programme Details Of M.A Teaching Of English As A Foreign Language (TEFL)

Programme Name: M.A Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
Introduction:
The MA TEFL, which is a 30 credit hour programme and is aimed at training English language teachers, was launched in the earely 1990s. This programme, which offers courses that cover theoretical as well as practical aspects of English language teaching, can be very useful not only for those teachers who are already teaching English but also for the ones who want to teach English as a foreign or second language in future.
Admission Requirement:
Diploma in TEFL with 30 credits hours from AIOU. Candidate with 24 credit hours (04 credits) diploma TEFL are equivalent qualification will be offered admission with the condition to complete a 06 credit hours workshop as a makeup course.
Selection Process:
All eligible candidates will be granted Admission subject to fulfilling Eligibility criteria.
Duration: 2 Years
Medium of Instruction: English
Teaching Methodology:
The University allots Study Centre and Tutors for the Students to get guideline accordingly. A student has to secure passing marks in Assignments as well as in final exams to successfully complete concerned Educational Programme.
AIOU Credits Required: 30 Credit hours
Course Required: Semester: 1
1. PSYCHOLINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY-5655
2. SOCIOLINGUISTICS-5656
3. GRAMMAR-5657
4. PHONOLOGY-5658
5. WORKSHOP-5663
6. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & THE MANAGEMENT OF LEARNING-5664
7. LANGUAGE VARIATION & STYLISTICS-5665
8. SEMANTICS & DISCOURSE ANALYSIS-5666
9. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY-5669

Semester: 2
1. THE LANGUAGE SKILLS-I-5659
2. THE LANGUAGE SKILLS-II-5660
3. EFL IN THE CLASSROOM-I-5661
4. EFL IN THE CLASSROOM-II-5662
5. WORKSHOP-5663
6. ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES-5667
7. MODERN GRAMMATICAL THEORY-5668
8. THESIS-5670

Elective / Major Courses:
Semester:
Collaborations:
Workshop: compulsory
Thesis: Students have to work under the guidance of thesis supervisor appointed by the department according to the approved format.
Practical: In the workshop, the students have to present their research proposals for writing thesis.
Viva: Viva is conducted to give an opportunity to the students to defend their thesis. NOTE: Suggestions/queries may be sent to the Chairman of Department at this address: Islamabad Pakistan.