The University of Essex is one of the UK's leading academic institutions, ranked ninth nationally for research excellence following the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
The Department of Language and Linguistics was ranked fourth in the UK following the last RAE and is one of the largest and most prestigious departments of its kind in the UK.
This ESRC recognised course enables teachers of English as a second or foreign language to develop and update their knowledge of relevant ideas and research. Key modules focus on teaching, reading, writing, speaking, listening and vocabulary, with at least 20 other ELT-related options are normally available.