M.Ed. English Language Education

Master of Education in English Language Education

  1. List of Academic Staff
NameStatus and QualificationResearch Interests
A. SaiduSenior Lecturer & Ag.Head of Department
B.A. (Ed.), M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin)		History and  Policy of Education/History Education
R. A. LawalProfessor
B.A.(Ed) (ABU, Zaria); M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ibadan)		Language Education/Curriculum Studies (English Education and Applied Linguistics)
S. B. OlajideReader
B.A.(Ibadan); PGDE, M. Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin)		Language Education/Curriculum Studies(English Education and Applied Linguistics)
Folakemi O. Adeniyi-EgbeolaReader
B.A. (Ed.), M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin)		Language Education/ Curriculum Studies
Y. BelloSenior Lecturer
B.A. (Ed.), M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin)		Language Education/ Curriculum Studies
Z. A. AbuduLecturer I
B. A. (OAU, Ile-Ife); M. A. (Ilorin); Ph.D. (ABU, Zaria)		French Language Education
S. A. BadruLecturer I
B.A. (Ado-Ekiti); M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin)		Mother-Tongue Education
*L. A. YahyaProfessor
B.Sc., M.Ed.(ABU,Zaria);Ph.D. (Ilorin)		Counselor Education
*S. A. OnasanyaProfessor
B.Ed.,M.Ed.,P.G.D.(CSC),Ph.D. (Ilorin)		Educational Technology
*H. O. OwolabiProfessor
B.Sc.,M.Ed.,Ph.D. (Ibadan)		Educational Research Measurement and Evaluation

* Lecturers from other departments

B  Introduction

The Master of Education (M.Ed) in English Language Education is appropriate for language educators seeking advanced knowledge and skills in curriculum development and English Language Education. This degree is appropriate for teaching in relevant higher educational institutions which produce English language teachers.

C.  Philosophy

The philosophy of the M.Ed programme in English Language Education is to educate at an advanced level, teachers in English Language to have higher skills to teach, research and practise at various levels of education.

D.  Aim and Objectives

The aim of M.Ed programme in English Language Education is to equip the students with relevant knowledge, research competence, professional skills and attitudes to effectively function and practise as high level manpower in the discipline. The objectives of M. Ed programme in English Language Education are to:

  1. develop professional expertise of students;
  2. develop knowledgeable scholars who will provide leadership in professional practice and intellectual competence in education;
  3. produce educators who are knowledgeable in and committed to the implementation of National Policy on Education;
  4. develop competent researchers in educational theory and practice for the Nigeria education system;
  5. empower educators who can propel social change through education both intellectually, in attitudes, skills, values and worldviews.

E.  Admission Requirements

Candidates for the Master degree in English Language Education must have the following:

  1. ‗O‘ Level credits or its equivalent in five (5) subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
  2. a first degree honours in Education with a minimum of Second Class Lower Division.
  3. a first degree honours in any other disciplines with a minimum of 2nd Class Lower Division plus Postgraduate Diploma in Education from a recognized University obtained at Credit Level.
  4. qualifying Examination for all except candidates with First Class and Second Class Upper Divisions from University of Ilorin
  • evidence that they meet the matriculation requirements of the University of their choice. Evidence of NYSC discharge certificate or exemption/exclusion.

F. Duration of the Programme

  1. The Full-time Master degree in English Language Education shall run for a minimum of 18 calendar months and a maximum of 24 calendar months.
  2. The Part-time programme shall run for a minimum of 24 calendar months  and maximum of 36 calendar months.
  3. For extension beyond the maximum period, a special permission of the University Senate shall be required.

G.  Detailed Course Description

RME 801    Research Methods in Education      3 Credits

Types of research, methods and data: types of instruments, types of procedures for data collection, methods of data analysis, application of computer in data analysis, meaning and results of statistical analysis. 45h (T); C

RME 802    Statistical Methods in Educational Research   2 Credits

Review of basic statistical concepts: descriptive, parametric, inferential and non-parametric statistics, t-statistic, ANOVA, ANCOVA, regression analysis,  chi-square  and  statistical  techniques  for  post-hoc  analysis,application of computer in statistical analysis; meaning and results of statistical analysis. 30h (T); C

RME 805        Educational Measurement and Test Construction        3 Credits

Measurement: scale and scaling models theory of measurement error, test construction    procedures, item writing, analysis and assembly in achievement, aptitude and non-cognitive tests, reliability and validity of tests, practical work in test construction. 45h (T); E

EAE 801      Curriculum Development in English and Literature      3 Credits

English in Education in Nigeria, Principles of ELT. Determinants of ELT syllabus design, practical experiences in the development of English Language curriculum for selected levels of education. 45h (T); C

EAE 802    Materials and Resources for Teaching English Language and Literature    2 Credits

Language material design and development. Text selection in literature, principles of text simplification, evaluation of language and literature materials. 30h (T); C

EAE 839    Dissertation   6 Credits

Selection and completion of a project in an appropriate area of specialization in teaching subject education under the guidance of a supervisor and presentation of the project report. 270h (P); C

EAE 804    Reading and Literacy       2 Credits

Psycholinguistic determinants of reading, reading problems, teaching beginning intermediate and advanced reading skills. Social functions of literacy. 30h (T); E

EAE 805    Graduate Seminar 2Credits

Study and discussion of selected topics: preparation and presentation of individual/group reports in the approaches area of specialization in teaching subject education. 30h (P); C

HPE 801     Foundations of Nigerian Education 2 Credits

Survey of the traditional, historical, political and social foundations of Nigerian education; critical assessment of the contributions of the various educational traditions and agencies to educational development in colonial; and independent Nigeria. 30h (T); E

EAE 803      Testing and Assessment in ELT    2 Credits

Historical developments in testing and assessment in ELT- The pre- scientific, structural-jist-psychometric, sociolinguistic-integrative traditions and their features; communicative language testing. 30h (T); E

CDE 804       Evolutionary Trends in Curriculum      2 Credits

Concept of curriculum during the progressive era, curriculum of the progressive movement, modern concepts of curriculum. School curriculum in a contemporary world of science and technology. 30h (T); E

CDE 811    Principle of Curriculum Development       2 Credits

Principles and strategies of curriculum development. Approaches to curriculum and their relation to educational social objectives. Examination of curriculum models. Processes of curriculum Evaluation. 30h (T); C

EDT 804    Production of Learning and Instructional Materials          2 Credits

Basic theories of instructional communication and their relationship to learning and instruction, production of assigned instructional materials using photographic, graphic, audio, story boarding and script writing, production skills, students to assist in University media production assignments. 30h (T); C

ENG 801   Advanced Stylistics      2 Credits

Details as in the Department of English

ENG 805     Advanced Grammatical Theories and Structure of English 2 Credits

New trends and various aspects of grammatical theories and models of grammatical analysis: traditional, structural, transformational, generative, systemic. Nature of the semantic components and  transformations. Morphophonemics as an advanced study of the word form, lexeme and the morphological processes of English. 45h (T); C

ENG 807   Semantics   2 Credits

Organisation of meaning in English. Theories of sentence interpretation, and lexical analysis. Emphasis on illocutionary acts, true value conditions: presupposition, entailment, focus. Predication and performative analysis. Notions of reference, connotation, neologism, semantic field, componential analysis, synonymy, antonym, applied to English: lexical variation in Nigerian forms of English. 45h (T); C

  • Graduation Requirements

To qualify for the award of Master degree in English Language Education, a candidate must pass a minimum of 30 credits including all electives and core courses.

I.  Summary                                                                                     Credits

Core courses and Electives                                           33

Research project of 6 credit units in the area of specialization  6

Total                                                                            39

Core

RME 801 (3), RME 803 (2), EAE 801 (3), EAE 802 (2), EAE 805 (2), EAE 839 (6), CDE 811 (2), EDT 804 (2)                = 22 Credits

Elective

RME 805 (3), EAE 803 (2), EAE 804 (2), CDE 804 (2), HPE 801 (2), ENG 801 (2), ENG 805 (2), ENG 807 (2)                  = 17 Credits

Total                                                    = 39 Credits

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