Higher Diploma in English
Overview
All courses on the programme are assessed through summative and formative assessment methods. The forms of assessment are aimed at providing students an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding through creative and innovative assignments during the semester as well as mid semester exams and semester final exams. All midterm and final semester exam questions are subject to peer review and approval by the coordinator. Assignments and exams are graded through criterion-referenced grading. The rubrics are made available to the students along with the assignment description at the beginning of the semester.
Admission Requirements
- The applicant should have a minimum high school national baccalaureate average of 60% at the first attempt (without any bonus score)
- English Language Proficiency progression requirement: Minimum English Language requirement is 45 in PTE, 95 in Duolingo, 5.5 in IELTS or 64 in TOEFL iBT
Curriculum
| Level | Module Name |
| HD I, Sem 1 | Academic Writing |
| Literature 1 | |
| Linguistics 1: Morphology & Lexicology | |
| Material Development | |
| HD I Sem 2 | Literature 2 |
| Linguistics 2: Syntax & Semantics | |
| Teaching Methods and Classroom Management | |
| Second Language Assessment |
All courses on the programme are assessed through summative and formative assessment methods. The forms of assessment are aimed at providing students an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding through creative and innovative assignments during the semester as well as mid semester exams and semester final exams. All midterm and final semester exam questions are subject to peer review and approval by the coordinator. Assignments and exams are graded through criterion-referenced grading. The rubrics are made available to the students along with the assignment description at the beginning of the semester.
Skills Development
After successful completion of the Programme, students should be able to demonstrate:
- Knowledge of how English is used for professional and academic purposes.
- Knowledge of how English is best taught to various learners, purposes, and age and competency levels and designing proper material.
- Ability to think critically in response to various textual and spoken materials in English literature, language, teaching, and linguistics.
- Ability to construct reasoned argument, collect and synthesise relevant data and exercise critical judgment.
- Ability to apply their knowledge to their jobs.
- Ability to use analytical tools in identifying problems and solutions on the job.
- Ability to read and understand complex texts and nuanced literature in the field of English linguistics, literature, and language teaching.
- Collaborate with others to achieve common goals through, for example, group work, group projects, group presentations, etc.