METU-SUNY New Paltz Liberal Studies with a Concentration on English Language Teaching

Program Description

Program Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nil KORKUT NAYKI 

E-mail: nkorkut [at] metu.edu.tr

Office: EFB-06

Contact Number: +90312 210 7533

Global socioeconomic conditions in the new millennium require the need for going beyond conventional teacher education models and highlight multidimensional, interdisciplinary educational programs for teacher education. Based on this philosophy, Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Foreign Language Education in collaboration with State University of New York (SUNY)–New Paltz is offering a dual diploma undergraduate program in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and Liberal Studies.

The program in TEFL-Liberal Studies provides students with a solid foundation in the field of English language teaching and helps them to develop strategies, firmly grounded in research, theory and practice, to teach English in any part of the world, or to do research on the teaching, learning or assessment of English as a foreign language. This formulation is enriched by 'Liberal Studies' perspective that students will gain throughout their education.

The four-year program includes full-time enrolment for 6 semesters at METU and 2 semesters and 2 summer sessions at SUNY-New Paltz: first, second and fourth years at METU, and the third year and two summer sessions at SUNY, New Paltz. Compulsory courses in the program provide students with the fundamentals of English language teaching profession while a wide spectrum of elective courses in psychology, sociology, philosophy, linguistics and literature equip them with new perspectives and new horizons.

Upon successful completion of all the requirements at both institutions, students of this dual diploma program are awarded Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language Teaching at METU and Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies at SUNY-New Paltz.

During their education, students will have

• a chance to study in one of the most respectable institutions both in Turkey and the US,
• an understanding of cross-cultural characteristics of today's world by being a student in Turkey and in the US, and
• compulsory courses which aims to familiarize students with the fundamentals of their academic development as well as a wide range of elective courses which broaden their vision and facilitate their specialization.

For more information about the program, please visit suny.metu.edu.tr   

Information for registered SUNY-TEFL students

• Rules and Regulations for SUNY-TEFL program
• All about New Paltz
• How to apply to SUNY for the third year
• New Paltz Application Procedure
• Proficiency Requirement Policy for New Paltz
• Forms and Documents
• Financial Statement Form
• Health Report Form
• Visa Applications
• Instructions for Visa Application Process
• Visa Interview Request Form

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