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MA in Applied
Linguistics and the Teaching of English
General Guidelines
Program
Goals
It is believed that the program will achieve the
following goals:
1. Enhance and develop the teaching and learning of English in Hebron
and the surrounding areas, giving such learning and
teaching a solid empirical and theoretical basis.
2. Produce graduate scholars who can conduct empirical research in the
area of teaching and learning English in the Palestinian
context.
3. Produce M.A. graduates able to pursue PhD studies in the fields
covered in the program.
4. Supplement local college programs, by producing language
instructors with professional academic qualifications
and expertise in applied linguistics.
5. Enhance the chances of Palestinian teachers to advance themselves
in their careers.
6. Provide local teachers with the opportunity to combine the
requirements of their current careers with the pursuit
of higher studies close to their residence and work.
Admission requirements
The admission requirements for the MA program are as
follows:
1.
Students should hold a bachelor degree or equivalent in
English studies from an accredited university, with an
above-average pass mark, i.e. a grade-point mean above
70%, a grade ‘C’ award, or equivalent.
2.
A good command of English for academic purposes is
required, attested by a TOEFL score, or an equivalent
test measure. (Institutional TOEFL –ITP- is held at HU
public relations office on regular basis).
3.
Applicants are required to submit a sample of their
academic writing, between 5 and 8 pages in length
or to pass an interview before the department committee.
4. Two letters of recommendation should be included in
the application.
Academic Plan
Degree requirements:
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Coursework
Students should complete 27 credit hours over
a minimum period of
three semesters. These courses are distributed as
follows:
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18 required courses from table A below.
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9 elective courses from table B.
Table A: Required Courses (18 hours)
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Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit hours |
Prerequisite |
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22751 |
Second language acquisition studies |
3 |
-- |
|
22752 |
Methods, tasks and topics in language teaching
(Theoretical TEFL) |
3 |
-- |
|
22771 |
Research methods and practices in applied
linguistics |
3 |
-- |
|
22731 |
Selected studies in applied linguistics |
3 |
22751 & 52 |
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22732 |
Pedagogic grammar and the structure of English |
3 |
22751 & 52 |
|
22758 |
Classroom observation, analysis and
practice(TEFL Practicum) |
3 |
22751 & 52 |
Table B: Elective Courses (9 hours)
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Course No. |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Prerequisite |
|
22772 |
Error analysis/ discourse analysis: implications
for language teaching and learning |
3 |
22751 |
|
22759 |
Curriculum development and syllabus design |
3 |
22751/52/32 |
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22734 |
Technology and language learning and teaching |
3 |
22752 |
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22753 |
Literature in the foreign language classroom |
3 |
22751/52 |
|
22735 |
English phonology for language teachers |
3 |
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22737 |
English for specific purposes |
3 |
22751/52 |
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22754 |
Sociolinguistic studies and language planning |
3 |
22751/52 |
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22757 |
Testing and evaluation |
3 |
2251/52 |
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22739 |
Action research for language teachers |
3 |
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|
22933 |
Foundations of Education |
3 |
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22935 |
Analysis and evaluation of English language
teaching materials |
3 |
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II The Thesis: Each student is required to
submit a thesis that does not exceed 300 pages in
length.
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22799 |
Thesis |
9 |
Finishing at least 12 credit hours |
What
to do?
Where to go?
Where do
I get the application?
Registrar’s
office. Hebron University main building.
What
documents need to be attached to the application?
1-
صورة مصدقة من قبل الجامعة ووزارة التعليم العالي عن كشف
العلامات وشهادة البكالوريوس.
2-
صورة مصدقة عن كشف علامات التوجيهي.
3-
صورة مصدقة عن شهادة الميلاد.
4-
رسالتا توصية.
5-
4 صور شخصيه.
6-
إيصال رسوم تقديم الطلب.
How long
does it take to finish all degree requirements?
4-6
semesters including work on the thesis.
What is
the number of hours I can take each semester?
6-9 credit
hours.
Appendix III
( ملحق رقم "3")
4-5 Course Description and Objectives
MA in
Applied Linguistics and the Teaching of English
A:
Required Courses (18 hours)
22751
Second Language Acquisition Studies
This
course will analyze selected theoretical and practical
issues inside second language acquisition, centering
around the questions of how far and in what sense all
learners learn the same way (nativist theory), and how
far they differ individually in terms of their
motivation, aptitude, and other cognitive and affective
variables. The course will also review the ways in which
second language acquisition research is carried out. The
focus will be on recent empirical studies.
22752
Methods, tasks and topics in language teaching
(Theoretical TEFL)
This
course is designed to promote greater understanding of
several areas of the language teaching field. It
provides a deep, comprehensive review of the standard
language teaching methods in their historical and
cultural settings. The course also highlights the major
techniques used in teaching the various language skills,
i.e., listening, speaking, reading and writing. Some
integrated approaches to language teaching will be
presented as well as some controversies in the field.
Students are expected to show familiarity with major
research issues in the field through relevant
presentations and submission of term papers.
22771
Research methods and practices in applied linguistics
Experimental, ethnographic, descriptive and
participatory research methods will be described and
illustrated from the literature. There will be a strong
focus on empirical classroom-based research. The
students will be required to develop their own research
designs for different kinds of research questions, and
will be equipped to critically evaluate research
reported on in the literature.
22731
Selected Studies in applied linguistics
This
course deals with the major issues in psycholinguistics
other than language acquisition/development. They
include issues related to : language comprehension
(construction, utilization, memory perception, and
inference), language production (plans, execution of
plans), meaning and thought (representation of meaning,
uses, language and thought). Students will also be
familiarized with the recent research studies in the
area through presenting articles from well-known
journals in the field.
22732
Pedagogic grammar and the structure of English
A
pedagogic grammar is here to be understood as a
description of English designed for teachers and/or
learners of English as a foreign or second language. The
course will address the following issues:
- What relevance has knowledge obtained from a grammar
book for using English in speaking, listening, reading
and writing?
- In which ways should a pedagogic grammar differ from a
linguistic grammar?
- What pedagogic grammars of English are available, and
how do they differ?
Additionally students will deepen their insight into the
structure of the English language.
22758
Classroom observation, analysis and practice (TEFL
Practicum)
This class
will include a practicum: students will observe and
analyze foreign language teaching classes in the
University of Hebron, local schools, and other
institutions. Such visits will be prepared, accompanied,
and followed up by work on observational schemata, and
the analysis of classroom discourse structures. Some
teaching practice will be included, e.g. during the
visits to language classes, or via micro-teaching in
plenary sessions.
B:
Elective Courses (12 hours)
22772 Error analysis/discourse analysis: implications for language
teaching and learning
This
course introduces students to ways of analyzing how
learners use English beyond the sentence level, and what
can be learned from this regarding their learning
processes, and appropriate teaching strategies. The
concept of interlanguage is central to the course, in
addition to concepts of text types, context, reference,
stylistics, as well as coherence and cohesion. The
course will also focus on the techniques and procedures
of collecting data, identification of discourse
patterns, errors, and their classification as well as
explanation.
22759
Curriculum development and syllabus design
This
course looks at the theoretical and practical issues
involved in syllabus design and curriculum development
in the foreign language context. It reviews
product-oriented and procedural types of syllabus, such
as grammatical, functional, communicative and task-based
approaches, and their theoretical justification. By the
end of the course, students are expected to have the
knowledge and skill necessary for evaluating and
enriching available English teaching programs, as well
as future ones.
22734
Technology and language learning and teaching
This
course will cover the appropriate use of both
traditional and computer-based technology in language
teaching and language learning. Therefore, as well as
reviewing the use of teaching aids such as the overhead
projectors, recorders (audio and video), language labs,
films, and television materials, and their potentials
and limitations, the course will pay special attention
to Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), web-based
materials, and e-mail projects. The nature of authentic
materials and autonomous learning will necessarily also
be addressed.
22753
Literature in the foreign language classroom
This
course investigates the role of literature in the
foreign language classroom, its relevance to language
learning, and to additional educational goals. Students
will be exposed therefore to the various roles that
literature can play in the classroom. They will also be
trained in the methods and techniques of presenting
texts that belong to different literary genres, and the
evaluation of the literary content of current
syllabuses.
22735
English phonology for language teachers
This
course provides an experimental analysis of the speech
signal, speech articulation, and the structure of
phonetic space. A survey of the current theories of
speech production and perception is provided. This
course will also deal with the standard concepts of
phonemes and allophones and their phonetic correlates.
22737
English for specific purposes (ESP)
ESP
language courses are designed to fit the specific needs
of particular groups of learners, such as physicians,
hotel staff, or computer specialists. This course will
explore
the origins and development of ESP, focusing on the role
of the teacher, course content, design and evaluation.
22754
Sociolinguistic studies and language planning
This
course treats the areas of the social meaning of
language, communicative competence, models of
sociolinguistic research, language functions in
bilingual and multilingual communities, code choice, and
code switching, language variation and language change.
2757
Testing and evaluation
This
course analyzes the relationship between language
teaching and testing withing the communicative
paradigm. It provides a comprehensive survey of the
various types of language tests (achievement,
proficiency, aptitude, integrative, discrete point, and
communicative). Proper focus will be laid upon the
characteristics of good tests; e.g., validity,
reliability and discrimination. The course also looks
at the contemporary forms of alternative assessment such
as portfolio assessment.
22739
Action Research for language teachers:
The aim of
this course is to encourage language teachers to pursue
researchable issues and trends in their particular
contexts with the aim of finding solutions for concrete
problems that face students in studying the foreign
language.
22777
Foundations of Education
The course
provides a general survey of main educational theories.
It also familiarizes students with the major educational
issues related to teaching learners of various age
groups. It tackles the issue of cognitive,
psychological and social differences between child,
adolescent and adult learners and the implications of
these differences for language teaching and learning.
22778
Analysis and evaluation of English language teaching
materials
This course provides a survey
of the major criteria used in textbook evaluation as
well as evaluation of other language teaching materials,
such as videos, audios, computer software and printed
supplementary material. It equips the students with the
tools necessary for evaluating, enriching, and providing
feedback on Palestinian materials currently used at
schools.
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