Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Maltese as a Foreign Language

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

2 Semesters

30 ECTS

Mode of Study

Part-time Evening

The course is intended if you are a qualified teacher who would like to enhance your professional training by pursuing specialisation in the area of Teaching Maltese as a Foreign Language. The course shall extend over a period of one year of part-time study. A relevant number of study-units will be offered every semester, and if you are an eligible applicant, then you may register as a visiting student for individual study-units and obtain credit for them. The programme of study is assigned 30 ECTS credits, and a small number of options are offered depending on your teaching context and experience. Having experience in the Teaching of Maltese as a Foreign Language (TMFL) is not a necessary pre-requisite to the postgraduate programme.

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Applicants must be in possession of:

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Applicants may be registered as students on the Course if they are in possession of at least a SEC pass in Maltese at grade 5 or better and of:

the degree of Bachelor of Education (Honours) or
a first cycle degree together with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education or
a first cycle and/or second cycle degree or higher and a permanent teacher's warrant or
any other recognized teaching qualification together with a permanent teacher's warrant or
a first cycle and/or second cycle degree or higher, and shall have one-year teaching experience in a recognised institution.

Eligible applicants may register as visiting students for individual study-units and obtain credit for them. Should they be accepted to join the Course within seven years from following the first study-unit, the Faculty Board may allow the transfer of these credits to the student's academic record for the Course.

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You can submit your application online. The deadlines for submission of applications vary according to the intake and courses. We encourage all international applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible. This is especially important if you require a visa to travel and eventually stay in Malta.

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Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

LHA5013	Teaching Maltese as a Foreign Language in Context	5 ECTS
LHA5016	Research Project in Maltese as a Foreign Language	5 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

LHA5010*	Implementing Innovative Practices in Teaching Maltese as a Foreign Language	5 ECTS
LHA5011**	Maltese as a Foreign Language: Descriptors and Assessment Criteria	5 ECTS
LHA5012	Resources for the Teaching of Maltese as a Foreign Language	5 ECTS
Study-unit LHA5010 is only compulsory for those who already teach MFL in schools. * Study-unit LHA5011 is only compulsory for those who are not currently teaching MFL in schools.

Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

LHA5014	Literature in the Maltese as a Foreign Language Classroom	5 ECTS
LHA5015	Theory and Research on the Acquisition of Maltese as a Foreign Language	5 ECTS

Requirement for award of Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Maltese as a Foreign Language: 30 ECTS credits

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Maltese as a Foreign Language - P.G.Cert. -, under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

Critically appraise teaching methodologies relevant to foreign language teaching.
Create and evaluate resources for the TMFL.
Develop and implement lessons in MFL.
Assess, adapt and implement national and international written and other documents relevant to TMFL.

Non EU Applicants:

Total Tuition Fees: Eur 5,400

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The course will serve your immediate and professional needs as a teacher, providing you with an accelerated progression as per sectoral agreement.

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