Mission statement

DELP's aim is to help our students become English language professionals with sound language and professional training as well as a broad minded and educated outlook on the world. We work particularly to help our students attain

• high language proficiency
• an awareness of language and culture related to language
• knowledge and understanding of English speaking cultures
• skills of intercultural communication
• skills of gathering, processing and transmitting information in a wide range of contexts
• critical thinking
• attitudes of professionalism such as responsibility, precision, self-reliance and self-development
• knowledge, skills and attitudes to become reflective teachers.

Professional profile

DELP's profile includes teaching language development, the methodology of teaching English as a foreign language and cultural studies. The department is responsible for providing courses in  various programmes:

• the BA programme
• the English Teacher Training Programme (OTAK)
• the MA in English Language Instruction (ELIMA)
• the disciplinary MA in English
• the PhD in Language Pedagogy and English Applied Linguistics

DELP also hosts the the Australian Studies Programme.

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