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Required Courses

ELT 699 Ph.D. Dissertation NC
ELT 901-950 Special Studies NC

Elective Courses

ELT 601 Current Issues in English Language Teaching (3-0)3
ELT 602 Approaches to English Language Teacher Education (3-0)3
ELT 603 English Language Teaching Curriculum (3-0)3
ELT 604 Seminar in Applied Linguistics (3-0)3
ELT 605 Sociolinguistics (3-0)3
ELT 606 Program Evaluation in English Language Teaching (3-0)3
ELT 607 Instructional Design in English Language Teaching (3-0)3
ELT 608 Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis (3-0)3
ELT 609 Classroom Research (3-0)3
ELT 610 Statistical Methods in English Language Teaching (3-0)3
ELT 611 Psycholinguistics (3-0)3
 

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES

ELT 601 Current Issues in English Language Teaching (3-0)3
Concerns of the language teaching profession worldwide as currently being discussed and debated in professional literature. The political and intellectual roots of ELT, social, economic and cultural influences on ELT, the debate over communicative language teaching, and the relation of current theory and research to actual classroom practice.
 
ELT 602 Approaches to English Language Teacher Education (3-0)3
Overview of major issues in teacher education through promoting research on the design and implementation of teacher education and training programs; action research, and models of teacher supervision; training the trainers.
 
ELT 603 English Language Teaching Curriculum (3-0)3
Current approaches to ELT curriculum design and development. The procedures involved in designing and developing syllabuses for teaching English as a foreign language. Practical work on aspects of syllabus design with special emphasis on primary and secondary education EFL curricula.
 
ELT 604 Seminar in Applied Linguistics (3-0)3
Within the conceptual framework provided by linguistics, application of theories, methods, and findings to the elucidation of language problems, focusing on works which have shaped our thinking about language, its forms and meanings, the contexts and conditions of its acquisition and use, and its essential role in education in general.
 
 ELT 605 Sociolinguistics (3-0)3
A survey of sociolinguistic theories and research findings which illuminate the learning and use of English as a foreign language, with particular emphasis on practical applications.
  
ELT 606 Program Evaluation in English Language Teaching (3-0)3
Concepts of measurement and evaluation; preparation and use of measurement tools in evaluation and decision-making; models of program evaluation; processes of evaluation; standards for the evaluation of effectiveness of instruction, courses, syllabuses, materials; applying these to hypothetical/real cases with a view of accountability in English language education.
  
ELT 607 Instructional Design in English Language Teaching (3-0)3
Current theory and practice in the field of instructional design and practice in creating effective designs for instruction in English language teaching by selecting and using current techniques according to the specific needs of the learners. Research work, applications and paper presentations.
 
 ELT 608 Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis (3-0)3
Training the participants to become competent researchers in language issues and problems both in L1 and L2 related to the field of education specifically and language use in society, in general. Basic concepts and research techniques specific to pragmatics and discourse analysis with a view language as an interactive process.
 
 ELT 609 Classroom Research (3-0)3
A comprehensive overview of recent classroom-centered research and its implications for teaching and learning of languages; classroom research methods; teacher talk; learner behavior; teacher and student interaction; learning outcomes; directions in research and teaching.
  
ELT 610 Statistical Methods in English Language Teaching (3-0)3
Basic statistical concepts and tools such as types of variables and data in ELT studies; ways of measuring differential outcomes of empirical/comparative language studies through applying these to projects and interpreting the results for their implications to ELT. Statistical packages on computer.
  
ELT 611 Psycholinguistics (3-0)3
Current issues and theories in psycholinguistics focusing mainly on language and cognition, language acquisition, language processing, biological foundations of language, language disorders, and bilingualism.
  
ELT 699 Ph.D. Dissertation NC
ELT 900-999 Special Topics NC