Master's Degree in ESP (Academic Track)

Program Overview

The Master's Degree in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) (Academic Track) provides graduates from English departments with advanced research skills, proficiency in language teaching, and expertise in ESP theories and practices. The program prepares students for careers in teaching ESP, curriculum design, materials development, testing, and research in English language education. Over six semesters, students complete 36 credit hours in courses covering sociocultural contexts of language, language learning theories, language variation, ESP methodologies, and research methods.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Program Name: Master's Degree in ESP (Academic Track)
• Target Audience: Graduates of English Departments in faculties of Arts, Alsun and Education and other equivalent disciplines (grade GOOD)
• Duration: Six semesters (Full-time)
• Total Credit Hours: 36 credit hours
• Learning Outcomes:
• Identify and analyze the role of languages in diverse sociocultural contexts and a multilingual society and the implications for language education.
• Apply language teaching skills in the light of current language learning, discourse, and pedagogical theories.
• Identify language variation in professional contexts.
• Analyze theoretical issues and practices in English for Specific Purposes and Teaching English as a Second Language.
• Conduct research and specialize in specific areas related to English studies.

Outline:

• Term 1:
• SP 711:
Principles of Applied Linguistics
• SP 712:
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
• SP 713:
Methodology in ELT/ESP
• Term 2:
• SP 721:
Syllabus Design and Materials Development
• SP 722:
Technology and Language Teaching
• SP 723:
Corpora in ESP
• Term 3:
• SP 731:
Testing and Assessment
• SP 733:
Advanced Research Methods
• SP 732:
Professional Discourse Studies

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• Teaching and training
• Syllabus, course and curriculum design
• Teaching materials development and production
• Testing and assessment
• Course and program evaluation and management in ESP