Abstract

The motion of holding a PhD Degree among Sudanese EFL learners is increased widely throughout Sudan. Most of PhD candidates prefer to study courses followed by complementary research. This study aims to explore students’ views on the PhD in ELT programs by courses and complementary research at some Sudanese universities.  The study was conducted to investigate these programs and an attempt to achieve the following objectives: 1- To identify the most prevalent characteristic features of each of these programs. 2- To explore whether the contents of the program satisfy the needs of students or not. 3- To what extent the syllabuses in the programs help to qualify the candidates to become qualified teachers of English language. The study also serves as a needs analysis which was a very important point for the betterment of every ongoing program. The researcher applied the descriptive research method to achieve the study objectives. A questionnaire was used for the data collection. The participants in the study were students enrolled in PhD in ELT programs and graduates who had already graduated from these programs. Then, the data were statistically analysed to evaluate the PhD in ELT programs. The results showed that most participants agree that the contents of the program satisfy the needs of students. Many participants agree that the syllabuses offered in the programs help to qualify students to become qualified teachers of English language.

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