Program Outcomes

Upon graduation, alumni of the English Language Teaching undergraduate program should be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary and historical language teaching approaches and methods.
2. Demonstrate awareness of a variety of translation theories.
3. Apply appropriate pedagogical decisions in accordance with a variety of English teaching contexts around the world.
4. Use all receptive and productive English language skills fluently and accurately for effective academic and daily communication.
5. Utilize experiences of learning a foreign language other than English for developing an awareness of language learning processes.  
6. Analyze and address professional challenges based on an awareness of global systems and comparisons of educational systems.
7. Critically analyze linguistic, literary, cultural, and historical issues when selecting, developing, and using course materials and assessment instruments.
8. Effectively communicate with students and other stakeholders in educational settings.
9. Design, conduct, and report small-scale educational research projects.
10. Develop a critical and multicultural perspective to language and language-related issues emerging from global English contexts.
11. Develop the ability to appraise literary materials for use in language teaching.
12. Relate linguistic theories to language teaching practices.
13. Select and utilize appropriate instructional technologies and information literacy skills to increase the effectiveness of foreign language teaching.