Graduate Program of English Language Teaching
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. SULTAN ÇİĞDEM SAĞIN ŞİMŞEK
Web address: http://fle.metu.edu.tr
Ph.D. in English Language Teaching
The program aims to provide students with a firm foundation in the theoretical and applied aspects of English Language Teaching and to provide the necessary background for students who intend to become program administrators and curriculum specialists.
Outcomes
- synthesize, critically assess, and improve theoretical and practical findings on contemporary research.
- evaluate the existing research methods and techniques and carry out research autonomously in order to make contributions to the field.
- carry out studies with a scientific point of view in order to meet the educational needs in national and international contexts.
- demonstrate the necessary skills to conduct independent research with scientific research methods and share research findings at academic meetings or other settings both orally and in written form.
- convey contemporary theories and practices to pre/in service teachers, administrators and other stakeholders.
- suggest solutions to educational problems by investigating instructional processes in different contexts and with critical points of view.
- use theoretical and practical knowledge on social, cultural and individual varilables of language learning to improve the practices of national English language teaching and learning.
- analyze the theories and applications in English as a second or foreign language acquisition or applied linguistics and relate them to English language teaching and learning.
- with an innovative perspective conduct research on the latest instructional developments.
- carry out studies to suggest instructional models, policies and methods to meet the local and national instructional needs.
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELT613 | FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDIES | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| ELT614 | FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN LANGUAGE STUDIES | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| ELT666 | RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS IN LANGUAGE RESEARCH | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| ELT690 | DOCTORAL SEMINAR | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.0 |
| ELT699 | PH.D. DISSERTATION | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 130.0 |
5 elective course(s) approved by the Department of English Language Teaching.
Total minimum credit (ECTS): 21.00
h/w: hours per week