Cynlluniau Astudio

English Studies and TESOL (with integrated year in industry)


1 : Awarding Institution / Body
Aberystwyth University


2a : Teaching Institution / University
Aberystwyth University


2b : Work-based learning (where appropriate)


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
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3a : Programme accredited by
Aberystwyth University


3b : Programme approved by
Aberystwyth University


4 : Final Award
Bachelor of Arts


5 : Programme title
English Studies and TESOL (with integrated year in industry)


6 : UCAS code
Q331


7 : QAA Subject Benchmark


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- QAA English (2007)

8 : Date of publication


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- September 2023

9 : Educational aims of the programme


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- To enable successful students to:
  • gain a knowledge of literatures in English by studying a range of literary texts in a variety of genres from different historical periods and (in some cases) geographical locations

  • develop a knowledge of the literary, social, historical, and cultural contexts of writing in English and an understanding of their significance

  • explore the literary relationships between texts and between texts and their contexts

  • acquire a knowledge of critical debates about the writing they study

  • develop a knowledge and understanding of the major theoretical formations in the twentieth century

  • investigate how different literary theories interrelate and confront each other

  • explore the relationships between literary theory and literary analysis

  • gain experience of the practical application of literary theory to literary texts

  • engage in reasoned critical analysis of particular texts

  • become independent learners who can use a broad range of reference tools, assimilate and appraise substantial amounts of information, and address, define and solve problems

  • become self-aware readers of literature and writers about literature

  • develop an ability to arrive at independent conclusions and make judgements

  • develop an ability to express themselves clearly in speech and in writing

  • develop their own critical voice

  • develop their own interests and manage their own learning through their choice of options



10 : Intended learning outcomes


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
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10.1 : Knowledge and understanding


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- Successful students will have gained a knowledge and understanding of:

A1 the different genres and periods of literatures in English from the medieval period to the present day
A2 the importance of the literary, socio-historical and cultural contexts within which texts are produced and read
A3 the relations between literary texts, and between texts and their contexts
A4 some of the critical issues and debates that have been raised by texts A5 the terms and nature of current critical theories and debates

Teaching, learning and assessment methods used to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated:

Teaching and Learning: Lectures; tutor-led workshops and seminars; student-led workshops and seminars
Assessment: Coursework essays; written seen and unseen examinations; oral presentations; dissertation

The design of the programme (which has a strong central core), ensures that all students study a range of writing in English from the middle ages to the present day, and are introduced to the major formations and figures in twentieth-century literary theory.


10.2 : Skills and other attributes


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- 10.2.1 Intellectual skills

The successful student will develop an ability to:
B1 analyse and interpret a variety of texts
B2 exercise independent thought and judgement
B3 engage critically and self-reflectively with complex material and concepts
B4 interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical perspectives
B5 present sustained, persuasive and coherent arguments
B6 communicate the results of their studies clearly
B7 plan and organise work and present work to deadlines

Teaching, learning and assessment methods used to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated

Seminars and workshops are used to develop these skills, which are assessed by independently researched coursework assignments and unseen and seen timed examinations

10.2.2 Practical skills

The successful student will develop:
C1 research skills
C2 writing skills
C3 competence in structuring and presenting arguments orally and in writing
C4 an ability to work in groups
C5 time and task management
C6 word-processing skills
C7 ability to use recognised presentational skills, including bibliographical and notational conventions
C8 oral presentation skills

Teaching, learning and assessment methods used to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated
Teaching and learning: skills-based course in first year; student presentations; preparation for oral and written assignments; essay writing; group work in seminars and workshops; independent study
Assessment: coursework assignments; essays; seen and unseen examinations; oral presentations; dissertation


10.3 : Transferable/Key skills


Information provided by Department of English and Creative Writing
- D1 ability to analyse issues
D2 ability to research, assimilate, select and organise relevant material using a variety of research tools in paper and on-line formats
D3 writing skills (in a range of modes)
D4 competence in structuring and presenting arguments
D5 an ability to work in groups
D6 time and task management
D7 word-processing skills
D8 oral presentation skills

Teaching, learning and assessment methods used to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated

Student-centred seminars and workshops; group oral presentations; essay writing assignments; dissertation


11 : Program Structures and requirements, levels, modules, credits and awards




BA English Studies and TESOL (with integrated year in industry) [Q331]

Blwyddyn Academaidd: 2023/2024Cynllun Anrhydedd Sengl - ar gael ers 2020/2021

Hyd (astudio Llawn Amser): 4 blwyddyn
Blwyddyn Ddiwethaf: 2023/2024

Rheolau Rhan 1

Blwyddyn 1 Craidd (60 Credyd)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
EN11300

Critical Practice

WR11020

Beginning Creative Writing Part 1

Semester 2
EN11320

Critical Practice

IC13420

Language Awareness for TESOL

Blwyddyn 1 Opsiynau

Students must choose at least 40 credits from the following modules:

Semester 1
EN11220

American Literature 1819-1925

IC10210

Academic Writing 1

WL10120

Re-imagining Nineteenth-Century Literature

WL11420

Literature And The Sea

Semester 2
CL10120

Greek and Roman Epic and Drama

EN10220

Ancestral Voices

EN10520

Contemporary Writing

IC10310

Academic Writing 2

WL10420

Introduction to Poetry

WR11120

Beginning Creative Writing Part 2

Blwyddyn 1 Dewis agored

Students may register for up to 20 credits from other departments

Rheolau Rhan 2

Blwyddyn 2 Craidd (40 Credyd)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
EN20120

Literary Theory: Debates and Dialogues

IC23420

TESOL Approaches, Methods and Teaching Techniques

Semester 2

Blwyddyn 2 Opsiynau

Choose at least 60 credits from the following modules:

Semester 1
CL20320

Classical Drama and Myth

EN21220

Literature and Climate in the Nineteenth Century

EN21620

Contemporary Queer Fiction

EN23120

In the Olde Dayes: Medieval Texts and Their World

EN28720

Writing Women for the Public Stage, 1670-1780

WR20220

Beginning the Novel

WR21120

Telling True Stories: ways of Writing Creative Non-Fiction

WR22120

Adventures with Poetry

Semester 2
EN21020

Literary Geographies

EN21120

Contemporary Writing and Climate Crisis

EN22120

Place and Self

EN22920

Literature since the '60s

WL20720

A Century in Crisis: 1790s to 1890s

WR20620

Writing Selves

WR21720

Shaping Plots

Blwyddyn 3 Craidd (120 Credyd)

Compulsory module(s).

Blwyddyn Olaf Craidd (20 Credyd)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 2
IC33420

TESOL Materials Development and Application of Technologies

Blwyddyn Olaf Craidd TT/Opsiynau

Choose 40 credits from the following modules:

Semester 1
EN30000

Undergraduate Dissertation

WR30000

The Writing Project

Semester 2
EN30040

Undergraduate Dissertation

WR30040

The Writing Project

Blwyddyn Olaf Opsiynau

Choose at least 40 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from the following modules:

Semester 1
EN30120

Reading Theory / Reading Text

EN30520

Romantic Eroticism

WL30620

Remix: Chaucer In The Then and Now

WL35320

Literatures of Surveillance

WR31920

Writing Horror

WR32120

Writing and Place

WR32620

Writing Music

Semester 2
EN30320

Victorian Childhoods

EN30420

Writing in the Margins: Twentieth-Century Welsh Poetry in English

EN30820

Haunting Texts

EN31320

The Mark of the Beast: Animals in Literature from the 1780s to the 1920s

EN33620

Ali Smith and 21st Century fiction(s)

WR31220

Poetry for today

WR32420

Writing Crime Fiction


12 : Support for students and their learning
Every student is allocated a Personal Tutor. Personal Tutors have an important role within the overall framework for supporting students and their personal development at the University. The role is crucial in helping students to identify where they might find support, how and where to seek advice and how to approach support to maximise their student experience. Further support for students and their learning is provided by Information Services and Student Support and Careers Services.


13 : Entry Requirements
Details of entry requirements for the scheme can be found at http://courses.aber.ac.uk


14 : Methods for evaluating and improving the quality and standards of teaching and learning
All taught study schemes are subject to annual monitoring and periodic review, which provide the University with assurance that schemes are meeting their aims, and also identify areas of good practice and disseminate this information in order to enhance the provision.


15 : Regulation of Assessment
Academic Regulations are published as Appendix 2 of the Academic Quality Handbook: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/aqro/handbook/app-2/.


15.1 : External Examiners
External Examiners fulfill an essential part of the University’s Quality Assurance. Annual reports by External Examiners are considered by Faculties and Academic Board at university level.


16 : Indicators of quality and standards
The Department Quality Audit questionnaire serves as a checklist about the current requirements of the University’s Academic Quality Handbook. The periodic Department Reviews provide an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of quality assurance processes and for the University to assure itself that management of quality and standards which are the responsibility of the University as a whole are being delivered successfully.