The Teaching of English as a Foreign/International Language (AGG)

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Aim
The main purpose of the M.Ed. in TEFIL is to provide specialised knowledge and skills to university graduates in the field of teaching English as a foreign/international language. It follows the specifications and requirements of state-of-the-art educational science and responds to the needs of the teaching market in Greece and internationally. The language of instruction of the M.Ed. is English.

Programme Scope
The M.Ed. in TEFIL is addressed at anyone interested in pursuing postgraduate studies in the domain of teaching English as a foreign language and, in addition, integrates the emerging dimension of English as an international language of communication. In particular, the M.Ed. in TEFIL integrates all aspects of English language teaching, from the teaching of the “four skills” (i.e., the production and perception of spoken and written language), the design, development and evaluation of curricula and courseware, the testing and assessment of the language skills, the integration of educational technology, the integration of intercultural approaches to teaching, the teaching English to children and adults, teacher education and training, to addressing learning difficulties. The distance learning methodology adopted in the M.Ed. in TEFIL, in conjunction with the support provided by the tutors, who act as mentors, enables teachers to attend the M.Ed. without leaving their classes and learners. This is achieved through innovative distance learning activities that prompt teachers to apply what they study in actual practice, by designing, teaching and evaluating original lessons, thereby experimenting with and deeply understanding education in all its complexity.

QUALITY POLICY*
QUALITY TARGET 2024*

*The above files are currently available in Greek.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the M.Ed., students are expected to be able to:

analyse, perform and communicate teacher research related to English language teaching and learning;
comprehend and demonstrate specialized knowledge and skills in the teaching of the English language and its elements; in terms of language teaching, they should consider, choose and use appropriate methods for the effective learning of all language skills (production and perception of written and spoken language) while teaching the elements of English (culture, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation) to examine, evaluate and produce appropriate materials;
critically analyse research in language acquisition and teaching, and apply it to classroom contexts;
design, develop and evaluate curricula and materials for English language teaching;
create, analyse and interpret effective measures of language ability of their students;
locate and select appropriate teaching resources to use computer technology to assist their learners’ needs;
comprehend and apply the principles of English for specific purposes instruction relative to the linguistic background and work environment of their students;
demonstrate an understanding of intercultural approaches in language teaching;
identify, design and implement effective English language teacher training and development programmes.

Overview of the Programme

Classification according to UNESCO’s ISCED-2011

Based on the level of Education: 7

Classification according to UNESCO’s ISCED-2013

Based on the field of Education: 0114-Teacher training with subject specialization

Type of Postgraduate Programme

Master of Education, M.Ed.

ECTS Credit Points

The total sum of ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) required for the completion of this M.Ed. is 120 ECTS. Students can select to study Modules whose ECTS adds up to no more than 30 ECTS per semester.

Duration of Study

The minimum time required for the completion of the M.Ed. is two (2) years, or four (4) semesters.

Language

The official language of the M.Ed. is English. This means that the language in which all materials content, written assignments, postgraduate dissertation and oral presentations is English.

The Post-graduate programme accepts graduates or higher institution diplomas of related disciplines holding a B2 certification in the English language. The programme is offered in English.

The knowledge of an extra foreign language except the language of the programme and good computer-Internet skills would be useful for the successful participation in the programme.

Note:

Holders of a degree or diploma of higher education means graduates of Greek Universities or Polytechnics or Higher School of Fine Arts or Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education or Higher Technological Educational Institutions (ATEI) or those who hold academically equivalent first cycle degrees from recognized foreign educational institutions with the degrees awarded by the Greek Higher Educational Institutions, in accordance with the provisions of article 304 of Law No. 4957/2022 (Government Gazette 141/21.07.2022, vol.)

Marking:

For the evaluation of the application to the Postgraduate Studies Programme, it will be examined whether the candidate’s institution of study is or may be included in the National Register of Recognised Higher Education Institutions of Foreign Countries and whether the candidate’s degree is or may be included in the National Register of Types of Degrees of Recognised Institutions of Foreign Countries.

The Hellenic Open University, if the degree is included in the list of article 307 of Law No. 4957/2022, must request a “Certificate of Place of Study”, which is issued and sent by the foreign university. If the place of study or part of the studies is confirmed as the Greek territory, the degree is not recognized, unless the part of the studies that took place in the Greek territory is in a public higher education institution or in a recognized foreign educational institution within the meaning of paragraph b) of article 299 of Law No. 4957/2022.

Certification of English language competency at level B2

English competency (level B2) is proven according to article 10, Presidential Decree 85/2022 “Determination of qualifications for appointment in the public sector (Qualification-Department)” (Α΄ 232), in combination with Part C΄ and namely “LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES ” of no. 20/01.02.2023 “Amendment of no. 94/20.6.2022 of the decision of the SUPREME COUNCIL FOR CIVIL PERSONNEL SELECTION (ASEP)”Procedure for determining the fixed parts of the content of staff selection announcements based on predetermined and objective criteria (Articles 28 – 30 of Law 4765/2021 ) (B’ 3614)” (B’ 594) with language proficiency certificates.

Language Certificates

The table below shows the language certificates -level (B2) of English Competency that are accepted as well as the issuing body.

Certification of English competency at level B2 can be proved as follows:

AIM Awards Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (B2) (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)
AIM Qualifications Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (B2) (Anglia Advanced) (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)
Ascentis Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (CEF B2)
Assessment Board for Language Examinations: Level B2 (ABLE B2) Hellenic American University (Nashua, New Hampshire, USA)
BULATS English Language Test, overall score 60-74, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY or CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH (For certificates issued by 19.11.2019)
BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE – VANTAGE (BEC VANTAGE) University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) or CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH
BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE PRELIMINARY CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH overall score 160-170
BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE VANTAGE CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH overall score 160-179
CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED ENGLISH CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH overall score 160-179
FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY or CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH
FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH overall score 160-179
CERTIFICATE IN INTEGRATED SKILLS IN ENGLISH ISE II TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON
CITY & GUILDS LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL INTERNATIONAL (reading, writing and listening) – COMMUNICATOR – and CITY & GUILDS LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL INTERNATIONAL (Spoken) – COMMUNICATOR – (They are cumulatively submitted to demonstrate good language proficiency)
CITY & GUILDS CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL ESOL – COMMUNICATOR – and CITY & GUILDS CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL SPOKEN ESOL – COMMUNICATOR – (They are cumulatively submitted to demonstrate good language proficiency)
(ECCE)- CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY IN ENGLISH MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE or Cambridge Michigan Language Assessments – CaMLA or Michigan Language Assessment)
EDI Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International JETSET Level 5 (CEF B2)
ESB Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International All Modes (Council of Europe Level B2)
INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM (IELTS) from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) or CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH – The British Council – IDP Education Australia IELTS Australia (with score 5,5- 6,5)
GA Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International – CEFR: B2
GA Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Classic B2)
B2- LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Communicator B2) and Β2– LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Communicator B2) (They are cumulatively submitted to demonstrate good language proficiency)
LanguageCert Test of English (LTE) – LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading) (LanguageCert Test of English B2)
LONDON TESTS OF ENGLISH LEVEL 3 – UPPER INTERMEDIATE COMMUNICATION- EDEXCEL
EDEXCEL LEVEL I CERTIFICATE IN ESOL INTERNATIONAL (CEF B2)
LRN Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (CEF B2)
ΜΕΤ – MICHIGAN ENGLISH TEST (Listening, Reading, Speaking) score from 157 -189 from Michigan Language Assessment or CAMBRIDGE MICHIGAN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS-CaMLA
ΜΕΤ – MICHIGAN ENGLISH TEST (Listening, Reading ή Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing) score from 53- 63 του Michigan Language Assessment
MICHIGAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT BATTERY (MELAB) score 80-90, CAMBRIDGE MICHIGAN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS or MICHIGAN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
Michigan State University – Certificate of English Language Competency (MSU – CELC): CEF B2
NOCN Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (B2)
NYLC –NEW YORK LANGUAGE CENTER CERTIFICATE Level B2
OCNLR Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (CEFR B2)
OCNW Certificate in ESOL International at Level 1 (Common European Framework equivalent level B2) (by 31/8/2009)
Open College Network West Midlands Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (CEFR B2)
PEARSON EDI Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (CEF B2)
PEARSON LCCI LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN ESOL INTERNATIONAL (CEFR B2)
PEARSON TEST OF ENGLISH GENERAL LEVEL 3 UPPER- INTERMEDIATE COMMUNICATION – EDEXCEL
PEARSON EDEXCEL LEVEL I CERTIFICATE IN ESOL INTERNATIONAL (CEF B2) (ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE)
PEARSON LCCI EFB LEVEL 3 (Units: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, in case one of those is graded as “Pass”)
PEARSON LCCI EFB LEVEL 2 (Units: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, “Distinction” or “Credit”)
PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST, CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT ENGLISH overall score 160-170
TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION (TOEIC) EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE/ CHAUNCEY, USA, score 505 – 780
Test of Interactive English, B2 Level (ACELS)
Test of Interactive English, Β2 Level (Gatehouse Awards)
Test of Interactive English, B2 + Level (ACELS)
VTCT (ITEC) Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (B2)
National Foreign Language Exam System (KPG) equivalent level of Law 2740/1999, as replaced by paragraph 19, Article 13, of Law 3149/2003.

English competency (level B2) is also proven with certificates of other institutions (not limited to universities) of an equivalent level, irrespective of their legal form, provided they are certified or recognized by the competent authority of the country concerned for conducting examinations and issuing certificates of proficiency in English at the appropriate level. These certificates must be accompanied by a proof document from the issuing body that both the issuing body and the language certificate competency are certified by the competent national authority and also and that the certification also concerns the evaluation of basic communication skills (written language production, oral language production, written language comprehension and oral language comprehension).

If there is no certification or recognition body in the country concerned, a certificate from the relevant Ministry or Embassy of Greece is required, confirming that the certificates issued by the above bodies to third parties for whom English is not a native language are accepted in public services of that country as valid evidence of English at the appropriate level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The competent regulatory authority for Great Britain is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).

General notes:

Advanced level foreign language certificates also prove knowledge of a lower (required) level of the foreign language.
Foreign Language Teaching Certification does not prove the competence in a foreign language. In order to prove their competence in the foreign language, candidates who hold the relevant certification must provide the foreign language certificates as provided for in this Annex where applicable
All foreign language degrees must be accompanied by their official translation into the Greek language, except the above English language proficiency certificates, which are accepted without requiring any translation and validation.

Programme Layout

The M.Ed. in TEFIL includes a total of eleven (11) six-month (semester) Modules and a six-month Dissertation. For the completion of the M.Ed., students can follow one of the following two routes:

EITHER Route A—successful attendance of six thematic units as well as successful completion of a Postraduate Dissertation;
OR Route B—successful attendance of eight thematic units, without the completion of a Postraduate Dissertation.

As already stated, the M.Ed. requires the completion of 120 credits (ECTS). Each ECTS is equal to 25 hours of study. The completion of each Module requires 15 ECTS. These correspond to 375 hours of study, which are allocated to the study of the teaching materials, the processing of the educational activities, the participation in the Contact Sessions and production of two written assignments (each of different size and weight). The ECTS of the Postraduate Dissertation (in Route B) are 30, which correspond to 750 hours of work.

More specifically, the two possible routes of the M.Ed. in TEFIL are as follows:

Route Α’ (includes the production of a postgraduate written dissertation)

1^st Semester: 30 ECTS
AGG11	Introduction to the m.ed. Teaching oracy skills	(C¹, 15 ECTS)
AGG12	Teaching literacy skills	(C, 15 ECTS)

2^nd Semester: 30 ECTS
AGG21	Course development	(C, 15 ECTS)

3^rd Semester: 30 ECTS
AGG41	Research methodology	(C, 15 ECTS)

*2^nd Semester – 3^rd Semester* -> Elective Modules²:
AGG22	Language assessment	(Ε³, 15 ECTS)
AGG31	New technologies in teaching	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG32	Early foreign language education	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG33	Teaching english for specific purposes	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG34	Teacher education for elt	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG35	Intercultural approaches to elt	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG36	Learning difficulties	(Ε, 15 ECTS)

4^th Semester: 30 ECTS
AGGDN	Postgraduate dissertation	(C, 30ECTS)

Notes:

C¹: Compulsory

Elective Modules²: Only those Modules that have notbeen already selected in previous semesters.

Ε³: Elective

Route Β’ (without the production of a postgraduate written dissertation)

1^st Semester: 30 ECTS
AGG11	Introduction to the m.ed. Teaching oracy skills	(C¹, 15 ECTS)
AGG12	Teaching literacy skills	(C, 15 ECTS)

2nd Semester: 30 ECTS
AGG21	Course development	(C, 15 ECTS)

3rd Semester: 30 ECTS
*2^nd Semester – 3^rd Semester –* *4^th Semester* -> Elective Modules²:
AGG22	Language assessment	(Ε³, 15 ECTS)
AGG31	New technologies in teaching	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG32	Early foreign language education	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG33	Teaching english for specific purposes	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG34	Teacher education for elt	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG35	Intercultural approaches to elt	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG36	Learning difficulties	(Ε, 15 ECTS)
AGG41	Research methodology	(Ε, 15 ECTS)

Notes:

C¹: Compulsory

Elective Modules²: Only those Modules that have notbeen already selected in previous semesters.

Ε³: Elective

Guidelines on Module selection (Route

You can select either ONE (1) or TWO (2) Modules per semester.

In the first semester, if you wish to select only one Module, in order to familiarize yourself with the Distance Learning methodology and the workload that it entails, you should select the compulsory Module titled AGG11. If you wish to choose two Modules, you should select the compulsory Modules AGG11 and AGG12.

In the second semester, if you wish to select only one Module, you should select the compulsory Module titled AGG21. If you wish to choose two Modules, you should select the compulsory Module AGG21 and then any other Elective Module.

In the third semester you will have to select the compulsory Module titled AGG41, which aims to provide you with the required knowledge and the research tools you will need in order to develop the postgraduate written dissertation. If you wish to choose two Modules, then you should select the compulsory Module AGG41 and any other Elective Module.

Finally, in the fourth semester, you will have to produce the postgraduate dissertation. The preparation of the dissertation (AGGDE) presupposes the successful attendance of all six (6) Modules. The oral examination of the dissertation presupposes the successful completion of all Modules of the Programme.

Guidelines on Module selection (Route B΄)

You can select either ONE (1) or TWO (2) Modules per semester.

In the first semester, if you wish to selectonly one Module, in order to familiarize yourself with the Distance Learning methodology and the workload that it entails, you should select the compulsory Module titled AGG11. If you wish to choose two Modules, you should select the compulsory Modules AGG11 and AGG12.

In the second semester, if you wish to select only oneModule, you should select the compulsory Module titled AGG21. If you wish to choose two Modules, you should select the compulsory Module AGG21 and then any other Elective Module.

In the following two semesters you can select any one of the Elective Modules. In any case, you should not select more than two Modules per semester.

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMME OF STUDIES

Nikolaos Sifakis, Professor
Subject: Teaching English Language for Special Purposes

e-mail: sifakis.nikolaos@ac.eap.gr

ΑGG11	ΤΑGΚΑS	PΕRΙΚLIS	CV
ΑGG12	SIFAKIS	NIKOLAOS	CV
ΑGG21	ΤΑGΚΑS	PΕRΙΚLIS	CV
ΑGG22	LΙΟΝΤΟU	TRISEVGENI	CV
ΑGG31	ALEXIOU	THOMAI	CV
ΑGG32	ALEXIOU	THOMAI	CV
ΑGG33	SIFAKIS	NIKOLAOS	CV
ΑGG34	SIFAKIS	NIKOLAOS	CV
ΑGG35	ΚΑRRΑS	IOANNIS	CV
ΑGG36	ΚΑRRΑS	IOANNIS	CV
ΑGG41	SIFAKIS	NIKOLAOS	CV
ΑGG65	SIFAKIS	NIKOLAOS	CV