.
Key Information Set 
TESOL Centre
Every year, we have over 500 students of all ages from all over the world developing their English language skills with us. Our courses are inspected and accredited by the British Council.
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Dr Armelle Blin-Rolland
Lecturer in French
I was born in Brest (Brittany). After gaining my first degree in German studies at the University of Western Brittany, I moved to Bangor, North Wales and completed an MA in European studies and a PhD in French studies, while teaching French as a graduate teaching assistant.
After obtaining my PhD I worked as a teaching fellow at the University of Bath for one year, teaching French and French in the international business context, before taking up a position as lecturer in French at Sheffield Hallam University.
Teaching
• French language at undergraduate level
• business, society and culture
Research interests
• adaptation from/into literature, film, TV and comics
• French-language popular culture (bande dessinée in particular)
• theories of voice in literature and film
• the fantastic in French-language film and comics
Rachel Bower
Senior lecturer in French and business English
Having specialised in French, German, international marketing and international contract law at university, my first career was in international sales and marketing, where I utilised my language skills on a daily basis to secure sales, develop the company brand, and organise the company's presence at overseas exhibitions.
I then launched my own languages consultancy business offering bespoke language support to international companies and SMEs. Having made the transition into education, I have worked in a range of contexts, my most recent role being national lead for the Labour government's National Teaching and Learning Change Programme, which aimed to improve teaching and learning in a range of curriculum areas across the post 16 sector. Our regional and national events enabled language teachers to share best practice, and to develop new skills, including coaching skills to enable their colleagues to continue to improve language teaching and learning in their institution.
I bring a dynamic and enthusiastic teaching style to classroom activities and was awarded the Sheffield Business School Teaching Excellence award in 2011. I have carried out research projects in listening strategies in the target language, autonomous learning and in employability skills for linguists, for which I was made a Fellow of the Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning at the University of Plymouth.
Above all, I am passionate about language learning and the unique skills which a languages graduate brings to the workplace.
Teaching interests
• listening in the target language
• experiential learning in real-life scenarios of languages in the workplace
• developing speaking confidence in the target language
• job application and interview skills in the target language
Teaching
• French and business English at undergraduate level
Research interests
• listening in the target language
• languages and entrepreneurship
• employability skills in the languages graduate
Dr Ania de Berg
Lecturer in German
I came to Sheffield Hallam in 2013 after having worked at universities in Germany, Poland and the UK, including the University of Sheffield, University of York and Leeds Metropolitan University.
I hold an MA and PhD in German and I have taught both the German language and more specialised content courses. I love teaching, and my aim is to communicate my own enthusiasm to my students and help them become confident communicators across cultures as well as accomplished linguists.
My publications include a monograph on German-language travel literature and a co-edited volume on remembrance in Austrian literature and film. In recent years, I have become particularly interested in issues of intercultural communication.
Teaching
• German at undergraduate level
• German business, society and culture
Teaching interests
• use of interactive tools in the classroom
• original sources (press,TV, film and literature) as didactic materials
• teaching `outside the classroom' – projects, workshops and other activities that foster independent thinking and communicative skills
Research interests
• intercultural communication
• travel literature
• modern German and Austrian culture
Christine Lyne
Languages subject group leader
`I have worked in the languages subject group at Sheffield Hallam University for over 20 years, teaching Spanish, business English and academic study skills for international students.
`After graduating with a BA (Honours) in Applied Language Studies I worked in Latin America for three years and travelled extensively throughout the region. Since returning to the UK, I have taught in several further education and higher education institutions and pursued my research interests in a variety of fields. These include, developing interactive materials for virtual learning environments, encouraging learner autonomy, using e-portfolios to assess independent learning and developing translation and interpreting skills in a vocational context.
`As well as having the opportunity of teaching languages at all levels, something which I enjoy immensely, I am also involved in developing international links with Spanish speaking universities and Spanish placement companies. Ensuring students have a positive and rewarding experience during their time abroad is one of the key aspects of my work.
`I am very proud to lead a team of committed, inspirational tutors who provide outstanding teaching and support to language students at Sheffield Hallam. '
Dr Anja Louis
Senior lecturer in Spanish
Since completing my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Hispanic Studies at Birkbeck College (University of London), I have worked in both the private and public sectors throughout Europe. My professional experience includes managerial positions in the international book business, lectureships at higher education institutions both in the UK and Spain, and running an international coaching business. During my rich and varied working life I have led cross-cultural teams, managed international projects, worked on the design of computer programmes and delivered weekly literary talks on a Hispanic radio programme.
In the classroom I frequently introduce my own professional experience to provide students with real-life scenarios. My teaching style is centred on participatory forms of learning and I actively encourage self-directed inquiry or research. I am caring, creative and gregarious; I strive to motivate students to find their own voice and achieve their own forms of success. I feel honoured to have been nominated for the Inspirational Teacher’s Award 2012 by my students.
Teaching interests
• inquiry-based learning
• the interface of teaching and coaching
• film as a learning tool
• cross-cultural awareness and transnational identity
After having published widely in the interdisciplinary area of law and Spanish popular culture, my current research interests have moved into fields of an intercultural nature:
• intercultural communication
• transnational cinema
• cross-cultural coaching and training
Maria Scheule
Lecturer
I was born in Germany and moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland to study English literature and language. After completing my studies, I moved to England where I decided I wanted to teach. I went on to study my PGCE at Sheffield and later completed my teacher training in French and German.
I began teaching at Sheffield Hallam 12 years ago. My main area is teaching international business and German, although I have also been involved in events management degrees over the past two years. I am responsible for student work placements in Germany and I am also involved in widening participation.
I am the representative for Sheffield Hallam University in the Yorkshire and Humber consortium for routes into languages, a national project which encourages pupils to study languages in secondary school.
Profiles
Dr Armelle Blin-Rolland
Lecturer in French
Rachel Bower
Senior lecturer in French and business English
Dr Ania de Berg
Lecturer in German
Christine Lyne
Languages subject group leader
Dr Anja Louis
Senior lecturer in Spanish
Maria Scheule
Lecturer
