English and Foreign Languages University

The English and Foreign Languages University (EFL-U)  is a Central University, dedicated to the study of English and foreign languages, and is the only one of its kind in South Asia. It has been specially set up to conduct advanced research and training in English and foreign languages in the areas of Teacher Education, Literature, Linguistics, Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Studies.

The mandate of the University is to advance and disseminate “instructional, research and extension facilities in the teaching of English and Foreign Languages and Literatures in India” as well as “to take appropriate measures for inter-disciplinary studies and research in Literary and Cultural Studies, and to develop critical inter-cultural understanding of civilizations.”

Campuses:

Besides Hyderabad, the EFL University has two other campuses, one in Lucknow, and the other in Shillong, to cater for the needs of students of the Northern and North-eastern regions respectively.

The main offices are at the Hyderabad campus, but the regional campuses run their own programmes and courses of study. They also have their own libraries and hostel facilities.

Academic Structure:

The University has 11 Schools and 38 Departments.

 

School Of English Language Education 

1. Department of English as Second Language Studies (ESL)

2. Department of Materials Development

3. Department of Training, Development and Education

4. Department of Testing and Evaluation

5. Department of Education

School Of Language Sciences

1. Department of Phonetics and Spoken English

2. Department of Linguistics and Contemporary English

3. Department of Computational Linguistics

School Of English Literary Studies

1. Department of English Literature

2. Department of English Literature of Commonwealth Countries

3. Department of American and Caribbean Literatures

4. Department of Literary Theory and Criticism

School Of Distance Education

1. Department of English Language Teaching

2. Department of Linguistics and Phonetics

3. Department of Literatures in English

4. Department of Distance Education in Foreign Languages and Literatures

School Of Communication Studies

1. Department of Media and Communication

2. Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

3. Department of Film Studies and Visual Communication

School Of Inter-Disciplinary Studies

1. Department of Arts, Aesthetics and Comparative Philosophy

2. Department of Comparative Literature

3. Department of Cultural Studies

4. Department of Social Exclusion Studies

5. Department of Hindi and India Studies (Modern Indian Languages and Literatures, History, Culture, Grammar and Poetics)

6. Department of Translation Studies

School Of Middle-East And African Studies

1. Department of Arabic Language and Linguistics

2. Department of Arabic Literature

School Of Asian Studies

1. Department of Chinese, Japanese and Korean Studies

2. Department of Persian Studies

3. Department of the Turkish Studies

School Of Germanic Studies

1. Department of German Language and Linguistics

2. Department of German Literature

3. Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures

4. Department of Austrian and Swiss German Literatures

School Of Romance Studies

1. Department of French Studies

2. Department of Francophone Studies

3. Department of Hispanic Studies

4. Department of Portuguese Studies

5. Department of Italian Studies

School Of Russian Studies

1. Department of Russian Language and Linguistics

2. Department of Russian Literature

 

Programmes In English: Face-To-Face Mode

Five-year Integrated M.A. English and M.C.J.

Two-year M.A. English

Two-year M.A. TESL

Two-year M.A. Linguistics

Two-year M.A. English (TESL)

Two-year M.A. English (Linguistics)

B.Ed. English

Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of English

Research Programmes: M.Phil. and Ph.D.

 

Programmes In English: Distance Mode

 M.A. English

Postgraduate Certificate in the Teaching of English

Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of English

Research Programmes:

M.Phil. and Ph.D.

 

Programmes In Foreign Languages

Certificate of Proficiency in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Diploma in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Advanced Diploma in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Five-year Integrated M.A. in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

Two-year M.A. in Arabic and French

Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of Arabic

Research Programmes in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

 

Programmes At The Lucknow Campus

Five-year Integrated M.A. English

Two-year M.A. English

Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of English

Research Programmes: M.Phil. and Ph.D. (Linguistics and Phonetics)

Part-time courses in French and German

 

Programmes At The Shillong Campus

Five-year Integrated M.A. English and M.C.J.

Two-year M.A. English

Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of English

Research Programmes: M.Phil. and Ph.D. (English Language Education)

Part-time courses in German

 AIELTA

All India English Language Testing Authority (AIELTA)

If you wish to find out how good your English is, at The English and Foreign Languages University we have the All India English Language Testing Authority (AIELTA) to help you establish/rate your proficiency. AIELTA develops and administers a range of English language tests to measure a language user’s functional abilities.

 For details, contact the Coordinator, AIELTA, The EFL University, Hyderabad – 500 605.

 Contact info:

The EFL University

Hyderabad, India – 500 605

EPABX: +91-(0)40 27098131, 27098033,

27098588, 27098690, 27689400

Website: www.efluniversity.ac.in

 

The EFL University

Lucknow Campus

Moti Mahal Campus,

2, Rana Pratap Marg

Lucknow, India – 226 001

Telefax: + 91-(0) 522216073

 

The EFL University

Shillong Campus

NEHU Permanent Complex

Umshing – Mawkynroh

Shillong, India – 793022

Telephone: +91-(0)364-2550065/2550038

Fax: + 91-(0)364-2550038

For more details download EFLU Brochure click here

One comment

  • Naresh

    Is there any course for Italian Lanaguage either M.A Italian or something esle…I am with C2 level and Italian Language and i want to pursue my masteres in Italian language.

    My email id is: galinareshbabu@gmail.com and my phone number is 0091 7702503407

    thank you

    Naresh

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