UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN

Programme Structure: Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) with Honours

(Formerly known as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English Education)

(R3/0114/6/0021)(07/30)(A11023)

YEAR 1
  • INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS 
  • ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY 
  • INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE 
  • LANGUAGE LEARNING THEORIES 
  • LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY 
  • STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH 
  • ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX 
  • HISTORY OF EDUCATION 
  • INTEGRITY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION 
  • MPU1* 
  • ELECTIVE I 
  • ELECTIVE II 
  • TEACHING OF READING
YEAR 2
  • NATIONAL LANGUAGE / OTHER LANGUAGE 
  • ELECTIVE III 
  • TEACHING OF WRITING 
  • TEACHING OF LITERATURE 
  • TEACHING OF SPEAKING AND LISTENING 
  • ELECTIVE V 
  • ELECTIVE VI 
  • EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 
  • SUN ZI'S ART OF WAR AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES 
  • ELECTIVE IV 
  • PSYCHOLINGUISTICS 
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 
  • SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION 
  • THEATRE IN ESL
YEAR 3
  • MPU1** 
  • MPU 3 
  • LANGUAGE TESTING AND ASSESSMENT 
  • EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 
  • CURRICULUM AND SYLLABUS DESIGN 
  • PROJECT I 
  • CO-CURRICULUM 
  • INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION 
  • PROJECT II 
  • TEACHING PRACTICE
MPU 1* (Choose 1 course)
  • BAHASA MELAYU KOMUNIKASI 2  (FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS)
  • FALSAFAH DAN ISU SEMASA  (FOR LOCAL STUDENTS)
MPU 1** (Choose 1 course)
  • PENGHAYATAN ETIKA DAN PERADABAN (FOR LOCAL STUDENTS)
  • PHILOSOPHY AND CURRENT ISSUES (FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS)
MPU 3 (Choose 1 course)
  • INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE 
  • CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION 
  • INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 
  • DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN MALAYSIA
ELECTIVE I (Choose 1 course)
  • BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION 
  • POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
ELECTIVE II (Choose 1 course)
  • ACADEMIC WRITING 
  • HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ELECTIVE III (Choose 1 course)
  • MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES 
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ELECTIVE IV (Choose 1 course)
  • ORAL COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS 
  • PUBLIC SPEAKING AND ORAL PRESENTATION
ELECTIVE V (Choose 1 course)
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY 
  • DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
ELECTIVE VI (Choose 1 course)
  • NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 
  • PHOTOGRAPHY IN COMMERCIAL DESIGN
NATIONAL LANGUAGE / OTHER LANGUAGE (Choose 1 course)
  • BAHASA KEBANGSAAN A
  • INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LANGUAGE
  • INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH
  • INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE
  • INTRODUCTION TO TAMIL LANGUAGE
  • INTRODUCTION TO THAI LANGUAGE
  • COMMUNICATIVE TAMIL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
  • INTRODUCTION TO KOREAN
CO-CURRICULUM (Choose 1 course)
  • SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECT
  • ARTS AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCE
  • COMMUNITY PROJECT
  • LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SOCIAL STUDY ABROAD
  • TEAM WORK AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
  • STUDY SOFT SKILLS AND/OR LIFE SKILLS ABROAD
  • ART, CRAFT, AND DESIGN
  • ORAL COMMUNICATION
  • MUSIC PERFORMANCE
  • MANAGING PERSONAL FINANCE
  • WORK ETHICS AND EQ
  • MANAGEMENT OF SPORTS ACTIVITY
  • CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVE THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
  • LEADERSHIP AND TEAMBUILDING
  • BUSINESS PLAN WRITING & PREPARATION
  • MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE (MOOC)
Please note that this is an indicative list of courses for general reference only. The programme structure and course sequence plan may be subject to change without notice. It is therefore important to check with UTAR staff on the current programme structure at the time of enrollment. For existing UTAR students, kindly refer to UTAR portal.