Blog Post by Ellie McHugh Over the summer, I had the fantastic opportunity to work within the ELTS department at Swansea University as an English tutor on the General Summer programme. I finished my second year of studies in the Applied Linguistics department at Swansea University at the start of June. Luckily, the programme began…Continue Reading Employability Series: Working with ELTS (English Language Training Service) by Ellie McHugh
What We Did This Summer 2017
It’s been a busy summer with conference attending (see July’s post about the English Association event in Newcastle), clearing, module reviews and preparation for this new academic year. Here’s a round up of some of the events. The end of the summer and the beginning of the academic year saw Swansea University host the launch…Continue Reading What We Did This Summer 2017
Doing a Joint Honours Degree in English Language and Literature
The Applied Linguistics Department offers both single and joint honours degree programmes. One of our students, Jasmine Metcalfe, recently graduated with a first class degree in English Language and Literature. During her degree, Jasmine went on a year abroad to Brock University, Canada and she took the CELTA certificate during her summer vacation. Jasmine is now…Continue Reading Doing a Joint Honours Degree in English Language and Literature
Phonology in the Fens by Fiona Hardy
On Saturday 17th June, I attended a conference put on by the Pronunciation Special Interest Group of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. It was hosted by the Bell School of English in Cambridge and the conference focus was on that particularly vexed question of English pronunciation, namely connected speech. …Continue Reading Phonology in the Fens by Fiona Hardy
CELTA Stories – Andres Novi
Have you thought of doing a teaching qualification? Well, the CELTA course (Cambridge Certificate for Teaching English to Adult Learners), run by the department, is an internationally recognized professional qualification that gives you access to graduate employment in teaching English across the globe. The great thing about the course at Swansea University is that we…Continue Reading CELTA Stories – Andres Novi
Lecturer awarded Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award
Dr Vivienne Rogers, one of our lecturers in English Language and TESOL, was awarded an Excellence in Learning and Teaching award. Thank you to all the students who nominated her and said such lovely things. Vivienne’s looking a bit embarrassed by all the attention though. 🙂…Continue Reading Lecturer awarded Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award