{"id":624,"date":"2026-02-04T09:42:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/?page_id=624"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:50:41","slug":"ma-in-teaching-english-as-a-second-language-tesl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/ma-in-teaching-english-as-a-second-language-tesl\/","title":{"rendered":"MA in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"624\" class=\"elementor elementor-624\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb388ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb388ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e9ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29e9ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programme At a Glance\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f812d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f812d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3624054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3624054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5><strong>Duration:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2 Years (Weekend Programme)<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>SLQF Level:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Exit Option:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Postgraduate Diploma in TESL (SLQF 8, after completing Year 1)<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Credits:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 60<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Medium:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0English<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>Ideal For:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Teachers, educators, graduates in English\/linguistics, and professionals entering TESL<\/h5><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa8d18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fa8d18\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d9fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"22d9fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Coursework<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8572ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8572ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Theories of TESL<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Language teaching methodology<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Second language acquisition<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Assessment &amp; evaluation<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Linguistics foundations<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d00c64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d00c64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e99c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e99c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Lalith Ananda<\/strong><\/p><p>PhD, MPhil, MA (JNU); BA (Peradeniya); BA (Kelaniya)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9131b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f9131b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f40f0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f40f0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prof. Chitra Jayathilake<\/strong><\/p><p>PhD (Keele, UK); MA (PGIE\/OUSL); MA (Kelaniya); BA (Hons.) (USJ)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d698083 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d698083\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aff036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aff036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. W.A.K.C.P. Warnapala<\/strong><\/p><p>PhD (Michigan State); MA (Michigan State); B.A. (Hons.) (Peradeniya)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40760a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40760a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2c38e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b2c38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Sujeeva Sebastian Pereira<\/strong><\/p><p>PhD (Colombo); MA (Newcastle); MA (Kelaniya); BA (Hons.) 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