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Department of English Language and Literature​

The Department of English Language and Literature at MIU offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Language and Literature upon the completion of no less than 120 Credit Hours successfully. The main components of the academic program at the department are courses in:

  • English Language Skills.
  • Language and Linguistics.
  • Literature.
  • Language Teaching.
  • Translation.

The English Language and Literature Program at MIU aspires to have a distinct and effective role among English language departments, regionally and globally, and to be capable of promoting excellence in language, literature, teaching and intellectual creativity.

The English Department at MIU is committed to offering a distinctive academic program and educational environment that provide students with advanced, critical, analytical and interpretive skills through focusing on interactive and cooperative learning and making sure that students are equipped with practical and theoretical knowledge in their study of the English language, literature and translation. The program focuses, as well, on training students to conduct research and language studies, focusing on language issues related to the surrounding environment. The department also seeks to have cooperation and partnership with educational institutions specialized in English language and literature locally, regionally and globally.

The objectives of the English Language and Literature Program at MIU are as follow:

  1. Develop an integrated academic program that includes theories and practical skills of the English language and linguistics, literature and teaching methods as well as translation.
  2. Provide a learning environment that helps students to participate actively in the learning process and encourages creative thinking.
  3. Prepare graduates who are qualified cadres in the field of English language, with theoretical and practical knowledge and who have acquired the skills of interpreting, analyzing and criticizing.
  4. Inspire students to conduct research and studies and train them to write literary and linguistic academic papers on issues related to the community and the surrounding environment.
  5. Encourage faculty members to continue professional development by participating in workshops, seminars and scientific conferences and conduct studies and specialized research in the field of English language and literature, which contributes to the enrichment of the academic library.
  6. Employ information and communication technology for automating the Department of English Language and Literature electronically in order to improve education and scientific research methods and to facilitate access to sources of knowledge and exchange of experiences and consultation with the academic and scientific institutions at the local, regional and global level.
  7. Communicate and collaborate with the English language departments and educational institutions at the local, regional and global level and exchange expertise and consultations with them to promote and improve education outcomes.

Skills and Capacity expected of graduate students

The English Language and Literature Program seeks to develop student’s abilities in the field of language and literature as well as in the fields of translation and methods of teaching English. The student is expected to have acquired the following skills upon graduation:

  1. Comprehending the simple linguistic structures of sounds, letters, spoken and written words as well as simple and complex sentences of English language; and analyzing them to extract their meanings through their structure and apply them properly when using the English language orally and in writing.
  1. Speaking English language fluently at the general level as well as at the academic level in terms of public speaking, presentation, oral analysis, and arranging ideas for general and related subjects.
  1. Gaining the ability to comprehend and understand the general and academic spoken English and the ability to interact in English effectively.
  1. Acquiring proficiency in comprehending and understanding what he/she reads in English, either general or specialized topics, so that he/she can distinguish between facts and opinions, as well as extract the general idea and details. He/she also can understand the direct or indirect meaning of the reading material and be able to link it with previous information. Furthermore, he/she will be able to apply critical thinking when reading and be able to use dictionaries and encyclopedias to search for meanings and concepts.
  1. Acquiring the ability to express ideas and write in English in a logical manner with minimum errors in grammar or style. This includes the ability to write expressing his/her thoughts and opinions coherently as well as writing reports, articles and critical research in his/her field of specialization.
  1. Gaining the ability to comprehend and analyze the techniques used in literary texts in English, in poetry, prose, and drama, such as simile, metaphor, personification, narrative plot, and narration and its relationship to time and place and use these tools in critical analysis of literary texts.
  1. A basic understanding of the history of early and contemporary literary movements and theories that influence literature, and the ability to understand the analysis of literary texts based on any of these theories.
  1. Acquiring the basic skills in teaching English based on the modern teaching methods of English language teaching and applying the basic components of teaching such as language testing.
  1. Acquiring the basic skills in translating texts from English into Arabic and vice versa.
Program Study Plan for B.A in English Language and Literature   Students are required to complete successfully 120 Credit hours. The study plan comprises Faculty required courses as well as departmental required and elective courses distributed as follows:
No. Requirements Credit Hours
1 General Faculty Requirements 15
2 Compulsory Department Requirement 81
3 Elective Department Requirements 24
Total Credit Hours 120
 
  1. General Faculty Requirement
No. Course No. Course Title Credit Hours Pre-requisites
1 10110 Arabic Language 1 3 None
2 10111 Arabic Language 2 3 10110
3 10170 Second Foreign Language1 3 None
4 10120 Islamic Studies 3 None
5 30110 Introduction to Computers 3 None

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  1. Compulsory Department Requirements
No. Course No. Course Title Credit Hours Pre-requisite
1 11110 Listening & Speaking 1 3 None
2 11111 Listening & Speaking 2 3 11110
3 11410 Oral Presentations & Debate 3 11111
4 11120 Reading Skills 1 3 None
5 11121 Reading Skills 2 3 11120
6 11130 Writing Skills 1 3 None
7 11230 Writing Skills 2 3 11130
8 11231 Essay Writing 3 11230
9 11432 Research Methodology 3 11231
10 11433 Graduation Project 3 11432
11 11140 English Grammar 1 3 None
12 11141 English Grammar 2 3 11140
13 11240 English Grammar 3 3 11141
14 11440 Syntax 3 11240
15 11250 Phonetics 3 None
16 11251 Intro. to Linguistics 3 None
17 11351 Intro. to Applied Linguistics 3 None
18 Literary Studies 1 3 None
19 11261 Literary Studies 2 3 11260
20 11360 Readings in English Literature 3 11261
21 11361   Readings in American Literature 3 11261
22 11461 Literary Criticism 3 11261
23 11370 Intro. to Translation 3 None
24 11371 Translation from theory to practice 1 3 11370
25 11280 Intro. to TESOL 3 None
26 11481 Teaching Methodology 3 11280
27 11382 Language Testing 3 11280
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  1. Elective Department Courses: (24 credit hours)
Students select 8 courses from the following list:
No. Course No. Course Title Credit Hours Pre-requisite
1 10271 Second Foreign Language 2 3 10170
2   11350   Intro. to Phonology and Morphology 3 11250 11251
3 11352 Discourse Analysis 3 11240 11251
4 11353 The history of English Language 3 11251
5 11380   Teaching for ESP   3 11280  
6 11383   Language Acquisition 3 11251
7 11384 Curriculum Design for ESL 3 11280
8 11450 Semantics 3 11251
9 11451 Reading in Linguistics 3 11251
10 11460   Reading in Contemporary World Literature in English 3 11261
11 11462 Stylistics 3 11261 11251 11240
12 11470   Translation from theory to practice 2 3 11371

Department of English Language and Literature

Course Description

Course number: 10110  

 

Course Title: Arabic Language 1

 

Course Description

This course deals with the Arabic language in general and focuses on its grammar, rhetoric and morphology. This includes analyzing parts of speech, the word and its affixes, the active and passive voice, and types of verbs. The course also introduces literary devices, analogy, writing styles, and techniques of literary analysis.

 

 

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Course Number: 10111

Course Title: Arabic Language 2

Course Description:

 

This course introduces some of the basic and advanced grammar of the Arabic language in terms of morphology, generative, and spelling, and applies them to selected texts from the Holy Qur’an, the Prophet Mohamed’s hadith, Arabic poetry, and prose (including stories and articles). The course also sheds light on a number of common linguistic errors in words and structures, as well as some errors in translation from English to Arabic.

 

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Course Number:  10170     

Course Title: Second Foreign Language 1                     ( French/Italian)

 

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the basics of the Foreign Language (French/Italian). Basic skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing are taught and practiced during this course with a focus on sentence structure. 

 

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Course Number: 10120

Course Title: Islamic Studies

Course Description

A number of topics aim at introducing the tolerant Islamic Sharia according to the moderate approach that is free from extremism and exaggeration and which focuses on true faith and the noble ethics of Islam.

 

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Course Number: 30110

 

Course Title: Introduction to Computers

Course Description

 

The course introduces computer applications and programs, and how to use the operating system (Dos) (Windows), Microsoft word processor, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentation, Internet and e-mail.

 

 

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Course Number: 11110

 

Course Title: Listening and Speaking Skills 1

Prerequisite: NONE

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: First Year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description

Listening and Speaking Skills 1 is the first course in the listening and speaking curriculum in the English Language and Literature Specialization at MIU. This course compromises two integrated skills; listening and speaking. It aims at developing students’ abilities to understand aural language inputs and to communicate and express themselves in a clear coherent English.  The listening materials are chosen carefully from adapted authentic sources to engage students and stimulate discussions. The course textbook includes a wide variety of texts and for a wide range of academic purposes —including lectures, radio interviews, and news reports. Students will learn and practice different techniques and strategies for listening and speaking.

 

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Course Number: 11111

 

Course Title: Listening and Speaking Skills 2

 

Course Description

Listening and Speaking Skills 2 is the second course in the listening and speaking curriculum in the English Language and Literature Specialization at MIU. This course compromises two integrated skills; listening and speaking. It continues with the aims of developing students’ abilities to understand aural language inputs and to communicate and express themselves in a clear coherent English.  The listening materials are carefully chosen from adapted authentic sources to engage students and stimulate discussions. The course textbook includes a wide variety of texts and for a wide range of academic purposes —including lectures, radio interviews, TV shows and news reports. Students will learn and practice different techniques and strategies for listening and speaking and will be provided along with opportunities for presenting short presentations and participating in-group discussions.

 

 

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Course Number: 11410

 

Course Title: Oral Presentation & Debate

 

Course Description

 

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Course Number: 11120

 

Course Title: Reading Skills 1

 

Course Description:

The course contains extensive readings in a variety of styles to improve students’ reading comprehension and reading speed. The skills of skimming, scanning, and inferring are introduced and practiced. The vocabulary in the reading texts includes words students typically encounter during their university study. Students will be required to read short texts and answer different types of comprehension questions.

 

 

 

 

 

Course Number: 11121

 

Course Title: Reading Skills 2

 

Course Description:

This level two course of reading skills builds on the first course of reading and advances to more strategies and approaches that will help students develop an adequate level of reading comprehension and specific skills needed for academic type of reading. The course introduces the reading skills and strategies and provide practice exercises for the students to acquire these skills.

 

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Course Number: 11130

 

Course Title: Writing Skills 1

 

Course Description:

Writing 1 is a basic course in the English Language and Literature Program, which attempts to provide students with practical and efficient skills and knowledge necessary for college writing. The course provides adequate practices in English Language sentence structure from high-beginning to low-intermediate level, but mainly focuses on paragraph writing.

 

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Course Number: 11230

 

Course Title: Writing Skills 2

 

Course Description

Writing 2 is a compulsory course in the English Language and Literature Program, which aims at providing students with practical and efficient skills, strategies and knowledge, as well as opportunities to explore their opinions, discuss ideas, and share their experiences through written communication. The course focuses on three- and four-paragraph essay writing.

 

 

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Course Number:  11231

 

Course Title: Essay Writing

 

Course Description

This course introduces students to the basic parts and structure of the academic      essay composition and helps them understand and practice the chorological stages       of an essay writing process. Students also examine and practice writing the various types of essays modes; descriptive, narrative, and expository.

 

 

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Course Number: 11432

 

Course Title: Research Methodology

 

Course Description:

This course introduces the basic skills for writing an academic research paper. It includes a review of the steps in typical social-scientific research such as lexical and stylistic information, library skills, and research proposal. Students then identify and practice writing major components of research, i.e., formation of hypothesis, statement of purpose, methodology, review of literature, and results, or conclusion. In addition, students explore and practice styles for documenting sources including in-text references, using the writing convention required by the department.

 

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Course Number: 11433

 

Course Title:  Graduation Project

 

Course Description:

This is the final graduation project that the student has to carry out with the guidance of an advisor from the faculty staff of the English language and literature department. Students choose a topic from one of the sub-fields of his/her specialization, i.e. linguistics, literature, TESOL, or translation. After the supervisor agrees on the topic, the student goes through the steps of research writing covered in the Research Methodology course. In his/her research, the student has to demonstrate his/her mastery of research methods and techniques as well as a thorough knowledge of the topic and content he is investigating. There is a research writing guide provided to students to assess them in the style and writing convention required by the department. The student will be evaluated based on three categories: the process, the final project, and the oral discussion. The final project and the oral discussion will be evaluated by both the supervisor and external examiner from the English department.

 

 

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Course Number: 11140

 

Course Title: English Grammar 1

 

Course Descriptio:

English Grammar 1 is a basic course for the grammar curriculum in the English Language and Literature Program. It covers main grammatical components that will support further and deeper study of the grammar of the English Language.  This includes types, functions and forms of the nouns, articles, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs. In addition, the course will cover the simple and progressive forms of the simple past and future tenses and the passive voice form of these tenses.  

 

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Course Number :11141

 

Course Title: English Grammar 2

 

Course Description

English Grammar 2 is the second course for the grammar curriculum in the English Language and Literature Program. It continues to cover main grammatical components that will support further and deeper study of the grammar of the English Language.  This includes functions and forms of the modals, sequence and forms of adjectives and adverbs, basic uses of articles, and conditional sentences. In addition, the course covers the perfect and perfect progressive forms of the present, past and future tenses and the passive voice form of these tenses and the simple and continuous form of them.  

 

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Course Number: 11240

 

Course Title: English Grammar 3

 

Course Description

English Grammar 3 is the third course for the grammar curriculum in the English Language and Literature Program. It continues to cover main grammatical components that will support further and deeper study of the grammar of the English Language.

The course covers the grammatical topics such as articles (the special use of articles) infinitive, gerund, participles, reported speech, nominal clauses, adverbial clauses and relative clauses.    

 

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Course Number: 11440

 

Course Title: Syntax

Prerequisite: 11240

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 4th year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description

The aim of this course is to make students understand the theoretical background, and the importance of syntax in linguistics. This course provides an introduction to the major categories and structure of English grammar, while introducing insights from several models, both functional and generative. The course links the study of grammar within its broader context, explaining the relationship between grammar and other – semantic and phonological – aspects of the study of language. The various categories that are used in analyzing grammatical structure are presented, beginning with parts of speech and progressing through phrases and clauses to sentences and ultimately texts. Then a practical approach is taken to apply the method learnt to the analysis of a variety of texts.  

 

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Course Number: 11250

 

Course Title: Phonetics

Prerequisite: None

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: First Year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description

This course aims at introducing the basics of general English phonetics in addition to familiarizing the students with the English sound system at the segmental level. This comprises the introduction of the theoretical and the practical aspects of English phonetics. The theoretical part includes how the speech sounds in general are classified in terms of place and manner of articulation, and the organization of sounds in the process of making up syllables, words, and longer utterances. The practical part involves training students to pronounce the different sounds accurately and developing the skill of representing utterances in terms of phonetic transcripts, stress, and intonation

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Course Number: 11251

 

Course Title:

Introduction to Linguistics

Prerequisite: None

Language of instruction:

English

Course Level: 2nd – 3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description

This course is an introductory- level course in linguistics, the scientific study of language. After a brief introduction on the nature of human language, the focus will be on the five core levels of linguistic analysis: Phonetics and Phonology (the study of speech sounds), Morphology (the study of word formation), Syntax (the study of phrase and clause structure), Semantics (the study of meaning of linguistic form) and Pragmatics (the study of meaning within context). By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the basic concepts in each of these areas of inquiry and will be able to identify and explain them using established conventions and standard terminology.

 

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Course Number: 11351

 

Course Title:

Introduction to Applied Linguistics

Prerequisite: None

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level:

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This introductory course to applied linguistics offers an extended survey of a central element of applied linguistics comprising essential issues concerning the description of language and language use. It also covers essential areas of enquiry in applied linguistics such as second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics. The course further investigates the four skills of English language and language testing.

 

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Course Number: 11260

 

Course Title:  LITERARY STUDIES 1

Prerequisite: NONE

 

Language of instruction: ENGLISH

Course Level: Second year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

It is an introductory course to literature focusing on two genres: poetry and drama.

It explores the different types of poems and plays as well as introduces the terms and devices needed for reading and understanding them. It also develops critical thinking about literary works in a way that can enhance overall appreciation of the various types of literature.

 

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Course Number: 11261

 

Course Title:  LITERARY STUDIES 2

Prerequisite: 11260

 

Language of instruction: ENGLISH

Course Level: Second year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This is the second introductory course in literature. While the first one is dealing with poetry and drama, the focus of this course is on prose (the novel and short stories). It explores the different types of novels and short stories, as well as introduces the terms and devices needed for reading and understanding them. It also develops critical thinking about fictional prose in a way that can enhance overall appreciation of the various types of literature.

 

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Course Number: 11360

 

Course Title: Readings in English

Literature

Prerequisite: 11260 +11261

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level:

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course explores the English literature from the sixteen century to the twentieth century through readings of sample of prominent English works of literature. This includes a variety of British authors ranging historically from different literary movements of the period. These works are from different genres of literature, i.e., poetry, prose, and drama.

 

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Course Number: 11361

 

Course Title: Readings in American

Literature

 

Prerequisite: 11260 + 11261

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course explores the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries American Literature through readings of sample of prominent American works of literature. This includes a variety of American authors ranging historically from different literary movements of the period such as modernism, realism, naturalism, and post-structuralism. These works are from different genres of literature, i.e., poetry, prose, and drama.

 

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Course Number: 11461

 

Course Title: Literary Criticism

Prerequisite: 11260 +11261

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level:

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This is an introductory course that seeks to cover some of the most important schools of literary theory and criticism of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.  It presents an overview of theories and philosophical movements that shaped the literature and literary criticism in this period. These include New Criticism, Structuralism, Deconstruction/Post-structuralism, Psychoanalysis, Feminism, Marxism, Historicism and Cultural studies, Postcolonial, and Reader Response and Reception theories. In this course, each of the theories and approaches is examined in the context of practice, to explore its central tenants and main interpretative strategies.

 

 

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Course Number: 11370

 

Course Title: Introduction to Translation

Prerequisite: None

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course is designed to improve the quality of Arabic to English and English to Arabic translation. Emphasis is on the practice of translating English to Arabic in a variety of prose styles.  It also aims to focus on translation studies as an academic discipline, including theoretical, historical and cultural components. There is also a basic introduction to the research methodology that has been developed for this field. The translation theories to be discussed include the relevance of the theories to translation practice and will be discussed at some length. Brief historical surveys will be given of specific periods, and attention will be paid to the relationship between translation and culture.

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Course Number: 11371

 

Course Title:

Translation from Theory to Practice I

Prerequisite: 11370

 

Language of instruction: English and Arabic

Course Level: 3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course is built on students’ knowledge gained from the previous course "Introduction to Translation" and further provides students with the skills necessary to evaluate and practically translate texts from English to Arabic and from Arabic to English. The course covers text typology; discourse parameters and constrains; linguistic and cultural consideration; pragmatic, semiotic, and communicative dimensions; and basic standards of textuality in order to enhance their understanding and practical knowledge of the field of translation. A variety of translation methods and techniques are discussed and illustrated from actual selected English/Arabic translated texts.

 

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Course Number: 11280

 

Course Title: Introduction to TESOL

Prerequisite: None

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: First year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

TESOL is a basic course in the English Language and Literature Program. Its aim is to discuss a wide range of teaching problems-from classroom techniques to school organization- in order to help teachers in their daily tasks.  This includes an understanding of English as a lingua franca, basic principles of teaching, the four language skills, errors analysis and teaching English to adults and children.  

 

 

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Course Number: 11481

 

Course Title: Teaching Methodology

Prerequisite: 11280

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course introduces the theories of language and language teaching. It includes methods that are practiced today, and that reflect a diversity of views on the teaching and learning processes. It presents a more general approaches to language teaching, described all through the course, giving practical examples of each. 

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Course Number: 11382

 

Course Title: Language Testing

Prerequisite: 11280

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course is designed to equip students with the fundamental concepts, principles and methods of second language testing so that they will be able to develop reliable, valid, meaningful and authentic assessment tools. The course provides both theoretical background and relevant practice in a wide range of assessment tools and procedures. It covers major concepts of testing including the main schools of thoughts and language testing, the differences among assessment, measurement, and testing, standardized and standard-based testing, test validity and reliability, and receptive and productive test items. All of these concepts will be presented in relation to the four skills of language including grammar and lexis.

 

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Course Number:  10271     

Course Title: Second Foreign Language 2                     ( French/Italian)

Prerequisite: 10170

Language of Instruction: English

 

Course Level: 2nd   Year

Credit Hours :3

 

Course Description:

This course gives students the opportunity to advance their basic knowledge gained in the prerequisite course. Further practice and a more advanced level of the skills of Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing give them a chance to improve their second foreign language acquisition .

 

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Course Number: 11350

 

 

Course Title: Intro. to Phonology &

Morphology

Prerequisite: 11250

                         11251

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course gives a full introduction to English phonology and morphology. It begins with a study of the distinctive sounds of English (phonology) and then it provides an analysis of the structure of English words and their classification (morphology) as well as the classification of English words and their grammatical modification. The phonology section examines the English sound system, considering sound combinations, stress, intonation, and syllable structure; it also studies phonological rules in English and the concept of the phoneme.  The morphology section explores the internal structure of words, the concept of the morpheme, and the varied processes of word formation in English. The course ends with a survey of the grammatical categories and the grammatical modification of English words.

 

 

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Course Number: 11352

 

Course Title: Discourse Analysis

Prerequisite: 11240 + 11251

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This introductory course to discourse analysis is designed to present discourse as an area of language study concerned with how people make meaning, and make out meaning, in texts and as a social practice. The course examines key concepts such as schema, register, and discourse genre, as well as the use of corpora.

 

 

 

 

 

Course Number: 11353

 

Course Title: The History of English

Language

Prerequisite: 11251

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course focuses on internal changes in the English language. It outlines the history of English from Pre-Old English times to the present. It presents the traditional morphological descriptions of the various stages of the language and provides many example sentences, texts, and cartoons that are analyzed. Some language-external topics are covered such as early printing and authorship debates. The course emphasizes exercises to review the main points as well as ask further, more challenging, questions.

 

 

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Course Number: 11380

 

Course Title: Teaching for ESP

 

Prerequisite: 11280

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This ESP (English for Specific Purposes) course introduces to the students a special kind of English language courses that aimed at particular learners for specific purposes.  The course includes methods and approaches for developing and designing ESP courses. It describes the considerations ESP teachers and course developers take into account in their work. It introduces the ESP teacher to three major aspects of ESP course design: analyzing needs, investigating specialist discourse, and determining the curriculum. Case studies of ESP courses development will be discussed in relation to the above-mentioned three areas.

 

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Course Number: 11383

 

Course Title: Language Acquisition

Prerequisite:11251

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level:3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course examines the salient issues involved in the process of language learning. It begins with an overview of the previous and current theories and practice of second language acquisition and highlights the issues involved in the various phases of language learning.  It also emphasizes the interaction between the psychological and socio-cultural factors in language acquisition.  The course examines the language learning process within its social milieu. 

 

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Course Number: 11384

 

Course Title: Curriculum Design for ESL

Prerequisite: 11280

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level:  3rd year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course is designed to describe the process of course development. The course first presents the theoretical background such as concepts of communicative competence and second language proficiency as well as speech act theory and pragmatics. Then the main part of the course designated to describing a proportional approach to working out a content of a course. Topics, general notions, situations, and themes provide frameworks that give support to the rest of the components to be included in the course.

 

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Course Number: 11450

 

Course Title: Semantics

Prerequisite: 11251

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 4th year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course provides a basis for all the main elements of semantics. The course begins with the value and fascination of studying semantics and move on to such topics as sense and reference, basic sense relations, simple logic, word meaning, and interpersonal meaning. Thorough explanation and practice exercises are presented to enhance students’ understanding of these concepts.

 

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Course Number:  11451     

Course Title: Readings in Linguistics

 

Prerequisite: 11251

Language of Instruction: English

Course Level: 4th Year

Credit Hours :3

 

Course Description:

This course offers advanced readings on various topics related to linguistics. The students get an insight on the writings of different linguists (including Noam Chomsky) and their views on different topics, expanding their knowledge and introducing them to topics they had not previously studied in the courses they completed.

 

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Course Number:  11460     

Course Title: Readings in Contemporary World Literature in English (Postcolonial)

 

Prerequisite: 11260, 11261

Language of Instruction: English

Course Level: 4th Year

Credit Hours :3

 

Course Description:

This course equips students with the tools needed to take an analytical and systematic approach to contemporary literary texts in general, and postcolonial literature in particular providing an ideal starting point for students seeking to further their studies in contemporary postcolonial literature.  

 

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Course Number: 11462

 

Course Title: Stylistics

Prerequisite: 11261 + 11251+ 11240

 

Language of instruction: English

Course Level: 4th year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This introductory course offers a general view of stylistics. It examines style in literary and non-literary texts and explores the production and reception of meaning, the issue of perspective, literary criticism, and current issues in the field.

 

 

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Course Number: 11470

 

Course Title: Translation from Theory to Practice 2

Prerequisite: 11371

 

Language of instruction: English and Arabic

Course Level: 4th year

Credit Hours: 3

 

Course Description:

This course is designed as a workshop for students to practice translating from Arabic into English and from English into Arabic. Students will be dealing with different types of texts from different genres such as literary, scientific, legal, political, technical, or general-interest texts. Students practice and demonstrate skills and techniques covered in the two previous courses in translation, thus putting theory into practice. They also will be rendering different types of texts including argumentive, expository, and instructive.

 

 

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