2.    Colleges of Applied Professions

3.    Public and private institutions

4.    Educational centres

5.    Banks

6.    Tourist offices

2.    Instructors

3.    Administrative  assistant

4.    Trainers /teachers

5.    Cashier/ Administrative  secretary

6.    Translator

Media & Journalism.

& Islamic Civilization

Evaluation

This course introduces students to the fundamental aspects related to the theory, practice, and research in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Some authentic texts will first be exploited to familiarize students with the main differences between general English (GE), and to acquaint them with ESP varieties, units and language. EFL students will then be exposed to the major developments in the field of ESP practice: approaches to teaching ESP, styles and learning skills, register analysis, needs identification, and material selection. Accordingly, participants will be given practice in designing an ESP syllabus specific to a particular group of learners. The course will finally advance to explore the nature of EOP and BE. Students are required to identify and qualify the syntactic features of ESP sentences and lexicon.

This course intends to develop the students’ fluency in spoken English and to increase their listening comprehension skills. Students will be exposed to a variety of spoken English. Stress will be on active manipulation of information contained in listening exercises. Students will also practice communication skills in small group discussions, role-playing, etc. The course mainly aims at developing the students’ ability in conversation by discussing various topics of general and specific nature concentrating on the organization and development of ideas. Students are encouraged to speak and discuss matters using different techniques of interaction, such as group work and dialogue. Electronic software, such as PowerPoint, is highly encouraged for oral presentations. Students are expected to be interactively involved in and are assumed to acquire the strategies needed for effective communication.

This course gives students a thorough introduction to the basic principles and structures of English grammar. It focuses on fundamental grammatical concepts such as elements of speech, sentence construction, subject-verb agreement, tenses, and punctuation. Students will gain a knowledge of grammar via engaging courses, activities, and practical applications. The emphasis is on enhancing correctness in writing and speaking, allowing students to communicate more successfully in academic and professional situations. By the end of the course, students will have a basic understanding of English grammar, readying them for further advanced language study.

This course introduces students to essay writing after having developed their skills in writing paragraphs. It adopts the process of academic writing which emphasizes the following steps: prewriting, drafting, revising and editing. Four rhetorical modes are introduced: Logical division of ideas, supporting an opinion, comparison-contrast and cause –effect.

The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the basic genres of both American and British literature. It surveys the development of British and American literature in different historical eras by covering selected masterpieces of poetry, drama and novels. It also examines literary works from Beowulf to World War II in relation to their historical and cultural contexts in order to gain a richer understanding of both text and context and to provide imaginative and critical insights into all areas of human experience: war and peace, nature and culture, love and sexuality, selfhood and social identity, justice and atrocity, the sacred and the profane, the burdens of history and the dreams of the future.

This is an introduction to the scientific study of language and the principles of linguistic description. Students are introduced to the fundamental aspects of linguistics including the basics of phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics.

This course aims at introducing students to the English language used in hotel services, such as making hotel reservations, room reservations, room types, room rates, room equipment, check-in, check-out, information at the front desk, telephone conversations, the amenities offered by the hotel, the recreation facilities, apologies, greetings, etc. Students will also be acquainted with the language needed by travel agency personnel for making reservations and other related matters. Communicating with foreigners (e.g., tourists and passengers) is another area covered in this course.

This course aims at introducing the students to the necessary English language skills used in mass media, such as radio, TV, journalism and multimedia. In general, students will be introduced to the English language of information. The course will cover writing and editing news items, reading reports from the international news agencies, taking notes, and then writing their own reports.

This course aims at building the students’ self-confidence so that they will be able to interact effectively. It also aims at helping the students acquire communicative skills and strategies through interacting with others in academic contexts that require attentive listening and appropriate responses.

This course aims at familiarizing the students with the language needed for law purposes. It attempts to expose students to a variety of terms in the field of law and human rights.

This course introduces students to the rationale behind Error Analysis which was initiated as a reaction to the weaknesses of Contrastive Analysis in the 1960s. It covers the recurrent errors made by Arab EFL learners in the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. It also provides students with the opportunity to carry out an error analysis research project that involves data collection, error identification and correction, error frequency counts and error explanation with reference to sources of errors.

This course is designed to help students understand and use essential business vocabulary in English. It systematically covers the words and expressions that frequently occur in business contexts. The course also aims at developing the students’ abilities to use the vocabularies of business and shows what the words mean, how they are used and how they relate to each other. The course provides key words, and typical word combinations are explained in their grammatical context.

This is an introductory course in the process of translating from English into Arabic and vice versa. The ultimate goal is to train students to identify, analyse and solve the linguistic issues involved in this process and to use the educational resources needed to develop competency in translating texts. A whole spectrum of lexical, grammatical, semantic and textual issues on an introductory level is discussed in the course. Topics of texts translated will start with everyday language and proceed gradually to more specialized topics of education, social sciences, history, politics, etc.

This course aims at introducing the students to the relevance of the interdisciplinary areas of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics to foreign language learning and teaching. It also surveys the basic principles underlying discourse analysis, corpus linguistics and error analysis.

The course is an introduction to the English sound system, treating the production and perception of sounds and focusing on both segmental and supra-segmental features. Students also practice transcription of speech sounds. This is accompanied by drills in pronunciation and transcription. The course also deals with the basic phonological processes in English in order to improve the pronunciation of the students.

This course is designed to help students who are expected to carry out administrative tasks in English and function successfully at their future careers as secretaries, personnel, or administrative assistants. The course focuses on the central needs of the students to master oral communicative skills in both written form and the spoken form of the language. (Orally and in written forms). The course aims at developing students’ skills and abilities to use the language that is appropriate to telephoning, dealing with visitors and difficult clients, and business correspondence (emails, letters, and reports). It also aims at developing students’ use of vocabulary needed in the work context.

This course aims to develop a critical understanding of research methodologies and practices in the field of applied linguistics. The book begins with an introduction to the nature of research, addressing fundamental questions such as the purpose of research, its relevance, and the importance of becoming a discerning consumer. It explores how research can be demystified and provides insights into identifying significant research questions and finding reliable answers. It progresses with practical advice on how to locate and access research, differentiating between primary and secondary sources, and understanding the value of various types of research. Students are introduced to the major components of research articles, including titles, abstracts, introductions, methods, results, and discussions. This section helps readers grasp the structure of research publications and the essential elements that constitute a well-rounded study. Further, the book delves into the sampling techniques and ethical considerations involved in selecting research participants. It explains different sampling paradigms, such as representative and purposeful sampling, and emphasizes the importance of ethical practices in research. Students learn to evaluate the reliability and validity of data collection methods, both verbal and numerical. Understanding research designs is another critical component covered in the book. It categorizes research designs along various continuums—applied to basic, qualitative to quantitative, and exploratory to confirmatory. This section aids students in identifying appropriate research designs based on the research questions posed.

The course looks at both theoretical principles and practical pedagogical issues. The emphasis will be on how IT can be used to support language teaching and learning in pedagogically justifiable ways. Subject to time constraints and the interests of participants, topics will include: history of computer assisted language learning (CALL), theoretical issues in CALL, software evaluation, IT applications to speaking and listening skills development, IT applications to reading and writing skills development, using the Internet, multimedia, CALL materials design and training in the writing of basic multimedia language learning materials. There will be a mixture of lectures, discussions, and hands-on practical sessions.

The course is envisaged as a general survey of the principle arguments surrounding the definition of meaning. The following areas are included: History and scope of semantics, semantics and lexical grammatical structures, and semantics and logic.

This course focuses on various types of text characterized by complex structure and meaning in both Arabic and English. It exposes students to translating different types of text and developing their appropriate use of translation procedures and strategies in dealing with problematic translation issues.

This course is an introduction to current syntactic theory, including an account of the emergence of transformational generative grammar and its various recent theoretical approaches. It covers such topics as the principles that govern phrase structure, movement and dependencies between syntactic constituents and binding. Students are expected to apply their learning to examples from English and other languages.

This course is designed to introduce the theory and practice of teaching English as a foreign language (TFL) by analysing and discussing the major approaches, methods and techniques used in English language teaching in their historical context. The course will focus on these methods: The Audio-Lingual Method; Total Physical Response; Natural Approach; Communicative Language Teaching (CLT); Silent Way; Content- and Theme-Based Instruction. Students are also given guidelines about how to prepare a lesson plan.

The course outlined in the textbook provides an in-depth examination of various language teaching methodologies, focusing on how they can be applied to create dynamic and learner-centred classroom environments. This approach underscores the importance of adapting teaching strategies to accommodate diverse learner needs, preferences, and learning styles. The textbook covers essential language skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with a focus on practical techniques for enhancing each area. For listening, it delves into strategies for improving comprehension and active listening skills, while the speaking section emphasizes fostering effective communication through interactive activities and practice. In the reading and writing sections, the course explores methods for developing literacy skills, from decoding texts to crafting coherent written responses.

This course aims to introduce students to the modes, traditions and conventions of the novel and its sub-genres. More specifically, the course focuses on thorough but analytical extensive readings of selected novels by English and American novelists. In addition, the course aims to introduce students to the elements of fiction and how to use them to understand and analyse the meaning of the literary text.

As it manipulates critically the works of two writers, novelists or dramatists in English from any historical era or any part of the world, the course explores the works regardless of genres for potential meaningful comparison and juxtaposition of themes and other interconnections.

The course lays the groundwork for a full understanding of morphology as a linguistic science through the study of morphemes, their combination in words and how meaning is achieved. It allows for inquiry into word formation (through prefixes, suffixes, and infixes) and processes of compounding and word coinage, as well as topics related to other areas of linguistics.

This course aims at utilizing advanced techniques and strategies used by good language readers. Work extends beyond text into discourse tackling high level cognitive skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation (interpretation skills). Students will be exposed to versatile activities that enhance skimming, scanning, inferring, keeping meaning in mind, guessing meaning from context, making use of word-formation and context clues, comprehending difficult texts, recognizing rhetorical patterns, discourse threads, implications, background knowledge and summarizing.

The objective of the course is to define the relationships between language and society and attempt to correlate language variety with social, cultural, psychological, and ethnic divisions. It also defines the standard language in a more general world context. Further, it deals with such topics as: language and sex, language and context, language and nation, language problems, language planning, bilingualism, language maintenance, language shift, and language attitudes.

The course focuses on the design of teacher – made achievement tests of language performance, with particular emphasis on testing the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), grammar and vocabulary.

This course aims at introducing students to the correlation between linguistic behaviour and the psychological process thought to underlie that behaviour. The emphasis in this course lies on the role of language as it affects memory, perception, attention, learning, etc., as well as on the potential impact of psychological constraints on the use of language with reference to L1 & L2.

This is a critical and historical introduction to the study of drama as a literary genre. The course deals with several topics: the characteristic features that distinguish drama from other literary forms, the critical implications of Aristotle’s Poetics, the development of the Greek and English stage, and the critical methods needed to analyse the various components of a play and its themes. Students are expected to read and discuss a number of representative short and long plays from various periods, and a complete glossary is available for application of terms in writing assignments.

The course covers the underlying principles of the contrastive Analysis Hypothesis. It also covers contrastive analyses of English and Arabic phonological, morphological, semantic, and syntactic systems.

This course provides students who aspire to work in English language education with practical teaching experience. It combines academic knowledge with practical application, allowing participants to use teaching strategies, classroom management techniques, and lesson preparation methods in real-world or virtual classroom settings. Students will take part in supervised teaching practice, observe experienced educators, and reflect on their teaching through feedback and self-assessment. The course emphasizes the development of effective communication skills, adaptability, and cultural awareness in a range of learning environments. By the end of the course, students will have gained valuable teaching experience, improved their instructional skills, and prepared for professional jobs in English language education.

This course explores the practical application of linguistic theories to real-world issues, covering core areas such as language acquisition, second language learning, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, and language policy. Students will examine the intersections of language and society, including topics like bilingualism, language diversity, and the role of language in identity, while also learning about key methodologies in applied linguistics research. With a focus on the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the course prepares students to address challenges in areas such as language teaching, cognitive science, language technology, and language assessment, offering both theoretical insight and practical knowledge for diverse professional contexts.

This course provides students with the opportunity to carry out a practical project on specific areas in applied linguistics (English language teaching, sociolinguistics, and translation).