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BACKGROUND
Department of Language
and Humanities Education is one of six departments
at the Faculty of Educational Studies. Established
in 2002, the department aims to excel in teaching,
research as well as consultancy and extension
services in the areas of:
- Teaching English
as a Second Language (TESL)
- Teaching Malay
as the First Language (PBMP)
- Moral Education
- Islamic Education
- Teaching Literature
in English
- Teaching Malay
Literature
TEACHING
Graduate
Programmes
The Department offers the following
programmes at graduate level:
- PhD - TESL,
PBMP and Moral Education
- MSc/MEd - TESL
PBMP, Malay Literature, Moral Education &
Pedagogy (Islamic Education)
The PhD programme
requires the completion of coursework and a dissertation.
The Masters programme is a 36 credit programme
and is offered through coursework and thesis (MSc),
or through coursework and a comprehensive exam
(MEd). Admission to the graduate programme is
competitive and candidates must show ability to
do graduate level work.
Bachelor
Programme
The Bachelor of Education (BEd)
programmes in TESL and Teaching Malay as the First
Language, being the first ones of kind in the
country, are well established in Malaysia.
Both the 4 years,
130 credit programmes produce graduates certified
to teach in the Malaysian public school system.
The Department
expects to offer a third programme, BEd Moral
Education, in the near future.
RESEARCH
Research is one
of the major activities of the department. Specific
research interests of staff include Teaching Literature,
ESL Reading, Learner Language Corpora, Materials
Development, Moral Education in Schools, Critical
Thinking and the Islamic Education system. Recently
completed research are The English of Malaysian
School Students: A Corpus Based Study, The Effects
of Extensive Reading on Language and Literary
Skills, and A Theory of teaching and
Learning of Gifted Children.
CONSULTANCY
AND EXTENSION SERVICES
Consultancy and
extension services have involved various public
and private sector agencies such as the Malaysian
Ministry of Education, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,
and the National Accreditation Board. The Department
also organizes The Malaysian International Conference
on English Language Teaching (MICELT) every two
years (www.micelt.com.my).
ACADEMIC
STAFF
The Department
is structured into four academic units.
- TESL & Teaching
Literature in English
- Teaching Malay
as the First Language & Teaching Malay Literature
- Islamic Education
- Moral Education
Each unit is served
by dedicated instructors who are highly knowledgeable
in their areas of expertise.
For further
information, please contact:
Head
Department of Language and Humanities Education
Faculty of Educational Studies
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 Serdang, Selangor.
+ Tel. : 603-89467907
+ Fax : 603-89467905
+ E-mail : ros_baki@putra.upm.edu.my , kjpbk@putra.upm.edu.my |
