Good news on admission requirements
Dear Students/Applicants – It is official: the DEP no longer requires the GRE as an admissions test. Instead, students will take a speaking test that will determine whether or […]
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Successful MA Thesis defenses: writing & blogging; storytelling & speaking; instructional vs. authentic video; wiki & business vocabulary
“The Influence of Blogging on EFL Learners’ Writing Fluency, Accuracy and Complexity” by Karine Vardazaryan (Thesis Committee: Irshat Madyarov, Ph.D., Alexan Simonyan, Ph.D., and Melissa Brown, M.A) “The Effectiveness of Instructional...
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Successful MA Thesis defenses: Impact of Digital Stories, Voki, & Role-play on Speaking
Congrats to Karine Baghdasaryan, Tatevik Zargaryan, and Gayane Gabrielyan on the successful defense of their MATEFL Theses, held on October 4, 2011: “The Impact of Digital Storytelling on EFL learners’ Speaking Skill” […]
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Successful MATEFL Thesis defenses: note-taking, formative assessment, games
Congratulations to Anna Movsesyan, Anna Bayburdyan, and Syuzanna Torosyan on the successful defense of their MA TEFL Theses: “The Impact of Note-taking on Learners’ Listening Comprehension Skills” by Anna Movsesyan (Thesis […]
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Thesis defense: Predictive Validity of iBT and PBT and Test-takers’ Attitudes
Congratulations to Addeh Hovassapian and his Thesis Committee on his successful defense of an MA Thesis “Predictive Validity of TOEFL iBT and PBT and Test-takers’ Attitude”. Thesis Committee: Catherine Buon, Ph.D. […]
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MA Thesis Defense: Mobile Phones for Learning English
On July 7, 2011, Anushik Mazmanyan successfully defended her MA Thesis entitled: “The use of Mobile Phones for Learning English in Armenian High Schools and Universities: A Survey Study”. Thesis Committee: […]
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ILACA Summer 2009
In Summer 2009, the Department of English Programs, American University of Armenia hosted a conference “International Language Assessment Conference in Armenia” ILACA The Conference program consisted of a total of […]
Read MoreRolling admission for new applicants
Our Department is still accepting applications for the coming Fall 2011 cohort as part of the rolling admission. For those interested, refer to: The links under Academic Programs on our […]
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Assessment conference, May 21, 2011
On May 21, 2011, DEP hosted a conference “Challenges and Opportunities for EFL Testing and Assessment in Armenia”. This conference was part of a series of events co-sponsored by the […]
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Thesis defenses: Errors in Speaking; Oral Translation; Formative Assessment; Corrective Feedback
Congratulations to the following MA TEFL students on their recent successful Thesis defenses: “Syntactic Errors in Armenian Learners’ Spoken Production” by Armine Ghazaryan Thesis Committee: Irshat Madyarov, Ph.D. (advisor), Alexan […]
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