{"id":19,"date":"2026-05-14T16:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matefl.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-09-11T22:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T22:25:13","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/matefl.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Program Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Credits:<\/strong>&nbsp;30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Entry term:<\/strong>&nbsp;Primarily Fall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp;Normally 2 years, max. 3 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong>&nbsp;Full-time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Class schedule:<\/strong>&nbsp;All classes are delivered after 4:30 p.m on weekdays.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tuition waiver<\/strong>: Currently, all MA-TEFL students hold 100% tuition exemption and follow the program <strong>free of charge<\/strong>. New candidates are offered waiver opportunities upon availability. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delivery mode:<\/strong>&nbsp;On campus (face-to-face)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application deadline:<\/strong>&nbsp;20 July 2026 (for Fall intake)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structure<br><\/strong>The program consists of 30 credits of coursework and a thesis, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>3 core credit-bearing courses<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TEFL 531 Research Methods in Linguistics I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 532 Research Methods in Linguistics II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 555 Written Academic Discourse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7 elective credit-bearing courses<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TEFL 506 Sociolinguistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 556 Trends and Developments in Applied Linguistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 501 Second Language Acquisition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 503 Linguistics: the Nature of Language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 510 Language Testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 512 Issues in ESP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 521 EFL Methodology I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 524 EFL Methodology II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 528 Curriculum Development and Evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 530 Materials Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 551 Research Seminar I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 603 Instructional Supervision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2 non-credit components<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TEFL 550 Thesis Seminar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEFL 554 Thesis Writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2 university-wide General Education graduate courses<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GE 500 Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GE 590 Academic Practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-05f890fd2b3cb49c23b9218373ebcc29\"><strong>As of September 2026, <\/strong><br><strong>MA in TEFL program started following a two-track structure<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/matefl.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-00.15.43-804x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matefl.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-00.15.43-804x1024.png 804w, https:\/\/matefl.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-18-at-00.15.43-235x300.png 235w, 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is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Common courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">GE500<br>GE590<br>TEFL 531<br>TEFL 532<br>TEFL 550<br>TEFL 554<br>TEFL 555<br>TEFL 556 (elective)<br>TEFL 551 (elective)<br>TEFL 603 (elective)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Research electives<\/strong><br>Research-oriented elective 1<br>Research-oriented elective 2<br>Research-oriented elective 3<br>Research-oriented elective 4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>DELTA courses<br><\/strong>TTP 521 &#8211; DELTA 1<br>TTP 522 &#8211; DELTA 2<br>TTP 523 &#8211; DELTA 3<br>TTP 524 &#8211; DELTA 4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Overview StructureThe program consists of 30 credits of coursework and a thesis, including: As of September 2026, MA in TEFL program started following a two-track structure: Common courses: GE500GE590TEFL 531TEFL 532TEFL 550TEFL 554TEFL 555TEFL 556 (elective)TEFL 551 (elective)TEFL 603 (elective) Research electivesResearch-oriented elective 1Research-oriented elective 2Research-oriented elective 3Research-oriented elective 4 DELTA coursesTTP 521 &#8211; 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