The new MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is one of the very few Master degrees in teaching English, available in Lebanon.
It is the only MA in teaching English as a Foreign Language that is validated by the British Open University, supported by AGFUND and offered at competitive fee.
The duration of the programme is two years.
The MA in TEFL has two tracks: one with dissertation and one with a comprehensive exam.
Programme Duration
The minimum number of semesters for a Master degree is four regular semesters (two academic years).
The maximum number of semesters for a Master degree is eight regular semesters (four years).
Method of Delivery
The method of teaching for the programme is full time teaching/ blended learning.
Lectures' attendance is mandatory at least once a week (or twice for some courses) for each registered course. Tutorials are offered from 8:00am to 9:00pm and can be scheduled into 1 or 2 days per week to accommodate working students.
The programme is made up of the following compulsory components for both tracks (thesis and comprehensive exam tracks):
Compulsory modules: (32 credit hours)
Title
Theories of Foreign Language Learning
Research Methods
English Language Teaching Methods: Receptive Skills (I)
English Language Teaching Methods: Productive Skills (II)
Technology in the Classroom
Classroom Management
Foreign Language Testing
Practicum
For the Thesis track:
EFL530: Thesis module (16 credits)
Thesis
For the Non-thesis track:
Students who opt for this track will study four more modules, and take a comprehensive exam as follows:
I. The following two compulsory modules (8 credits):
II. Two modules selected from the following list of electives (8 credits):
III. Take a comprehensive exam (0 credit)
* or it is equivalent in Lebanese Pounds at the exchange rate adopted by the University (1UDS=1516LBP).
