english
The English Department of Life University offers a 2-year master’s degree. The program includes a comprehensive and wide-ranging curriculum, with an emphasis on real world objectives for students with a basis in Christian values. The program aims to provide a working knowledge of English including theoretical and practical experience of skill sets. The primary emphasis of the program is on: reading, writing, listening, speaking, and supplemented by translation and teaching skills. Notably, the program aims and course contents are developed in accordance with the fact that English is not the mother tongue of the students.
Several courses engage diverse topics designed to offer students a well-rounded understanding of English and its practical applications, along with a good exposure to topics involving global cultural subjects, contemporary social Arts, literature, business English and world literature. This diverse curriculum supplements the core teaching of grammatical writing and speech. In sum, the program aims to balance the acquisition of competent use of English language with cultural knowledge and practical, real world skills.
Credits
30
Time to Complete
1 year
Detail
Course Code | Course Title | Credits | |||||
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Bridging Courses (for those from undergrad majors other than English) | |||||||
MAE0101 | Introduction to Phonetics | 3 | |||||
MAE0102 | Reading Comprehension | 3 | |||||
MAE0103 | Introduction to Second Language Acquisition | 3 | |||||
Common Courses | |||||||
MAE1101 | Curriculum Development | 3 | |||||
MAE1102 | Advanced Applied Linguistics* | 3 | |||||
MAE1103 | Advanced Grammar and Composition | 3 | |||||
MAE2104 | Phonetics & Phonology in Language Teaching | 3 | |||||
MAE2201 | Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) | 3 | |||||
MAE1205 | British and American Literature* | 3 | |||||
MAE1202 | Semantics/Pragmatics/Stylistics | 3 | |||||
MAE2202 | English for Specific Purposes | 3 | |||||
Research Subjects and Report | |||||||
MAE2501 | Research Methodology | 3 | |||||
MAE2502 | Survey of the Literature | 3 | |||||
MAE2503 | Research Paper Writing | 3 | |||||
MAE2504 | Oral Defense Research Proposal | 3 | |||||
MAE2505 | Presentation at an English Language Academic Forum | 3 | |||||
MAE2510 | Research Report | 6 | |||||
Total (excluding the 9 credits for the Bridging Courses) | 54 |
* Courses accountable for Exit Exams