English Language Teaching Master's Program (with Thesis) (M.A., 1 - 2 Years)

This is a non-credit course compulsory for all full-time students starting from the second semester and for part-time students from the third semester. Candidates will complete a thesis under the supervision of a qualified member of the ELT staff or an approved external advisor.

This course is designed to introduce the theory and practice of teaching English as a second/foreign language and to provide an analysis and discussion of the major approaches, methods and techniques used in English language teaching in their historical context. The course focuses on the awareness of student needs, classroom strategies and the use of technical aids to study.

This course aims at surveying some basic issues in second language acquisition (SLA) in both formal and informal settings. Topics include comparisons and contrasts between first and second, child and adult language acquisition, factors affecting second language acquisition such as age, cognitive development, personality traits, socio-affective variables, the qualitative and quantitative aspects of research in second language acquisition.

This course aims at familiarizing candidates with major theoretical issues and practical concerns in research studies focusing on types of research including their planning, implementation, analysis and reporting stages as typically conducted in studying foreign/ second language learning and teaching.

This course provides a solid foundation in linguistics through a comprehensive survey of the basic issues involved in the study of language. Core topics range over the scope of general linguistics as a science, theoretical and methodological considerations used in the description and analysis of languages different schools, branches and orientations in modern linguistics