ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Mission

The Department of English Language Teaching at Istanbul Aydin University helps prospective English teachers build knowledge of content and methods of language teaching and educational sciences. It also provides many elective courses related with the culture of the target language. We strongly believe that English teachers with critical thinking skills can keep up with technological changes and follow contemporary developments in their fields, which will lead them to be life-long learners who will follow the change and the  principles of contemporary education so that these highly qualified teachers will be able to contribute to the solution of the problems of English Language Teaching in our country and actively take part in the education and teaching of this language in the light of modern methods and opinions developed in the field.

Section Facilities:

Another foreign language (Spanish)

Double major

International exchange programs and study abroad (1 or 2 semesters)

Possibility to attend graduate programs after graduation

1. Acceptance Letter received from Istanbul Aydin University
2. Turkish translation of High school diploma and transcript
3. Notarization of translated High school diploma and transcript from Notary in Turkey or Turkish Embassy in your country
4. Health Insurance for one year (compulsory – You will make your insurance paperwork in J Block with International Students and Staff Affairs. Insurance Costs between 400,00 to 600,00 TRL)
5. Equivalency Paper (Denklik Belgesi) of High school diploma from Provincial Directorate of Ministry of Education in Istanbul (you will be guided properly on this once you will reach Istanbul Aydin University International Office J - Block)
6. Language Proficiency Certificate
7. Health Insurance for one year (compulsory– You will make your insurance paperwork in J Block with International Students and Staff Affairs.

Graduates of the Department of English Language Teaching can teach at all levels of the K-12  at state schools, private educational institutions, and language centers. They can also be employed in organizations requiring foreign language (English). They can also continue their graduate studies.

1. Passport photograph
2. High school diploma (a copy translated to Turkish or English)
3. High school transcript (a copy translated to Turkish or English)
4. Photocopy of the relevant pages of your passport
5. 60 % marks (min) in High School
6. For English degree program applicants: TOEFL score -79 points
   (If English is not the first/ official language of the country). 
   (If students do not have TOEFL then he/ she has to qualify English Proficiency Exam, which will be held in IAU. Dates will be mentioned at http://int.aydin.edu.tr)
7. For Turkish degree program applicants: TOMER B1 level required.
8. Dentistry and Medicine applicants: TOMER C1 level required.