DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATION MAJOR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TEACHING
Academic Track
Effective A.Y. 2022-2023
CMO no. 15, series of 2019

Program Description:
The program prepares the English language specialists in the discipline of language and literature teaching. It advances
preparation for English teachers, language education supervisors and program heads in teaching of English as a second
language in all levels. Moreover, it is geared towards an intensive research in the field of language education as graduate
students will be engaged in critical review of issues and developments in multi-cultural settings that inform the study and
teaching of English to second language learners. The ultimate focus of the program is to produce ELT specialists as
curriculum leaders and researchers who can contribute to the generation of ideas and pedagogical practices in English
language teaching.

Admission Requirements:
The student should have completed a master’s thesis program in Education. The student entering from a non-thesis
master’s program in education is required to complete Methods and Statistics of Research in the Master’s degree level.
Those entering from fields other than education are required to take a minimum of twelve units of undergraduate or
graduate professional education subjects in addition to other degree requirements.

YEAR LEVEL 1
First Trimester
Lec Lab
Grade Course Code Course Title Units Pre-Requisite Co-Requisite
Unit Hrs. Unit Hrs.

PhD 601 Advanced Philosophical Perspectives in Research 3 3 3 0 0 None None

ELT 611 Phonology of English and the Art of Speaking 3 3 3 0 0 None None
ELT 612 Morpho-Syntactic Structures of English 3 3 3 0 0 None None
12 12 12 0 0

Second Trimester
Lec Lab
Grade Course Code Course Title Units Pre-Requisite Co-Requisite
Unit Hrs. Unit Hrs.
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods with
PhD 603
Theory Development
3 3 3 0 0 None None
Data Analysis (Quantitative and Qualitative Data
PhD 604
Analysis)
3 3 3 0 0 None None
ELT 613 English Semantics and Pragmatics 3 3 3 0 0 None None
ELT 614 Sociolinguistics 3 3 3 0 0 None None
12 12 12 0 0

Third Trimester
Lec Lab
Grade Course Code Course Title Units Pre-Requisite Co-Requisite
Unit Hrs. Unit Hrs.
Advanced Theoretical Paradigms in Language
ELT 615
Teaching
3 3 3 0 0 None None
Designing and Assessing Instructional Materials
ELT 616
in English Language Teaching
3 3 3 0 0 None None
COG 601 Research Presentation and Publication II 3 3 3 0 0 None None
COG 602 Psycholinguistics 3 3 3 0 0 None None
12 12 12 0 0

Particular
Comprehensive Exam

YEAR LEVEL 2
First Trimester
Lec Lab
Grade Course Code Course Title Units Pre-Requisite Co-Requisite
Unit Hrs. Unit Hrs.
ED 699A Dissertation Writing I 6 6 6 0 0 None None
6 6 6 0 0

Second Trimester
Lec Lab
Grade Course Code Course Title Units Pre-Requisite Co-Requisite
Unit Hrs. Unit Hrs.
ED 699B Dissertation Writing II 6 6 6 0 0 ED 699A None
6 6 6 0 0
Reminders :
1 An INC grade will be given to students who failed to comply with the final requirements of the course;
2 INC grade should be complied within one year, otherwise a grade of 5.0 will automatically be reflected on the report card;
3 The maximum units to be enrolled for each trimester should be strictly observed;
4 A comprehensive examination will be given after the completion of all Level 1 courses;
5 The Dissertation writing course can only be taken after passing the comprehensive examination;
6 A schedule for Proposal Hearing and Final Oral Defense will be posted. Application must be made within the approved schedule only;

Requirements for Graduation :

Prepared by:
FELIX M. DIANO JR., LPT, MAEd, PhDc
Dean
Recommending Approval: Approved for used:
DR. ANNA LOU C. CABUENAS DR. CONRADO E. IÑIGO JR.
Chief Academic Officer Chief Executive Officer

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