English Language Teaching (M.A. with thesis)
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English Language Teaching (M.A. with thesis)
Program Description
The M.A. program in ELT (English Language Teaching) introduces major theoretical and methodological issues in language learning/acquisition and teaching and provides students with a foundation in the theoretical and applied aspects of the field. The program strives to provide graduates with fieldwork skills in qualitative/quantitative research in the field of English Language Teaching and Learning.
Graduates of the program demonstrate awareness of theoretical and applied knowledge about contemporary approaches, methods and techniques related to the acquisition of English as a second/foreign language and (applied) linguistics for a comparative analysis of languages and cultures. They can successfully evaluate existing instructional programs, procedures, assessment practices, language teaching methods and techniques and make suggestions to improve existing ones, or analyze innovative theories, applications and tools, and conduct small-scale research to suggest new ones. While synthesizing, critically assessing, and improving theoretical and practical findings on contemporary research, graduates are expected to carry out research studies with a scientific point of view in order to meet the educational and empirical needs in national and international contexts with the aim of making contributions to the field.
The graduates of the English Language Teaching M.A. Program can work as instructors, language teaching specialists and research assistants at national and international educational institutions.
Possible Fields of Study
Second language Acquisition, Materials/curriculum/instructional design, Language teaching methodology, ICTs and ELT, Psycholinguistic and Socio-cultural aspects of language learning, (Applied) Linguistics
Required Course Load
7 Courses + 3 Non Credit Courses
A. Must courses (2 in total):
Students take 2 must courses in total. Every MA student has to take ELT 506 as one of their must courses. For the other "must" course, they can choose either ELT 554 or ELT 555. The two must courses student take should be completed within 4 semesters.
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
ELT 506 |
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (Must for every MA student) |
| ELT 554 | QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS IN LANGUAGE RESEARCH |
| ELT 555 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: THEORY AND METHODS |
B. Electives (5 courses to choose from the list below)
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
ELT 507 |
CURRICULUM DEV.FOR ENG. FOR SPE.PURPOS |
|
ELT 509 |
LITERATURE IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH |
| ELT 513 | LINGUISTICS FOR ENG.LANGUAGE TEACHING |
| ELT 517 | MATERIALS EVALUATION & DEVELOP.IN ELT |
| ELT 518 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING |
| ELT 520 | ENGLISH-TURKISH CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS |
| ELT 521 | CULTURAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE TEACHING |
| ELT 522 | LEXICAL SEMANTICS |
| ELT 523 | USING CORPORA FOR LANGUAGE RESEARCH |
| ELT 525 | APPROACHES, METHODS & TECHNIQUES IN ELT I |
| ELT 526 | APPROACHES, METHODS & TECHNIQUES IN ELT II |
| ELT 528 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECH. IN ENGISH LANGUAGE TEACHING |
| ELT 530 | MODERN THEORY OF GRAMMAR |
| ELT 531 | COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS |
| ELT 541 | LANGUAGE ACQUISITION |
| ELT 542 | BILINGUALISM AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION |
| ELT 551 | PRAGMATICS OF SPOKEN INTERACTION |
| ELT 552 | CRITICAL PEDAGOGY AND LANGUAGE EDUCATION |
C. Non Credit Courses (all 3 should be completed within 4 semesters):
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
ELT 590 |
SEMINAR IN ELT (Should be taken only once after you have assigned your thesis advisor.) |
|
ELT 599 |
MASTER'S THESIS (Should be taken each term from the moment you have assigned your thesis advisor until the end of your thesis period.) |
| ELT 801-850 | SPECIAL STUDIES (Should be taken each term from the moment you have assigned your thesis advisor until the end of your thesis period.) |
Note: For the non-credit thesis courses, you can reach Thesis/Dissertation Supervision Codes at the link below:
ELT and ELIT Supervision Codes
Note: Students are expected to select their M.A thesis advisor by the end of their 1st semester (before they start their 2nd semester) in the program. To do this, please use the link (and the information) given below: