Arabic Language Teaching - MA

Why study this course?

Offering a global approach to the field of teaching languages, our diverse and multilingual cohort adopts a strong intercultural approach to provide you with a challenging and valuable learning experience.

This Arabic Language Teaching MA is designed for teachers and language professionals, but would also be suitable if you have no teaching experience. The course ensures you develop new ways of thinking and talking about language, language teaching, and language learning across different social and educational contexts.

More about this course

This master's degree will deepen your understanding of the fundamental disciplinary areas of the Arabic language, culture, pedagogy and linguistics, while also focusing on more specific theoretical and practical themes. These include key areas such as Arabic language awareness, Arab cultures, concepts and issues in language learning, language assessment and testing, and materials design for teaching Arabic.

The unique structure of the course will help develop your professional and academic interests through wide reading, guided discussion and supported research, encouraging you to develop the abilities necessary to become highly skilled and globally employable Arabic language teachers, policy makers, educators and researchers.

The lecturers teaching on the course have long-term experiences in teaching in different contexts, are research active and have publications in the subject area.

With its international orientation, the degree explores cultural, educational, political, linguistic and other contexts in which the Arabic language is learned, taught and used worldwide. It will enable you to become both more reflexive and reflective in your practice and encourages you to think of yourself as an Arabic language professional with a strong contribution to make in the field.

Assessment

There are no exams. You’ll be assessed through a variety of methods including coursework, essays, presentations, research and a final dissertation.

You will be required to have: a good bachelor's degree in Arabic; if you do not have a bachelor's degree in Arabic, you will need to take a stage four Arabic test.