MA IN TEFL PROGRAMMES IN CROATIA NEVEN MATAS & MIRNA PIČULJAN FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RIJEKA UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA

ABOUT US  Final year graduate students at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Rijeka  Double major: MA in TEFL & informatics education

OVERVIEW OF OUR PRESENTATION  General overview of Croatian universities and relevant faculties  General information about English language programmes  Detailed look at six MA in TEFL programmes  Q&A

UNIVERSITIES IN CROATIA  Approx students at public universities (school year 2013/14)  7 public universities  4 faculties of humanities and social sciences / philosophy  5 English language departments  5 double major programmes (one of the majors being MA in TEFL)  1 single major MA in TEFL programme  MA in TEFL is referred to as „nastavnički smjer” (teacher education)

UNIVERSITIES THAT OFFER MA IN TEFL PROGRAMMES  University of Zagreb  Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Zagreb (Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu): 7364 students, academic 2013/14 year  Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek  Faculty of Philosophy Osijek (Filozofski fakultet u Osijeku): 1561 students  University of Rijeka  Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Rijeka (Filozofski fakultet u Rijeci): 1495 students  University of Split  Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Split (Filozofski fakultet u Splitu): 1473 students  University of Zadar  English Department (Odjel za anglistiku)

LOCATION OF THE FACULTIES Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES - GENERAL  BA in English language and literature / anglistics: 3 years, 180 ECTS  MA programmes usually offered (2 years, 120 ECTS):  TEFL  Linguistics  Translation  Culture & literature

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES - TEFL  Nation-wide it is mandatory to attain 60 out of the required 120 ECTS in teaching competences (teacher education courses) across 2 years  Teaching competences are gained from both general psychology, pedagogy, didactics courses and applied linguistics & TEFL-related courses  MA in TEFL programmes include teaching practice in both elementary and high schools

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB 1/3  2 years (120 ECTS)  Single (10 students per year) and double major (25 students per year)  Admission criterion: finished BA in English language and literature  Head of the TEFL section: Assistant Professor Renata Geld, PhD

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB 2/3 Curriculum and content:  Core TEFL courses:  Glottodidactics (5 ECTS) – single major only  Teaching English as a Foreign Language (5 ECTS)  English Teaching Practicum I, II, III, IV (2 or 3 ECTS) – III & IV only for single major students  Certification: diploma (mag. educ. philol. angl.)

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB 3/3  Practicum:  15+ teaching activities across 2 semesters  Single major: 15+ hours of observation  Using a diary / portfolio  Reflection on teaching experience  Learning how to design teaching activities and units  Evaluation: teaching + portfolio

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT 1/3  2 years (120 ECTS)  Double major only  Admission criterion: finished BA in English language and literature  ELT methodology professor: professor Sanja Čurković-Kalebić

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT 2/3 Curriculum and content:  Core TEFL courses:  Glottodidactics (5 ECTS)  English Language Teaching Methodology (5 ECTS)  English Teaching Practicum (5 ECTS, final semester)  Certification: diploma (mag. educ. philol. angl.)

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT 3/3  Practicum:  25 observation hours  20 teaching hours  20 lesson / unit design hours  Using a portfolio  Evaluation: 80% of the final grade from school teaching, 20% from the portfolio

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK 1/3  2 years (120 ECTS)  Double major only  Admission criterion: finished BA in English language and literature  Glottodidactics professor & coordinator of MA in TEFL programme: professor Višnja Pavičić Takač

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK 2/3 Curriculum and content:  Core TEFL courses:  Glottodidactics (6 ECTS)  English language teaching methodology (3 ECTS)  Teaching practicum (5 ECTS)  Certification: diploma (mag. educ. philol. angl.)

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK 3/3  Practicum:  15 hours of practice before entering schools  30 hours of portfolio and teaching analysis  8 hours of classroom observation  5 hours of peer observation  14 teaching hours  45 TA hours

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR 1/3  2 years (120 ECTS)  Double-major exclusively  Admission criterion: finished BA in English language and literature (or similar, which requires taking differential exams)

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR 2/3 Curriculum and content:  Teacher education courses (60 ECTS)  Core TEFL courses:  Principles of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teaching  English Language Teaching Methodology  English Teaching Practicum I & II  Certification: diploma (mag. educ. philol. angl.)

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR 3/3  Practicum:  15 hours / semester in schools  Practicum I evaluation: 50% portfolio (observation diary, observaton report, teaching materials), 50% teaching participation  Practicum II evaluation: 70% teaching, 10% portfolio (diary, materials, mentor’s evaluation), 20% class participation

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA (FFRI) 1/3  2 years (120 ECTS)  Double-major exclusively  Admission: finished BA in English language and literature  Certification: diploma (mag. educ. philol. angl.)

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA (FFRI) 2/3 Curriculum and content:  Teacher education courses (60 ECTS) :  General - education and psychology (core and elective)  English applied linguistics and TESOL (core and elective)  Core TEFL courses  Introduction to ELT (4 ECTS)  ELT Methodology course (6 ECTS)  Pre-service training/Teaching practice at schools (4 ECTS)  Elective courses:  Cultural aspects of ELT, Approaches and Methods to ELT, Assessment, Teaching literature

MA IN TEFL AT UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA (FFRI) 3/3  Practicum (4 ECTS):  Teaching practice in both elementary & secondary schools  hrs. classroom observation  hrs. teaching  hrs. microteaching  hrs. peer observation  hrs. teaching assistant activities  Final grade: 60% teaching (full lessons), 20% microteaching activities, 20% student portfolio (materials + EPOSTL)

LITERATURE & REFERENCES  Statistics: (Croatian Agency for Science and Higher Education)  Programme information:  FFRI:  UNIZD: i& i&  FFZG:  FFOS:

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