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Major Bachelor in English Language and Literature

Major Requirements
Code Title Credits Description
This course is designed to provide pre-service student-teachers with the
opportunity to acquire skills for effective planning, implementing, and
Teaching evaluating instruction in a field-based setting. More specifically, students
EDUC490 3
Practicum II get opportunities of guided practice to teach under the supervision of an
expert teacher. This practice teaching experience will develop the
student’s self-confidence, security and commitment to teaching.
This course is designed to introduce students to the spectrum of
children’s literature and to focus on its different aspects – such a genre,
Children theme, composition, and characterization – from different points of view:
ENGL260 3
Literature historical, social, and communicative, but on top of that aesthetic. A
number of different analytically tools taken from contemporary literary
theories will be applied to a number of children’s literature
This course explores a variety of approaches to comparative study of
literature through various readings : different cultural traditions that raise
Comparative
ENGL4405 3 questions about the nature and function of storytelling and literature,
Literature
respond to and rewrite other texts from different historical periods and
nations: translations and readings in critical theory.
This course t considers major works of literature, specifically in the
context of twentieth-century cultural theory, including Marxism, post
Literature and colonialism, national literatures, ethnic writings, and feminist theory. The
ENGL4410 3
Culture primary intention of this course is to explore how various texts interact
with their societies,__how those societies are influential in the
construction of literary works.
The course is a study of major trends in modern drama (British and
ENGL4415 Modern Drama 3 American). It commences with the contribution of dramatists and works by
playwrights.
This course is designed to engage students in in-depth study of a major
Special Topics topic__issue related to literary criticism, to a specific genre, to a literary
ENGL4420 3
in Literature movement,__an author. The purpose of this course is to engage students in
intellectual and transferrable skills.
Teaching
EDUC440 3 Teaching Practicum I
Practicum I
This course traces the development of English, looking at both the English
language (its sounds, its vocabulary, and its dialects) and the social and
political forces that have influenced the language. Three basic themes
provide the structure for our semester: history, diversity, and change. The
course will examine the history of English as it developed in England, The
History of
United States, and other parts of the world. It will explore the diversity of
ENGL430 English 3
English, a language now used by millions (billions) of speakers. Students
Language
will learn about ways English as it’s spoken in the USA differs from that
spoken in the United Kingdom, Canada, India, and other countries in
which English is either an official language__a common second language.
In addition students will look at language change, exploring the ways in
which English, like any other language, has evolved.
This course provides emphasis on 20th century trends in American
American
ENGL4450 3 Literature in three genres: Fiction, poetry, and drama, from prominent
Literature
selected works
This course deals with the development of human thought and its
interaction with literary production. This course a variety of works in
EDUC3400 Cultural Studies 3
Africa, Asia and Greece in addition to the rise Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam
General Education Electives
Code Title Credits Description
Language
EDUC367 3 Language Acquisition
Acquisition
 A Communicative Grammar of English is a fresh departure in grammar
writing in that it employs a communicative rather than a structural
approach. The main part of the course answers the question ‘How can I use
grammar to communicate__’ Thus the main part of the course is devoted to
the uses of grammar, rather than to grammatical structure. The course
Modern
explores the usage problems associated with contemporary grammar in both
ENGL220 English 3
speech and writing. Students will be provided with a system of principles and
Grammar
rules that allow them to organize words and sentences into coherent,
meaningful language. The course also focuses on the three fundamental
issues underlying all errors of grammatical usage: the notion of Standard
English, the effects of language change on English grammar, and the effects
of language attitudes on our ideas of "correct" English.
General Education Requirements
Code Title Credits Description
Arabic Language This course is a comprehensive review of Arabic Grammar, Syntax,
ARAB200 3
and Literature major literature and poetry styles, formal and business letters.
The objectives of this course are to improve students’ writing skills for
academic purposes by developing effective use of grammatical
Communication structures; analytical and critical reading skills; a sensitivity to
ENGL251 3
Skills rhetorical situation, style, and level of diction in academic reading and
writing; and competence in using various methods of organization used
in formal writing.
The course aims at making students competent in computer-related
skills. It is supposed to develop basic computer knowledge by providing
an overview of the computer hardware and basic components as well as
hands-on practice on common software applications such as Word,
Excel, Power Point, Internet and Email. The student will learn how to
Introduction to
CSCI200 3 use the new features of Microsoft Office 2010 mainly Word documents,
Computers
Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations. On the surface, MS
Office 2010 looks a lot different than previous versions (no more
menus__toolbars!), but by learning to understand the dramatically
changed, Ribbon-based interface, you'll quickly get back on the road to
productivity.
This course focuses on the development of writing skills appropriate to
specific academic and professional purposes; the analysis and practice
of various methods of organization and rhetorical patterns used in
Composition and
ENGL201 3 formal expository and persuasive writing; the refinement of critical
Research Skills
reading strategies and library research techniques; and the completion
of an academically acceptable library research paper. Prerequisites:
ENGL150, ENGL151.
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the history and
Introduction to Arab achievements of the Islamic civilization. Themes will include patterns of
CULT200 3
- Islamic Civilization the political and spiritual leadership; cultural, artistic, and intellectual
accomplishments Prerequisites: ENGL051, ENGL101, ENGL151.
Core Requirements
Code Title Credits Description
This course develops students' understanding of the elements of
literature, including character, theme, points of view, symbol, imagery,
tone and rhythm. Reading selections include short fiction, poetry and
Introduction to
ENGL205 3 drama. The course emphasizes on the students' appreciation of
English Literature
literature as an art form and their analytical response and interpretation
on what they read. The works introduce the student to the study of
Literature in three basic approaches: Reading, Responding and Writing.
The course reflects on improving self-expression, nurturing creativity,
developing critical analytical skills, sharing writing. The course includes
ENGL2400 Short Stories 3
a description of the short story elements: plot, narrative techniques,
monologue, character analysis, theme and settings
 The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the conceptual
framework of phonetics and phonology. The course will explore the
physical nature of speech sounds through focusing on articulatory
phonetics and then focus on examining how sound systems are members
ENGL400 Phonology 3 of a particular linguistic system. The course will provide students with
an overview of phonetic representations and transcriptions of the
English sound system followed by the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Students will be able to apply the theoretical background gained in the
course to contrast distinctive feature representations across languages.
Advanced English
ENGL231 3 Advanced English Grammar
Grammar
This course explores the basic elements of fiction writing, including
narrative, scene, character, and dialogue, as well as the habits
ENGL2455 Prose Studies 3 necessary to grow as a writer. Students will read a wide variety of short
stories alongside essays on writing craft in order to develop a language
for talking about how fiction works
The course is a study of the rise of the English Novel. It assesses both
the Romance and Non-Romance traditions in the 16th and 17th
18th Century
ENGL3400 3 centuries where it moves to a closer study of the English Novel in the
Novel
late 18th century. It culminates with the Gothic genre through a variety
of novels: Defoe, Swift, Fielding, Richardson, Stern and Shelly
This course provides both a historical and literal period of the
development of drama. The course emphasizes on critical analysis of the
Drama and the distinguishing features of different genres and sub-genres in drama, and
ENGL3405 3
Stage addresses the technical side of the theater by looking at the
characteristics of theaters (Greek, Roman, Elizabethan, etc) conceptual
terms related to dramatic performance and major theories of Drama
The course traces the development of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon
period until mid-eighteenth century, focusing on major works that
represent each period.Works such as Canterbury tales may serve as
English Poetry
ENGL3410 3 examples of early English poetry. Then the course touches on the
1500-1750
Sixteenth, Seventieth, and early Eighteenth century poetry for the major
literary modes and theories of that period through prominent figures
such as Spencer, Sidney, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Dryden and Pope
This is an introductory course for future classroom teachers. The course
Methods of
will emphasize translation from theory into practice. Students will be
EDUC405 Teaching & 3
exposed to various methods of teaching and testing. They will get the
Testing
opportunity to design a lesson plan and construct tests.
The course provides in -depth analysis of the main characteristics-
themes, characterization, and techniques of the British Novel: the
Victorian period. Emphasis on form and content will be on major
19th Century
ENGL3450 3 representative golden works by Jane Austin, Charlotte and Emily Bronte,
Novel
Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy. This is to highlight the
multifaceted nature of the Victorian ethos and era and to trace its
connection to the 18th and 20th century novel.
The course provides a parameter of the major trends in critical theory
from Plato to the end of the 19th century. It covers the philosophical and
socio-political background of the following: Classicism,(Plato, Aristotle,
Horace, Longinus, etc) ancient Arabic literacy criticism (Ibn Sallam, Al-
ENGL3455 Literary Criticism 3
Jorjani), Renaissance criticism (Sidney), Neoclassicism ( Dryden,
Johnson), Romanticism (Wordsworth, Shelly),Realism and Naturalism(
Zola and Flaubert), Symbolism ( Pater, Wilde,) and other 19th century
crisis such as Taine, Croce and Arnold.
The course introduces students to 20th century modernist poetry, its
background and main characteristics. The major themes and techniques
are illustrated through reading selections from Yeats, Pound, Elliot,
ENGL3460 Modern Poetry 3
Auden, and many others. The difference between this new poetry and
earlier poetry are discussed, and the concepts of modernism and post-
Modernism are highlighted.
 This course is a general introduction to the scientific study of language,
particularly its theoretical debates, methodology, and relationship to
other disciplines. With this aim in mind, we will examine the analytic
methods and major findings of various subfields of linguistics, including
phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and language
Introduction to
ENGL360 3 change. Additional topics may include pragmatics, the acquisition of
Linguistics
language, language varieties, and sign language. By the end of the
course, you should be acquainted with systematic methods of studying
language, be aware of the fundamental similarities and diversity of
human languages, and have an informed perspective on how issues of
language have an impact on our society
The course focuses on a variety of major poets from various
Introduction to periods__era. This course develops students understanding of the
ENGL2450 3
Poetry elements of literature, including character, theme, points of view,
symbol, imagery, tone and rhythm
The course stresses on the Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama through the
Shakespeare and scrutiny of the representative works by Shakespeare and correlating
ENGL3465 3
Contemporaries them to major works by Marlowe and Johnson. The course will trace the
changes that might distinguish Shakespeare s early work from the later.