English Language and Literature

The English Language and Literature (ELL) Academic Group of the National Institute of Education is a department that focuses on research and teacher education in the areas of English Language, Linguistics and Literature. We pride ourselves in having a research culture that embraces diversity and multidisciplinary perspectives, as well as a strong focus on maintaining excellence in our teaching and pedagogy.

English Language and Literature

Associate Professor Lubna Alsagoff

Associate Professor
Lubna Alsagoff

Head, English Language
and Literature

The English Language and Literature (ELL) Academic Group of the National Institute of Education is a department that focuses on research and teacher education in the areas of English Language, Linguistics and Literature. We pride ourselves in having a research culture that embraces diversity and multidisciplinary perspectives, as well as a strong focus on maintaining excellence in our teaching and pedagogy.

ELL has both academic and pedagogy commitments and offers undergraduate and graduate programmes as well as in-service and pre-service teacher certification courses.  Research oriented graduate work is also offered for the Master of Arts, Master of Education and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees.  The department also runs a 1-year Postgraduate Diploma in English Language Teaching programme for scholars from China.



 

Latest ELL News

21 December 2011
enl*ght is a bi-annual student-run publication started in 2009 by the Literature Division of the ELL Academic Group at NIE. Pre-service and in-service teachers contribute articles centred around specific themes to inspire and give ideas to the...
19 December 2011
  The following ELL faculty members were conferred the NIE Excellence in Teaching Award and the NIE Excellence in Service Award during the NIE Staff Awards 2011 Presentation Ceremony. NIE Excellence in Teaching Commendation 2011 Asst/P....