Master of Education in English Language Teaching at Kathmandu University, Master of Education in English Language Teaching Colleges in Nepal

Master Of Education In English Language Teaching

Affiliated to: Kathmandu University

About Course

Course Title : Master Of Education In English Language Teaching
Category/Level : Masters
Course Duration (months) : 24 months
Cost Range (NPR) : NA
Affiliated to : Kathmandu University

Course Description:

The main aim of this program is to prepare competent and transformative teachers, teacher trainers, teacher educators, education leaders, material developers and researchers who could contribute for the development of education in the country. They will be able to follow the latest principles and methodology in teaching, undertake small scale research to improve their own pedagogical skill, design and deliver short term teacher development packages for teachers, develop appropriate curricula, textbooks, modules and projected and non-projected materials, and educate pre-service and in-service teachers for effective teaching.

Admission info

Eligibility for Enrollment
For enrollment to the two-year M. Ed. (ELT), those having a B. Ed. /PGDE/BA in English will be eligible candidates. However, those having a BA will have to take extra courses as specified by the School of Education.

Syllabus

Program Structure
The program is of four semesters. Apart from 47-credit hours of taught courses, students will undertake a 6-credit research dissertation and a 3-credit internship/practicum.

Core Courses (6)
EDUC 401- Study Skills and Academic Writing (n. c.)
EDUC 501- Research Methods in Education (3)
EDUC 515- Foundations of Education (3)

Foundation Courses (18)
ENGL 511- Phonetics and Phonology (3)
ENGL 512- Grammar and Semantics (3)
ENGL 513- Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis (3)
ENGL 514- English Fiction and Prose (3)
ENGL 515- English Poetry and Drama (3)
ENGL 516- Literacy Theories (3)

Professional Courses (21)
ELED 502- English Language Teaching Methods (3)
ELED 503- Second Language Acquisition (3)
ELED 504- Curriculum Design & Materials Development (3)
ELED 505- Literature in English Language Classrooms (3)
ELED 521- Applied Linguistics (3)
ELED 522- Evaluation and Testing in ELT (3)
ELED 523- Teacher Development (3)

Electives (any one) (2)
ELED 531- Classroom Studies and Action Research (2)
ELED 532- CALL (2)
ELED 533- ESP (2)
ELED 534- ELT Management (2)
ELED 535- Language Awareness (2)
ELED 536- Teaching English to Young Learners (2)
ELED 537- Teaching English to Adults (2)
ELED 538- Translation Studies (2)

Practical Courses (9)
EDUC 500- Dissertation/ Research Project (6)
EDUC 504- Internship (3)