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ELT English Language Teaching Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
ELT English Language Teaching via distance learning
This program explains Second Language Teaching (SLT) methodology and supports it with many examples. It overviews different orientations for English Language Teaching (ELT) program, describes pedagogical methods, and pinpoints to the consistent ideas that lead to success in this field. The program develops practical coverage of all the key issues for the effective practice of ELT.
Academic Supervisor : Peter A. Muckley
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ELT English Language Teaching Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - ELT English Language Teaching.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Comparative Literature - Creative Writing - English Literature - Journalism - Language Studies - Linguistics - Translation & Interpretation .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - ELT English Language Teaching Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: ELT English Language Teaching via distance learning = 27 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - ELT English Language Teaching Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: ELT English Language Teaching via distance learning = 27 Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Translation & Interpretation.
Master's Degree - ELT English Language Teaching Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: ELT English Language Teaching via distance learning = 27 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Translation & Interpretation. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - ELT English Language Teaching Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: ELT English Language Teaching via distance learning = 27 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Translation & Interpretation. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
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ELT English Language Teaching Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
The English Language
This course deals with the use and abuse of spoken and written English. It studies and evaluates the use of language for various purposes (e.g., colloquial, scientific, legal, political, commercial, journalistic, and literary) in order to increase critical awareness and help to write clearly and effectively. It examines factual, emotive, scientific, and imaginative writing, as well as relevance, context, meaning, tone, feeling, and intention.
Academic Supervisor: Peter A. Muckley
Multilingual Children
This course discusses how to support children’s native languages as they transition into the acquisition of a second language. It explores the role of culture, home, and classroom contexts in the acquisition and development of language. It examines home, school, and community connections to multilingual children education.
Academic Supervisor: Sara Hejazi
Bilingual Education
This course examines traditional and contemporary approaches to language teaching. It reviews different models of bilingual education, the ways of achieving a balanced bilingual education system, and the challenges posed by cultural and linguistic diversity.
Academic Supervisor: Sara Hejazi
Classroom Technology
This course concentrates on integrating computers into the classroom, with particular emphasis on productivity and the curriculum. Internet applications, network applications, access to electronic data bases, multimedia, and instructional techniques are the major areas of emphasis. The course focuses on: the application of technology in instruction; strategies for hardware/software selection, installation, and maintenance; and the use of technology-based tools to support instruction.
Academic Supervisor: Mercedes Inciarte Rodríguez
Language Acquisition
This course explores the question “How do children manage to learn language?” It introduces classic and contemporary theories of language acquisition. Topics include early speech perception; word learning; acquisition of phonology, morphology, and syntax; development of pragmatic and metalinguistic knowledge; and developmental change in language comprehension and production.
Academic Supervisor: Philomena Wavinya Ndambuki
Design of Learning Systems
This course focuses on issues and problems related to the design of learning systems involving new pedagogical approaches and technologies. It provides know-how on a wide range of integrated learning systems and technologies, including both those that are widely used in educational settings and those that are state-of-the-art.
Academic Supervisor: Samuel Murinda
Methods of Evaluation
This course addresses various and evolving models of evaluation, emphasizes paradigmatic issues that emerge in different contexts, and analyzes the application of theory and methods in examples of actual evaluations conducted (or in progress) within each defined context. The course teaches the planning and design of evaluations in different contexts.
Academic Supervisor: Samuel Murinda
Classroom & Teaching Strategies
This course describes, explores, and shows how to implement effective teaching strategies and ideas. It applies theoretical knowledge to teaching practice, lesson plans design, and classroom activities. It explains how to select didactic materials and how to monitor and assess students’ progress.
Academic Supervisor: Samuel Murinda
ELT English Language Teaching
This course explains second language teaching methodology and supports it with numerous examples. It overviews different orientations for ELT - English Language Teaching, describes pedagogical methods, and pinpoints the orientation that is highly consistent with successful principles.
Academic Supervisor: Peter A. Muckley
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ELT English Language Teaching Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
AEPE - Asociación Europea de Profesores de Español
ALL - Association for Language Learning
ASELE - Asociación para la Enseñanza del Español como Lengua Extranjera
BC - British Council
CPLP - Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
ELTRF - English Language Teaching in the Russian Federation
ESSE - European Society for the Study of English
FDLCE - Fundación para la Difusión de la Lengua y la Cultura Española
FEDELE - Federación Española de Asociaciones de Escuelas de Español para Extranjeros
FIAPE - Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Profesores de Español
FNCSF - Fédération Nationale des Conseils Scolaires Francophones
IALLT - International Association for Language Learning Technology
IATEFL - International Association of Teachers of English
IC - Instituto Camões
IC - Instituto Cervantes
OIF - Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
SIPLE - Sociedade Internacional de Português-Língua Estrangeira
TESOL International Association
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Admission requirements - ELT English Language Teaching
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - ELT English Language Teaching Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
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Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
ELT English Language Teaching Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.