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Vision & Goals

Vision and Expectations

The Master of Arts in TESOL Program embraces a dynamic and strategic vision to provide practical, relevant and advanced English language education, applied linguistics and applied language research. Students who complete the program should:

  • Acquire an advanced understanding of concepts, current issues and research methods in the core areas of English language education and applied linguistics; and
  • Complete a focused piece of research; and gain specialist knowledge and research techniques in English language teaching and relating issues.

PROGRAM AIMS

The aims of MA in TESOL program are to:

  • enable students to achieve and consolidate specialist, professional competence as practitioners in teaching and programming English;
  • develop students’ awareness of the empirical relevance and application of theoretical issues in linguistics;
  • develop students’ understanding of the linguistic dimensions of cultural diversity, globalization and social change;
  • give participants the opportunity to reflect on this professional knowledge with regard to the appropriateness of its application to a range of educational contexts; and
  • extend the participants’ ability to work autonomously in a specific area of interest to them.

Contact Info

Course Coordinator:

Mr. Chan Sophal (1998): M.Ed (Educational Psychology), University of Hawaii, USA 2004; B.Ed (TEFL), RUPP 1998.
Tel: (855) 23-885-419
Fax: (855) 23-884-154
Email: info.doe@rupp.edu.kh
Office: Room 1.10, 1st Floor, Building E, Institute of Foreign Languages

Scholarship

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