Bachelor's Program in English

Al Aziziah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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48 monthsProgramme duration

English Language and LiteratureMain Subject Area

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Programme overview

Main Subject

English Language and Literature

Degree

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The English Department offers an undergraduate study program leading to a bachelor's degree in the English language major. This degree prepares students to:

• Teaching the English language in middle and high schools, or any similar level in English language teaching centers, after the student obtains appropriate educational training.

• Continuing their studies in advanced programs such as the Master’s program in Linguistics, the Master’s in Literature, or any program closely related to their specialty.

• Engage in a number of professions that require English language skills.

To ensure that students in the Bachelor of English Language program obtain full knowledge in the field of specialization, this program seeks to achieve the following practical goals:

The first stage: Developing students’ linguistic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, so that the graduate of the program can use these skills in various situations with complete ease.

The second stage: Providing students with basic knowledge in:

• Theories of linguistics that provide a description of the various aspects of the language, including sounds, morphology, grammar, and semantics, with the focus of these theoretical sciences being on the English language.

• The most important theories related to language acquisition as a second language, including issues of reading and writing theories in English as a foreign language, and research and applications in learning English as a foreign language.

• The most important literary works, including the most prominent poets, novels, plays, short stories, and selections of twentieth-century prose.

• Some issues related to sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics.

• Foundations for evaluating students’ performance in English as a second language, and evaluating their skills and competence.

• The main issues in translation, its principles and methods.

• Islamic texts written in English.