Can you provide me the syllabus of the M. Phil in English Language Studies Program offered by Centre for English Language Studies of University of Hyderabad?

The Centre for English Language Studies of University of Hyderabad provides English proficiency courses to students across the university.

The faculty of the Centre teach English to the Integrated Masters students of the university and also offer English language courses for specific disciplines

M. Phil in English Language Studies

M. Phil Syllabus: Course work for I Semester (16 credits)

Core Courses:

i) Research Methods (4 credits)

ii) Theoretical Foundations of Language, Learning and Teaching (4 credits)

Optional courses: Scholars have to do any two of these courses depending on their chosen area of research, in consultation with the supervisor. All courses are of 4 credits each.
i) Syllabus Design and Materials Development
ii) Theories of Teaching Language Skills
iii) Testing and Evaluation
iv) Discourse Analysis
v) English Phonetics and Phonology
vi) English Morphology, Syntax and Semantics
vii) Sociolinguistics
viii) Psycholinguistics
ix) Any other course based on the scholar’s area of research

Entrance Examination:

Written Examination: 75 marks
Interview: 25 marks

Written examination will consist of three parts, two of which will be objective type.

Section A will test proficiency in English by means of objective type questions.
(25 marks, with negative marking. 0.33 will be deducted for every wrong answer)

Section B also of objective type will consist of a question or questions testing problem solving abilities or data analysis. (25 marks, no negative marking)

Section C will be an essay type question. (25 marks)


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University of Hyderabad
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