Progam Mission

The MA in TEFL has the mission of providing both experienced and novice English language teachers with advanced theoretical and professional training in cutting-edge English language teaching methodologies, learning models, language testing, and TEFL research with a view to addressing the growing educational needs of English language teaching in Saudi Arabia.

Progam Goals

• Reinforce students' knowledge of the English language, language acquisition processes, and TEFL theories and methods.
• Prepare students to cater for learners with different learning styles, motivation characteristics, and personality traits in order to help them acquire English.
• Train students to design, evaluate, and use English language teaching materials.
• Equip students with state-of-the-art tools of language testing and pedagogy.
• Prepare education leaders and researchers who will contribute to the field of language acquisition and teaching and to society.

Progam Courses

Program Courses

First Term Courses

#	Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisites​	Credit Hours
1	TEFL 510	Phonetics & Phonology		3
2	TEFL 511	Advanced English Grammar		3
3	TEFL 512	Academic Reading and Writing		3
4	TEFL 513	Speech Workshop Seminar		3
Total				12

 

Second Term Courses

#	Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisites​	Credit Hours
1	TEFL 520	Teaching English to Young Learners	TEFL 510	3
2	TEFL 521	Teaching English as a Foreign Language		3
3	TEFL 522	Second Language Acquisition		3
4	TEFL 523	Language Assessment		3
Total				12

 

Third Term Courses

#	Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisites​	Credit Hours
1	TEFL 530	Teaching English for Specific Purposes		3
2	TEFL 531	Curriculum Design and Materials Development		3
3	TEFL 532	Technology for Teaching and Learning English		3
4	TEFL 533	Research Methods in English Language Teaching		3
Total				12

 

Fourth Term Courses

#	Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisites​	Credit Hours
1	TEFL 540	Classroom Discourse Analysis		3
2	TEFL 541	Project	Research Methods in English Language Teaching	3
Total				6

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Last updated: 3/28/2021

Source: Dr. Ismail Khalil Al-Refaai, MA Programs Coordinator

 Please contact Dr. Ismail Khalil Al-Refaai (ikalrefaai@kku.edu.sa) for any questions, comments, or enquiries.