Bachelor’s Degree in English Language

The program aims to prepare professionals in the English Language who are capable of communicating effectively, and are equipped with critical and analytical skills that qualify them to take up various careers with both local as well as foreign agencies. In addition to training them to lead a teaching career, graduates from the department will be able to translate between Arabic and English. Academically they can also pursue graduate studies in linguistics, teaching English as a foreign language, or literature.

Learners are taught to:

• distinguish different linguistic concepts and terms,
• demonstrate common knowledge of linguistic universals,
• demonstrate proficiency in communicating knowledge both orally and in writing,
• conduct language-based research following academic standards.

Students wishing to enroll in the Department of English must satisfy the following requirements:

1. have a General Secondary Examination (Tawjihi) score above %75
2. have an average of %75 in English 0400184, 0400185 and 0402104, 0402111,
3. pass the Department exam to remain in

Graduates will be able to work in a variety of careers:

• Teaching English as a foreign language,
• Private tutoring,
• Editorial work
• Journalism,
• Translating,
• Proofreading,
• With NGOs’

Graduation Requirements:

Required Credit Hours and Points:

The students have to complete 132 credit hours distributed as the following general components:

English Language and Literature – Single

Component	Credit hours
	Compulsory	Elective	Total
University Requirements	28	6	34
Faculty Requirements	12	9	21
Single Major	63	18	81
Free Electives	6		6
Total			142

English Language and Literature – Major

Component	Credit hours
	Compulsory	Elective	Total
University Requirements	28	6	34
Faculty Requirements	12	9	21
Major Program Requirements	60	–	60
Minor Program Requirements	21	6	27
Total			142

Course Sequence:

First: University Requirements (24 credit hours)

Students should complete the following courses (24 credit hours):

a. Compulsory University Requirements (18 credit hours)
No.	Course Name	Number	Credits	Notes
1	Arabic Language Skills	0400101	2
2	Jerusalem throughout History	0400120	2
3	Palestine: Nature & Environment	0400121	2
4	Islamic Culture	0400122	2
5	World Civilizations	0400128	3
6	Language and Thinking	0400150	3
7	English Skills Level 1 A	0400170	3
8	English Skills Level 1 B	0400171	3
9	English Skill Level 2	0400172	4
10	Paragraph Writing	0400184
11	English Communication Skills	0400185

 

b. Elective University Requirements (6 credit hours) may be chosen from the following list
No.	Course Name	Number	Credits		Notes
1	Hebrew Language I (Level 1)	0400111	3
2	Hebrew Language II (Level 2)	0400112	3
3	French Language I (Level 1)	0400113	3		Or
4	French Language II (Level 2)	0400114	3
5	German Language I (Level 1)	0400115	3		Or
6	German Language II (Level 2)	0400116	3
7	Spanish Language I (Level 1)	0400117	3		Or
8	Spanish Language II (Level 2)	0400118	3
9	Turkish Language I (Level 1)	0400119	3		Or
10	Turkish Language II (Level 2)	0400129	3
11	Italian Language I (Level 1)	0400146	3		Or
12	Italian Language II (Level 2)	0400147	3
	Any additional Foreign Language duly Approved by the Academic Council		6
or from the following list:
No.	Course Name	Number	Credits		Notes
1	Science and Life	0300142	3
2	Internet for Special Purposes	0303100	3
3	Introduction to Public Health and Environment	0305100	3
4	Ghazali:	0400104
5	Ghazali	0400105
6	Fine Arts	0400130	3
7	Literary Appreciation	0400132	3
8	Women and Men in Human Societies	0400133	3
9	Issues in Modern and Contemporary Arab Thought	0400141	3
10	Special Topics	0400148	3
11	Communication Skills	0403131	3	Non–Science Students
12	History and Philosophy of Science	0409135	3
13	Democracy, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law	0500140	3
14	Conflict Resolution by Peaceful Means	0500143	3
15	Introduction to Legal Thought	0500145	3	Non-Law Students

 

Second: Faculty Requirements (22 credit hours):

Students should complete the following courses (24 credit hours):

 

1. Compulsory Faculty Requirements (12 credit hours)

No.	Course Name	Number	Credits	Notes
4	Palestinian Cause	0400125	3
2	Art of Writing	0401101	3
1	English for Humanities	0402111	3
3	Methods of Scientific Research	0403134	3

 

1. Elective Faculty Requirements (6 credit hours) may be chosen from the following list

No.	Course Name	Number	Credits	Notes
1	Introduction to Physical Education	0401100	3
2	Introduction to Media Studies / Theoretical	0401206	3
3	Introduction to Social Work	0403111	3
4	Introduction to History	0404110	3
5	Introduction to Psychology	0405132	3
6	Introduction to Education	0405138	3
7	Introduction to Geography	0406102	3
8	Introduction to Development Studies	0407100	3
9	Introduction to Sociology	0407133	3
10	Introduction to Philosophy	0409131	3
11	Introduction to Political Science	0415211	3
12	Introduction to Archaeology	0416191	3
13	Introduction to Music	0417210	3

 

Third: English Language and Literature requirements (81 credit hours):

1. Single Major Plan

Students should complete the following courses

 1-Required Courses (63 credit hours)

No.	Course Name	Number	Credits	Requisites
				Pre-	Co-
Year 2 Fall
1	Writing I	0402203	3	184, 185, 111
2	Literary Appreciation	0402205	3	184, 185
3	Communication Skills	0402206	3	184, 185
4	Introduction to Linguistics	0402310	3
Year 2 Spring
5	Writing II	0402208	3	203
6	Fiction (Short Story)	0402220	3	205
7	Advanced Grammar	0402301	3	203
8	Phonetics and Phonology	0402310	3	203
Year 3 Fall
9	Mythology/Religion in Literature	0402207	3	205
10	Writing III	0402312	3	203
11	Survey of English Literature I	0402320	3	205
12	Introduction to Translation	0402401	3	310
13	Introduction to Drama	0402350	3	205
Year 3 Spring
14	Poetry	0402250	3	205	312
15	Survey of English Literature 2	0402321	3	310
16	Rise of the Novel	0402322	3	205	312
Year 4 Fall
17	Applied Linguistics & Teaching Methodologies	0402413	3	310
18	Literary Theory	0402420
19	Seminar in Literature OR	0402440 0402441	3	205	312
	Seminar in Language
Year 4 Spring
21	American Literature	0402351	3	205	312
20	Shakespearean Drama	0402421	3	205	312

 

2- Elective Courses (18 credit hrs)

Literature
No.	Course Name	Number	Credits		Requisites
					Pre		Co
1	19th Century English Novel	0402323	3		205		322
2	Contemporary Novel	0402324	3		205		322
5	The Romantic Movement	0402325	3		205		320
3	Modern Drama	0402354	3		205		350
6	Contemporary Poetry	0402423	3		205		250
7	Metaphysical Poetry	0402424	3		320		250
8	Comparative Literary Study (Two authors)	0402451	3		320		312
4	Special Topics in Literature	0402490	3	205		Approval of Chair
Linguistics
9	Semantics	0402313	3		310
10	Syntax	0402314	3		301, 310
14	Comparative Linguistics	0402315	3		310
11	Morphology	0402318	3		310
15	Advanced Translation	0402405	3		401
12	Sociolinguistics	0402412	3		310
13	Special Topics in Language	0402491	3	310		Approval of Chair

 

3- Free Electives (6 credit hours) can be selected from any other field of specialization

No.	Course Name	Number	Credits	Requisites
				Pre	Co
1			3
3			3

 

1. Major Plan (60 Credits)

(Students following a minor outside the English Department from will not have to do the Applied Linguistics & Teaching Methodology (0402413) course from the Single Major plan and are not allowed 6 credits free courses)

No.	Course Name	Number	Credits	Requisites
				Pre	Co
1	Writing I	0402203	3	108, 109
2	Literary Appreciation	0402205	3	108, 109
3	Communication Skills (Listening / Speaking)	0402206	3	108, 109
	Conversational Skills		3 Contact hours
4	Mythology/Religion in Literature	0402207	3
5	Writing II	0402208	3	203
6	Fiction (Short Story)	0402220	3	205
12	Poetry	0402250	3	205
7	Advanced Grammar	0402301	3	203
8	Introduction to Linguistics	0402310	3	203
9	Writing III	0402312	3	203
10	Phonetics & Phonology	0402316	3	310
11	Survey of English Literature I	0402320	3	205
13	Survey of English Literature II	0402321	3	205, 320
15	Rise of the Novel	0402322	3	205
14	Introduction to Drama	0402350	3	205
17	American Literature	0402351	3	205	312
16	Introduction to Translation	0402401	3	310
18	Literary Theory	0402420	3	205	312
19	Seminar in Literature OR	0402440 0402441	3	205	312
	Seminar in Language
20	Shakespearean Drama	0402421	3	205	312

 

1. Minor Plan (27 Credits)

 Required Courses (21 credits)

No.	Course Name	Number	Credits	Requisites
				Pre	Co
1	Writing I	0402203	3
3	Literary Appreciation	0402205	3
4	Communication Skills (Listening / Speaking)	0402206	3
5	Writing II	0402208	3
6	Fiction	0402220	3
2	Advanced Grammar	0402301	3
7	Introduction to Linguistics	0402310	3

 

Elective courses (6 credits)

Students can take any two courses either from the required courses list or from the elective one)

Literature
No.		Course Name	Number	Credits	Requisites
					Pre	Co
1		19th Century English Novel	0402323	3	205	322
2		Contemporary Novel	0402324	3	205	322
5		The Romantic Movement	0402325	3	205	320
3		Modern Drama	0402354	3	205	350
6		Contemporary Poetry	0402423	3	205	250
7		Metaphysical Poetry	0402424	3	320	250
8		Comparative Literary Study (Two authors)	0402451	3	320	312
4		Special Topics in Literature	0402490	3	205	Approval of Chair
Linguistics
9	Semantics		0402313	3	310
10	Syntax		0402314	3	301,310
14	Comparative Linguistics		0402315	3	310
11	Morphology		0402318	3	310
15	Advanced Translation		0402405	3	401
12	Sociolinguistics		0402412	3	310
13	Special Topics in Language		0402491	3	310	Approval of Chair

 

Course sequence by academic year and semester:

Single

Year I / Fall
Course Name	Number		Credits		Pre-requisite
Arabic Language Skills	0400101		2
Palestine: Nature & Environment	0400121		2
Islamic Culture	0400122		2
World Civilizations	0400123		3
Logical Thinking	0400124		3
English Language Skills 1	0400184		2
Total			16
Year I / Spring
Course Name	Number		Credits		Pre-requisite
Jerusalem throughout History	0400120		2
Palestinian Cause	0400125		3
English Language Skills 2	0400185		2
Art of Writing	0401101		3
English for Humanities	0402111		3
Elective Faculty Requirement	–		3
Total			17
Year II / Fall
Course Name		Number		Credits		Pre-requisite
Writing I		0402203		3		108,109
Literary Appreciation		0402205		3		108,109
Communication Skills (Listening / Speaking)		0402206		3		108,109
Introduction to Linguistics		0402310
Elective Faculty Requirement		–		3
Total				15
Year II / Spring
Course Name		Number		Credits	Pre-requisite
Mythology/Religion in Literature		0402207		3	203
Writing II		0402208		3	203
Fiction (Short Story)		0402220		3	205
Advanced Grammar		0402301		3	203
Methods of Scientific Research		0403134		3
Elective University Requirement		–		3
Total				18
Year III / Fall
Course Name		Number		Credits	Pre-requisite
Poetry		0402250		3	205
Writing III		0402312		3	203
Phonetics & Phonology		0402316		3	310
Survey of English Literature I		0402320		3	205
Elective University Requirement		–		3
Free Elective		–		3
Total				18
Year III / Spring
Course Name		Number		Credits	Pre-requisite
Survey of English Literature II		0402321		3	205, 320
Rise of the Novel		0402322		3	205
Introduction to Drama		0402350		3	205
Introduction to Translation		0402401		3	310
Free Elective		–		3
Elective English Requirement		–		3
Total				18
Year IV / Fall
Course Name		Number		Credits	Pre-requisite
American Literature		0402351		3	205
Literary Theory		0402420		3	205
Seminar in Literature OR Seminar in Language		0402440 0402441		3	205
Elective English Requirement		–		3
Elective English Requirement		–		3
Elective English Requirement		–		3
Total				18
Year IV / Spring
Course Name	Number			Credits	Pre-requisite
Applied Linguistics & Teaching Methodology	0402413			3	310
Shakespearean Drama	0402421			3	205
Elective English Requirement	–			3
Elective English Requirement	–			3
Total				12

 

Major

Year I / Fall
Course Name	Number			Credits		Pre-requisite
Arabic Language Skills	0400101			2
Palestine: Nature &Environment	0400121			2
Islamic Culture	0400122			2
World Civilizations	0400123			3
Language & Thinking	0400150			3
English Language Skills 1	0400184			2
Total				16
Year I / Spring
Course Name	Number			Credits			Pre-requisite
Jerusalem throughout History	0400120			2
Palestinian Cause	0400125			3
English Language Skills 2	0400185			2
Art of Writing	0401101			3
English for Humanities	0402111			3
Elective Faculty Requirement	–			3
Total				17
Year II / Fall
Course Name		Number	Credits				Pre-requisite
Writing I		0402203	3				108,109
Literary Appreciation		0402205	3				108,109
Communication Skills (Listening / Speaking)		0402206	3				108,109
Mythology/Religion in Literature		0402207	3
Elective Faculty Requirement		–	3
Total			15
Year II / Spring
Course Name		Number	Credits		Pre-requisite
Writing II		0402208	3		203
Fiction (Short Story)		0402220	3		205
Advanced Grammar		0402301	3		203
Introduction to Linguistics		0402310	3		203
Methods of Scientific Research		0403134	3
Elective University Requirement		–	3
Total			18
Year III / Fall
Course Name		Number	Credits		Pre-requisite
Poetry		0402250	3		205
Writing III		0402312	3		203
Phonetics & Phonology		0402316	3		310
Survey of English Literature I		0402320	3		205
Elective University Requirement		–	3
Minor Requirement		–	3
Total			18
Year III / Spring
Course Name		Number	Credits				Pre-requisite
Survey of English Literature II		0402321	3				205,320
Rise of the Novel		0402322	3				205
Introduction to Drama		0402350	3				205
Introduction to Translation		0402401	3				310
Minor Requirement		–	3
Minor Requirement		–	3
Total			18
Year IV / Fall
Course Name		Number	Credits				Pre-requisite
American Literature		0402351	3				205
Literary Theory		0402420	3				205
Seminar in Literature OR		0402440	3				205
Seminar in Language		0402441
Minor Requirement		–	3
Minor Requirement		–	3
Minor Requirement		–	3
Total			18
Year IV / Spring
Course Name	Number			Credits		Pre-requisite
Shakespearean Drama	0402421			3		205
Applied Linguistics & Teaching Methodology	0402413			3		310
Minor Requirement	–			3
Minor Requirement	–			3
Minor Requirement	–			3
Total				15

Minor

Fall
Course Name	Number	Credits	Pre-requisite
Writing 1	0402203	3	108,109
Literary appreciation	0402205	3	108,109
Communication Skills (Listening / Speaking)	0402206	3	108,109
Conversational Skills
Spring
Course Name	Number	Credits	Pre-requisite
Writing II	0402208	3	203
Fiction (Short Story)	0402220	3	205
Advanced Grammar	0402301	3	203
Introduction to Linguistics	0402310	3	203

Required Courses

0402203 Writing I 3 credits

The aim of this course is to improve writing skills on the intra and inter-sentential levels. Initially students learn to refine the various sentence patterns and transition signals and apply them to the basic principles of constructing paragraph units out of which essays are composed. Students begin producing paragraph units out of a variety of sentence patterns and learn to edit and correct their errors following a checklist provided for them.

0402205 Literary Appreciation 3 credits

As an introduction to literature for second year students majoring in English, the course lays the foundations for more advanced courses and enhances appreciation of texts in three literary genres. In addition to reading and analysing literature texts carefully, students discover how to recognise essential literary terms and apply them on certain selections of poetry, fiction and drama.

0402206 Communication and Conversational Skills 3 credits

This course develops fluency and accuracy in the language through pronunciation practice, structured exercises and various oral activities including aural-oral comprehension, oral composition through reconstruction of arguments, reading aloud, interviews, role-playing and story-telling. Students use English dictionaries extensively for both pronunciation purposes and building up strong vocabulary. They are motivated to think analytically, to take active part in class discussions and to provocative argumentative presentations. Students examine a wide range of styles that help them to bridge the gap between formal English and the language of native speakers.

0402207 Mythology/Religion in Literature 3 credits

The course introduces literature in a world context, with the primary aim of providing the background to understand literary allusions and themes in later works. Students start by reading ancient epics and mythologies and end by examining influences and themes in the present time. Representative readings include the Epic of Gilgamesh, poems from Ancient Egypt, selections from the Bible, Greek and Roman plays and epics, selections from the Divine Comedy, Utopia, Don Quixote an a sampling of contemporary postcolonial literature.

0402208 Writing II 3 credits

In this second writing course designed to develop the ability to write in English at the university level, students produce well-organised paragraphs in the various rhetorical modes (description, narration, illustration, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, and argumentation). Students respond to notations based on a correction key and to group activities for the purpose of generating and adopting their own editing checklists. They proofread and correct errors before resubmitting final drafts of all writing assignment. Emphasis is also placed on principles of outlining, with the aim of producing coherent essays by the end of the course.

0402220 Fiction (Short Stories) 3 credits

As an introduction to fiction, as an art form in its own right, the course provides a critical analysis of a wide selection of short and long fiction works. It prepares the way for future courses by exploring essential literary concepts, narrative perspectives and other technical and thematic elements of narrative. Students use a comprehensive list of terms and models of critical essays to assist them in producing their own original contributions.

0402301 Advanced Grammar 3 credits

Using what students have previously learned, the course goes beyond traditional grammatical information in order to provide a cognitively based approach that prepares them for course in syntax, transformational grammar and applied linguistics, as well as the future demands of classroom teaching that require explication of language and usage. After a review of grammar pedagogy, students devote their attention to functional word classes and to sentence patterns and their expansion through modification, coordination and subordination. They practice extensively using a charting system for identifying patterns as a means to raise consciousness about language structures and their uses.

0402310 Introduction to Linguistics 3 credits

This is a course designed for students to consider the nature of human language and its origins and to examine the framework for the basic areas of linguistics (phonetics, phonology, semantics, and syntax) in preparation for future specialised courses.

0402312 Writing III 3 credits

This is the last of three writing courses that develop the students’ abilities to write academically. In addition to producing various types of essays, students follow a step-by-step process in producing a research paper. A handbook of research style and format is required reading. A research paper based on library work and containing a reference list is the final assignment.

0402316 Phonetics and Phonology 3 credits

This course advances the phonetic study of English language from articulatory and auditory perspectives. Emphasis is placed on sound-producing mechanisms, their distinctions and the transcription of sounds. Students examine suprasegmental features including stress and intonation in words and sentences, with emphasis on the way sounds are grouped together into systems. They also learn about structural descriptions and rules that account for patterns.

0402320 Survey of English Literature I 3 credits

This is the first of two literature courses meant to familiarise students with the tradition of English literature. It covers the period from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. Students read a variety of authors and texts and explore the historical background of the different literary periods. They are introduced to literary forms such as the epic, medieval romance, the ballad, the sonnet, and 18th century prose narratives.

0402250 Poetry 3 credits

Intended as an in-depth study of this literary genre, the course first covers basics such as versification (prosody), aspects of form, types of figurative language and other poetic devices. Students learn the uses of various poetic styles and techniques. They develop a proficiency in essential terminology, appreciation of subtleties, and ability to articulate responses.

0402321 Survey of English Literature II 3 credits

This course continues Survey of English Literature I (0402320). Department from the ‘neo-classical period’, it moves into emergence and characteristics of romanticism, the ‘Victorian’ age, modernism and the twentieth century. Students discuss and analyse the selected texts both in the context of their distinctive periods and in the light of their enduring qualities.

0402350 Introduction to Drama 3 credits

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 stage, and the critical methods needed to analyse the various components of a play and its themes. Students read and discuss a number of representative short plays from various periods, and a complete glossary is available for application of terms in writing assignments.

0402322 The Rise of the Novel 3 credits

The course discusses the rise and the emergence of the English novel as an important historical, cultural and political process in the history of the English Literature. It progresses at two levels to encompass both the theoretical background to the development of the English novel and the application of critical principles in the analysis of particular works of fiction. Students read a minimum of three representative novels from various periods and discuss their form, narrative perspective, thematic content and other elements. Students also have access to a number of supplementary references to assist them in understanding the novel’s development and technical terminology.

0402351 American Literature 3 credits

The course begins in 1492, and then surveys writings in the colonial period as well as the concerns of what became a national US literary tradition in the 19th and 20th century. Themes include conquest strategies, cultural perceptions, attitudes to the wilderness, slavery, responses to native people, religious typology, expansion of the “frontier,” “Manifest Destiny,” the American Dream,” and literary identity. Particular emphasis is placed on the evolution of themes and literary movements.

0402401 Introduction to Translation 3 credits

This course introduces learners to the mechanics and art of translation in Arabic / English / Arabic, with intensive practice on a variety of topics. In reinforces analytical knowledge of sentence structures in both languages and how this knowledge promotes the basic accuracy of a translation. Students learn to adopt effective strategies for written and spontaneous / oral translation.

0402413 Applied Linguistics and Teaching Methodology 3 credits

This is an advanced course for advanced undergraduate students, providing opportunities to utilize findings in linguistic research and theory to solve problems related to different areas of language learning and teaching especially vocabulary, grammar, listening, speaking and pronunciation, and reading. It draws on various schools of linguistics and psychology in order to find where in theory answers can be found in practice.

0402420 Literary Theory 3 credits\

This course is an examination of the different ways in which literature has been explained and evaluated from the time of Plato to the turn of the 21st century. Students read a number of crucial documents throughout the history of criticism and become familiar with recent and contemporary literary theories. One of the practical assignments required is an essay that applies an eclectic approach to a literary text.

0402421 Shakespearean Drama 3 credits

The course introduces the development of English drama from the medieval period to the 16th century as a way of appreciating Shakespeare and understanding the characteristics of the “Elizabethan” stage. Students read in detail at least three plays by Shakespeare and pay close attention to both language and dramatic elements. A guide to Shakespeare’s career and elements of his plays is also required reading.

0402440 Seminar in Literature 3 credits

This course is reserved for the study of an area of special student interest that is either unexamined or not fully explored in the required courses and that has some particular relevance to Palestinian students. A substantial research paper is required.

0402441 Seminar in Language 3 credits

This course is reserved for the study of an area of students’ interest that is either unexamined or not fully explored in the required or elective courses and that has some particular relevance to Palestine. In this course, students are introduced to research methods in general and linguistics research in particular and to potential and relevant language research topics. A fully constructed research paper is required.

Elective Courses

0402313 Semantics 3 credits

This is an introductory course in the study of linguistic meaning. Students become familiar with basic concepts in this field, such as utterances and propositions, reference and referring expressions, sense and sense relations, predicates, deixis, extensions and prototypes, ambiguity, and participant roles.

0402314 Syntax 3 credits

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

0402315 Comparative Linguistics 3 credits

The course provides practical and theoretical expertise in comparative linguistics. Students learn to recognise language types, to compare the morphology, syntax, sound systems of Arabic, English and other languages, and to appreciate the interdependence of those systems. The course also introduces topics such as reconstruction of proto-languages, the implications of reconstruction to cultural history, and the patterns and principles of language change.

0402318 Morphology 3 credits

The course lays the ground 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, infixes, circum fixes) and processes of compounding and word coinage, as well as topics that touch on relations to other areas of linguistics.
0402323 19th Century English Novel 3 credits

The course requires the reading of at least four novels that explore the cultural, social and political translation in the period after 1830, with selections possible from the works of the Brontës, Dickens Trollope, Thackeray, George Eliot and Hardy.

0402324 Contemporary Novel 3 credits

The course is intended to illustrate the ways in which the novel’s form and function have changed since the early rise of the English novel, in response to the effects of cultural revolutions in the pre and post-World War decades. The contemporary novel’s frustration with earlier styles and forms and with the individual’s place in society and the world, as with technological encroachment and changing responsibilities and forms of power, become submerged in narrative structures and inter-textualities. Students develop the skills needed to locate and contextualise the features of the modern and contemporary novel so as to understand the genre and its development in comparative and analytical way. At least three representative novels are read closely, along with a package of supplementary material.

0402325 The Romantic Movement 3 credits

The course accounts for the emergence of this movement, its poetic forms and concerns and its importance, through extensive readings from the poetry of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelly, Byron, Keats and others, along with some prose, with emphasis on how the period uses literature as a medium for expressing views on nature, history, politics, philosophy, religion, social reform and life vision.

0402354 Modern Drama 3 credits

This is a survey of modernist and contemporary drama that spans the 20th century to demonstrate the changes in dramatic forms and strategies and to show how the nature of the genre is altered in response to the modern world and its condition. Students read at least four widely representative plays that illustrate the evolution of drama and the stage, along with essential supplementary readings.

0402405 Advanced Translation 3 credits

The course provides the basic theoretical underpinnings of translation, with particular attention to comparative linguistics where the source and target languages (Arabic-English) have radically different lexical/syntactic/discourse characteristics. Students as a result learn how to solve specific problems in translating through intensive and systematic practice.

0402412 Sociolinguistics 3 credits

The course approaches the relationship between language and society and research on speech acts so that students become more aware of their importance to communication. Students, also, explore cross-cultural aspects of communication and miscommunication, bilingualism, dialects, slang and gender issues. Students develop heightened sensitivity not only to their own speech acts but also to the speech acts of others.

0402423 Contemporary Poetry 3 credits

The course surveys a century of poetry in English from the early 20th century to the present. It covers the range of historical contexts as well as the changing aspects of poetry through the decades. The course aims to draw on student familiarity with traditional

0402424 Metaphysical Poetry 3 credits

This course elucidates this phenomenon of “metaphysical poetry” by detailed analysis of the secular and religious poems of John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell, Henry Vaughan and Richard Crashaw. It provides the historical and literary background to the emergence of the phenomenon, though it relies mostly on detailed analysis of form and language and their intricacies to unravel the concerns, religious thinking, philosophies and worldviews that produced that poetry. Students also have access to a selection of background and critical material.

0402451 Comparative Literary Study 3 credits

A study of two major English writers from any period and any part of the world, the course explores the works regardless of genre for potential meaningful comparison and juxtaposition of themes and other interconnections.

0402490 Special Topics in Literature 3 credits

This course is reserved for the study of literature topics of instructors’ choice. It usually addresses instructors’ special interests not accounted for in the plan. It leaves space for literature topics to be tackled as speedily as possible.

0402491 Special Topics in Language 3 credits

Language topics of instructors’ choice are reserved in the conduct of this course. The course usually addresses instructors’ particular interests especially the ones not accounted for in the plan. It leaves space for language topics to be tackled speedily.