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MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
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Overview

​​​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.​

About Program

​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.



Academic Plan

​​​​​The programme is made up of the following compulsory components for both tracks (thesis and comprehensive exam tracks):​

Compulsory modules: (32 credit hours)

Code

Title

Credit Hours
EFL501

Theories of Foreign Language Learning​

4
EFL502

Research Methods

4
EFL503

English Language Teaching Methods: Receptive Skills (I)

4
EFL504

English Language Teaching Methods: Productive Skills (II)

4​
EFL505

Technology in the Classroom

4​
EFL506

Classroom Management

4
EFL507

Foreign Language Testing

4
EFL508

Practicum

4

 

 For the Thesis track:

EFL530: Thesis module (16 credits) 

Code
Title
​Credit​ hours
EFL530

Thesis

16

 

 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):​

​Code
Title​​Credit ​Hours
EFL521

Semantics and Pragmatics4​
EFL522Contrastive Linguistics and Error Analysis4

 

II. Two modules selected from the following list of electives (8 credits):

​Code 
​Title
​Credit Hours
EFL511

English Linguistics and Applications 4
EFL512Sociolinguistics 4

E​FL513Discourse Analysis 4

EFL514Pedagogic Grammar 4
EFL515Phonetics and Phonology  4

 

III. Take a comprehensive exam (0 credit)​


Tuition Fees

​

 Credits requiredCredit Price ($)*
General Requirements courses16$169
Core courses32$169
Total Credits48 


* or it is equivalent in Lebanese Pounds at the exchange rate adopted​ by the University ​(1UDS=1516LBP)​.




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