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, Moral Education, Curriculum
and Instruction (Islamic Education)
- MSc/MEd
- TESL PBMP, Malay Literature, Moral
Education Curriculum and Instruction
(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 : 603-89468222
+ E-mail : asmawati@educ.upm.edu.my ,
kjpbk@putra.upm.edu.my
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