Blended Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics
3 July to 15 December 2017
A. Qualifications
a. Must have an approved bachelor’s degree (or equivalent qualifications) in Linguistics, English Language, TESOL or education;
b. Have at least two (2) years of fulhtime English language teaching experience or experience in English language / curriculum planning and language development programmes;
c. Meet the minimum language scores for any of the following:
i. IELTS: 6.5
ii. TOEFL: 550 paper-based; 213 computer-based; 79 internet-based
iii. GCE O Level English: B3 and above
iv. GCE A Level General Paper: C6 and above; or
v. Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): C and above
vi. SPM 1119 English: B and above (GPK/PNG 3.00 and above) / Kepujian Tinggi and above
vii. STPM General Paper / English Literature: B- and above (CGPA / HGMP 2.67 and above)
viii. Malaysian University English Test (MUET): Band 4 and above
*Without meeting any of the above, applicants are to sit for an English selection test.
d. Must hold a permanent appointment
e. Must have no pending administrative and/or criminal case
f. Must have no pending nomination for scholarship in another program / course
g. Must have obtained at least a Very Satisfactory performance rating for two (2) consecutive rating periods immediately preceding the nomination
h. Fifty (50) years old and below
i. Physically and medically fit to travel
j. Not an expectant mother
B. IT
a. Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer (IE) 8.0 internet browsers
b. Desktop / Notebook PC minimum technical specifications:
i. CPU: Intel Core i3 (minimum)
ii. Main memory: 2 GB (minimum)
iii. Hard disk: 320 GB
iv. Webcam
c. Internet speed: Minimum of 1 MB/sec
d. Software specifications:
i. Desktop / Notebook Operating System: Windows 7, Vista or XP SP3
ii. Adobe Flash Player 11 or later
iii. Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5 or later
iv. Sun Java TM 6 Updated 23 or later
v. Cookies (activated)
vi. Microsoft Office (2003 upwards) or Open Office
C. Documentary
a. Application Form A238
b. Medical Examination Form A228
c. Letter of Application addressed to the donor organization
d. Officially certified copies of the applicant’s certificates of degrees / diplomas
e. Officially certified copies of the applicant’s transcripts (Where the transcript is in a language other than English, it should be accompanied by a certified translation into English)
f. Reference letters (From an academic staff who has supervised the applicant)
g. Officially certified copies of current/valid IELTS or official TOEFL results for applicants from non-English medium education systems
h. Endorsement from the Regional Director or his/her duly authorized representative
i. Personal Data Sheet
j. Statement of presenf actual duties and responsibilities relevant to the course/program, signed by the immediate supervisor
k. Transcript/ s of Records and Diplomas for all degrees attained
l. Valid passport
m. Service record
n. Performance Rating for two (2) consecutive rating periods immediately preceding the nomination
o. Certification that the applicant has no pending application for scholarship under another program signed by the immediate supervisor
p. Certification of no pending administrative and/or criminal case signed by the applicant’s respective legal / administrative officer
*Scanned/soft copies of the above-enumerated documents must be submitted before 9 September 2016 via email at neap.pdd@deped.gov. ph. All original documents of the chosen applicant will be asked to be submitted on a later date.
