M. A. Curriculum of TEFL in Iran: A Survey on the Courses
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| Title: | M. A. Curriculum of TEFL in Iran: A Survey on the Courses |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Pasand, Parastou Gholami |
| Source: | Journal on English Language Teaching. Apr-Jun 2013 3(2):1-8. |
| Availability: | i-manager Publications. 3-343 Hill View, Town Railway Nagar, Nagercoil 629001, Tamil Nadu, India. Tel: +91-4652-276675; e-mail: info@imanagerpublications.com; Web site: http://www.imanagerpublications.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Masters Programs, Masters Degrees, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Definitions, Required Courses, Phonology, Research Methodology, Statistical Studies, Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Language Skills, Observational Learning, Language Tests, Psycholinguistics, Discourse Analysis, Islam, English for Special Purposes, English Literature, Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics |
| Geographic Terms: | Iran |
| ISSN: | 2231-3338 |
| Abstract: | The M.A. level in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in Iran aims at training qualified persons for teaching English at universities or institutions of higher education and also fulfilling the needs of the society regarding experts in the field of research in language teaching issues, translating different English texts into Persian or vice versa and other related jobs. The present paper is a survey on the courses presented at the Masters level of TEFL in Iran. For this purpose, the lessons in each course together with their aims and objectives were delineated first and then, the M.A. syllabus of TEFL of one of the universities was compared to it with the aim of identifying and analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the university's M.A. syllabus. Furthermore, this survey aimed at finding the gaps in the proposed courses in the M.A. curriculum of Iran. The results of the analysis revealed that there are a number of deficiencies in the proposed courses and there is a need to modify the current curriculum in terms of the existing courses and lessons. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 9 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Access URL: | https://www.imanagerpublications.com/JournalIntroduction.aspx?journal=imanagersJournalonEnglishLanguageTeaching |
| Accession Number: | EJ1068846 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The M.A. level in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in Iran aims at training qualified persons for teaching English at universities or institutions of higher education and also fulfilling the needs of the society regarding experts in the field of research in language teaching issues, translating different English texts into Persian or vice versa and other related jobs. The present paper is a survey on the courses presented at the Masters level of TEFL in Iran. For this purpose, the lessons in each course together with their aims and objectives were delineated first and then, the M.A. syllabus of TEFL of one of the universities was compared to it with the aim of identifying and analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the university's M.A. syllabus. Furthermore, this survey aimed at finding the gaps in the proposed courses in the M.A. curriculum of Iran. The results of the analysis revealed that there are a number of deficiencies in the proposed courses and there is a need to modify the current curriculum in terms of the existing courses and lessons. |
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| ISSN: | 2231-3338 |
