Overview

The Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and ELT program is a 1-year graduate program of 42 credits. Along with sufficient Core and Elective courses of having importance in the arena of local, regional, and global English studies, a number of multidisciplinary courses have been included in the curriculum of this program as General Education courses to make the students competent for the competitive examinations as well as to inculcate moral and cultural values, managerial capacity, gender sensitivity, and global knowledge in the students. There are also two Capstone courses in the curriculum for developing students communicative and research skills.

Mission

The Department of English has set up the following missions to reach the above-mentioned vision:

• To convey the highest possible standard of teaching and research to the students to make them competent as global citizens
• To help students develop analytical and creative faculties as well as communicative competence in English
• To make the students aware of the local and global history and culture, and to develop interpersonal relationship for sustainable development
• To produce skilled graduates with digital literacy and leadership quality to face the challenges of the local and global job markets.
• To inculcate ethical sense, moral values, environmental consciousness, and gender sensitivity in the students.
• To engage the students in research works, and make them recognize the importance of life-long learning for the development of the country

Vision

The Department of English of The People’s University of Bangladesh strives to produce skilled graduates with digital literacy and a deep moral and cultural values to compete in the local and global job markets and to engage themselves in research works and life-long learning for the sustainable development of the country.

Objective

The objectives of the Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and ELT program are:

• To help the students develop greater command and proficiency in English language i.e., in the four basic skills reading, writing, listening and speaking.
• To enable them to apply different theories, ideas, teaching-learning approaches, methods, techniques, pedagogical aspects, and critical concepts of both applied linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT).
• To help them apply the most effective situational, time-tested strategies to instill aptitude and motivation in the language learners as well as the would-be teaching professionals.
• To help them become technologically expert to utilize modern teaching-learning related aids and gadgets for better exposure of language-related aspects.
• To assist them to enhance their skills to communicate effectively and spontaneously in English in academic and professional situations.
• To help them grow religious, moral and ethical sense and global consciousness, and apply them in personal and professional life.
• To help them acquire and apply civil literacy and humanitarian knowledge to contribute to the development of the society.
• To help them engage in research work in personal and professional levels to bring a change in social practice.
• To help them engage in the process of life-long learning for overall progress and success in all the spheres of personal and professional life.

Intended Learning Outcome (ILO)

By the end of the Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and ELT program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate greater command and proficiency in English language i.e., in the four basic skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
• Apply different theories, ideas, teaching-learning approaches, methods, techniques, pedagogical aspects, and critical concepts of both applied linguistics and English Language Teaching (ELT).
• Apply the most effective situational, time-tested strategies to instill aptitude and motivation in the language learners as well as the would-be teaching professionals.
• Demonstrate technological expertise to utilize modern teaching-learning related aids and gadgets for better exposure of language-related aspects.
• Apply their analytical skills to communicate effectively and spontaneously in English in academic and professional situations.
• Demonstrate religious, moral and ethical sense and global consciousness in personal and professional life.
• Apply civil literacy and humanitarian knowledge to contribute to the development of the society.
• Engage in various research projects in personal and professional levels to bring a change in social practice.
• Engage themselves in life-long learning for overall progress and success in all the spheres of personal and professional life.