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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬

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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title Introduction to Linguistics Course code ENG 250

Name
College College of Arabic and Social Studies
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
To familiarize students with the main branches of linguistics to prepare them for further study
and research in future courses.

3. Topics to be covered
No. Topic Week No. Contact Hours
1 Course Outline & Overview 1 3
2 Phonetics 2 3
3 Word Formation 3 3
4 Morphology 4 3
5 Grammar & Syntax 5-6 6
6 Semantics & Pragmatics 7-9 9
7 Discourse Analysis 10-11 6
8 Neurolinguistics 12-13 6
9 Computational Linguistics 14-15 6

4. Prescribed textbook
Yule, G. (2014). The study of language (5th ed.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

5. Assessment

No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total

assessment
1 Midterm Exam 1-15 25%
2 2 quizzes All along 10
3 Participations and Assignments All along 15%
4 Final Exam 16 50%
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title Course code ENG 218

English Grammar-III

Name
College College of Arabic Language & Social Sciences
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
The course aims at enabling students to analyze the grammatical structure of sentences
within English speeches / texts, using grammatical terminology correctly and demonstrating
knowledge of how sentence-level grammatical structure contributes to promotion of spoken
language, and improves the coherence of paragraphs and texts
3. Topics to be covered
No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours
1 Review of verb tenses, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, 9
connecting ideas,
Review of gerunds, infinitives, adverb clauses, the passive Week 1,2 3
Review of nouns clauses, adjective clauses, conditional
sentences and wishes
2 Determiners and quantifiers Week 4 3
3 Pronouns, ellipsis, and substitution Week 5 and 6 6
4 Prepositions Week 7 and 8 6
5 Reporting: Direct speech, Indirect speech, reporting 9
Week 9,10, 11
orders, questions, statements, request, advice etc
6 Connectors and focus structure Week 12 13 6
7 -Review of course Week 14 3

4. Prescribed textbook
Advanced: Oxford Practice Grammar with answers with Practice-Plus CD-ROD by George Yule OUP,
2010
5. Assessment

No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total assessment

1 Quizzes, homework All along 15%
2 Presentation of given topics in All along 10%
groups / pairs, participation
3 Mid-term exam 10 25%
4 Final Exam 16 50%
5
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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

English Speaking Skills ENG 328
Course Title Course code

Name
College College of Arabic & Social Sciences
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
By the end of the course, the students will be able to express his ideas / opinions on a wide range of
topics similar to IELTS speaking test
.3. Topics to be covered
No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours
1 Language Functions 3 6
2 Reduction: Understanding stressed and unstressed form 2 4
3 Understanding and Analyzing Discussion / Debate 2 4
4 Intonation & its role in spoken language 3 6
5 Technology and language testing 3 6
6 Real-World Tasks 2 4

4. Prescribed textbook
No specific text book is required. Teacher will provide online references / videos / reading material
at the end of every class for the next class.

5. Assessment
No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of
total assessment
1 Class room discussion / pair work /group work/ All along 10 %
presentation

2 A project: Group presentation on a given topic 10-13 25 %

3 Group project (Students will conduct a debate or make a Any time after 10 %
documentary or present a summary of a movie) week 7

4 Class participation All along 5%

5 Final oral exam To be scheduled 50 %

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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title Course code ENG 132

Reading and Vocabulary Building 2

Name
College College of Arabic Language & Social Sciences
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
This course is intended to target the following objective:
To develop students’ skills of reading comprehension by enhancing their reading skills and
strategies, improving building vocabulary, as well as developing their reading fluency and
pronunciation at the intermediate language level
3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours

1 Introduction 3
2 Education and Student Life City Life 4
3 Business and Money 4
4 Jobs and Professions 4
5 Mid-Term Exam 4
6 Lifestyles Around the World 2
7 Global Connections 4
8 Language and Communication 4
9 Tastes and Preferences 4
10 New Frontiers 4
11 Ceremonies 4

4. Prescribed textbook
Elaine, K. & Pamela, H. (2007). Interaction 2: Reading. McGraw Hill Education
5. Assessment
No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total assessment
1 Participation All Along 5%
2 Assignments All Along 10%
3 Mid-term exam Week 7 25%
4 Quizzes 5&12 10%
5 Final exam In Schedule 50%
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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title English Writing, I Course code ENG 144

Name
College College of Arabic & Social Studies
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
The main purpose of the course is to enable the students to demonstrate the ability to articulate a topic
sentence, and develop unified and coherent paragraphs through adequate support on different
academic topics on different modes (descriptive, narrative, example, process, opinion)
Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course that are being implemented

3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours

1 The Sentence and Paragraph Week 1 &2 6
2 Descriptive Paragraphs Week 3 &4 6
3 Example Paragraphs Week 5&6 6
4 Process paragraphs Week 7 &8 6
5 Opinion Paragraphs. Week 9 &10 6
6 Narrative Paragraphs Week 11&12 6

4. Prescribed textbook
Effective Academic Writing-I, Alice Savage & Masoud Shafiei OUP 2007

5. Assessment

No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of

total assessment
1 Course work: In-class paragraph writing All along 15%
(5 paragraphs) & participation
2 Course work: Midterm exam 10 25%
3 Homework All along 10%
4 Final Exam 16 50%
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Computer-Assisted Language Learning
Course Title Course code ENG 202

Name
College
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
Understanding the general scope of CALL, and the effectiveness of recent computer-based
resources on learning and practicing the four main language skills.

3. Topics to be covered
No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours
1 Introduction to the course 1 3
2 Learning & CALL 2 6
3 Communication & CALL 2 6
4 Technology and L2 listening skills 2 6
5 Technology and L2 speaking skills 2 6
6 Technology and L2 reading skills 2 6
7 Technology and L2 writing skills 3 9
8 Revision 1 3

4. Prescribed textbook
Walker, A., & White, G. (2013). Technology Enhanced Language Learning: connecting theory and
practice-Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers. Oxford University Press

5. Assessment

No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total assessment

1 Class participation All along 5%
2 Assignments All along 10%
3 Presentation All along 10%
4 Mid-term exam 9 25%
5 Final exam 17 50%
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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Sounds of English
Course Title Course code ENG 152

Name
College College of Arabic & Social Sciences
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
The main objective of this course is to train students to correctly produce, perceive and
phonemically transcribe English sounds, words, and sentences

3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours

1 Spelling and pronunciation Week 1 3
2 Vowels Weeks 2-6 15
3 Consonants Weeks 7-11 15
4 Syllables and words Weeks 12-13 6
5 Phrases, sentences, and grammar Weeks 14-15 6

4. Prescribed textbook
Marks, J. (2007). English Pronunciation in Use (Elementary), Cambridge University Press

5. Assessment
No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total
assessment
1 Assignments weekly 20
2 Quizzes Every other week 10
3 Midterm test (oral) 15 20
4 Final exam 16 50
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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title Listening & Speaking 1 Course code ENG 126

Name
College
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
This is a practical course to train students in listening and speaking skills and strategies compatible
with CEFR level A2

3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours

1 Ch1: Meeting New People, Learning New Things 1-2 6
2 Ch2: Come Rain or Shine 3-4 6
3 Ch3: Diet? A piece of Cake! 5-6 6
4 Ch4: A Connected World 7-8 6
5 Midterm Exam 9 3
6 Ch5: Make Yourself at Home 10-11 6
7 Ch6: Multicultural Communities 12-13 6
8 Ch7: A Picture of Health 14-15 6

4. Prescribed textbook

Tanka, J. & Baker, L. (2020). New Interactions 2 Listening and Speaking, McGraw-Hill Education.

5. Assessment

No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total assessment

1 E-Learning, Quizzes, and Assignments All along 20 %
2 2 Presentations All Along 10%
3 Midterm 9 20%
4 Final Exam 16 50%
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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title English Writing II Course code ENG 145

Name
College College of Arabic & Social Sciences
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
On the successful completion of the course, the students are expected to write well-organized and
coherent three-paragraph (short) essays on different academic topics

3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours

1 Course Introduction Week 1 3
2 Paragraph to Short Essay Week 2 &3 6
3 Descriptive Essay Week 4&5 6
4 Narrative Essays Week 6&7 6
5 Opinion Essays. Week 8&9 6
6 Comparison and Contrast Essays Week 10&11 6
7 Cause and Effect Essays Week 12&13 6
8 Course Review Week 14 3

4. Prescribed textbook
Savage, A. & Mayer, P. (2012). Effective academic writing 2: The short essay (2nd ed.). Oxford
University Press.

5. Assessment
No. Assessment task Week due Proportion
of total
assessment
1 HomeWorks and Assignments All along 15%
2 Course work: Midterm exam 10 25%
3 Homework All along 10%
4 Final Exam 16 50%
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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title English Language Course code ENG 118

Name
College
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective:
The main purpose of this course is to improve students’ developmental skills
approach that encourages speaking , listening, writing and reading abilities through a
wide variety of exercises. It exposes students to open -ended communicative tasks for
both speaking and reading.

3. Topics to be covered:

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours

1 Introduction to the course 3
2 Unit 1. ‘’Untruth And Consequences’ 3
3 Unit 2. ‘’Crime And Punishment’’ 3
4 Unit 3. ‘’Dying For Their Beliefs’’ 3
5 Unit4 . ‘’The Calm After The Storm’’ 3
6 1st Midterm Exam and review of previous units 3
7 Unit 5. ‘’From Trash To Treasure’’ 3
8 Unit 6. ‘’Give And Learn’’ 3
9 Unit 7. ‘’Homing In On Education” 3
10 Unit 8. ‘’We’ve Come A Long Way’’ 3
11 2nd Midterm Exam and review of previous units 3
12 Unit 9. ‘’The Grass Is Always Greener’’ 3
13 Unit 10. ‘’Take It Or Leave It’’ 3
14 Final Exam 3

4. Prescribed textbook
North Star Reading And Writing ( High Intermediate )
by Andrew K.English , Laura Monahon English
5. Assessment
No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total assessment
1 Mid-term1 6 15
2 Mid-term2 11 15
3 Quizzes and presentations 13 10
4 Assignments and Participation 14 10
5 Final 16 50
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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title English Grammar-I Course code ENG 116

Name
College College of Arabic & Social Sciences
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
The main purpose of the course is to enable students to practice and apply contemporary
grammar rules in their speech and incorporate them in their writing.

3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours

1 Review of verb tenses Weeks 1 and 2 6
2 Nouns and Pronouns Weeks 3 and 5 6
3 Connecting Ideas Weeks 5 and 6 6
4 The Passive Weeks 7 and 8 6
5 Adjective Clauses Weeks 9 and 10 6
6 Noun Clauses Weeks11 ,12 and 13 9
7 Review of course Week 14 3

4. Prescribed textbook
Fundamentals of English Grammar, Fourth Edition by Betty S. Azar

5. Assessment

No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total

assessment
1 Quizzes, homework All along 15%
2 Presentation of given topics in groups / pairs, All Along 15%
participation
3 Midterm exam 10 20%
4 Final Exam 16 50%
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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title Course code ENG 131

Reading and Vocabulary Building I

Name
College College of Arabic Language and Social Studies
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
Students will develop their speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills through individual,
pair, and group exercises, and will thereby refine and enhance their communicative ability
regarding everyday matters in the English language.

3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact

Hours
1 Introduction to the Course Week 1 3
2 Chapter 1: Around the World Week 2 & 3 6
3 Chapter 2: Experiencing Nature Week 4 & 5 6
4 Chapter 3: Eating to Live, or Living to Eat Week 6 & 7 6
5 Chapter 4: In the Community Week 8 & 9 6
6 Chapter 5: Home Week 10 and 11 6
7 Chapter 6: Cultures of the World Week 12&13 6
8 Chapter 7: Health Week 14 3

4. Prescribed textbook
Pamela Hartman and Elaine Kirn. Interactions 1: Reading

5. Assessment

No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of

total assessment
1 midterm Week 11 20%
2 Reading comprehension Tasks, OR Assignments Week 5-15 10%
3 Quiz Week 5-15 15%
4 Participation All along 5%
5 Final Exam Week 16 50%
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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title Academic Writing Course code ENG 247

Name
College College of Arabic Language and Social Studies
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
On the successful completion of the course, the students will be able to produce a five-paragraph essay on
four different rhetorical modes through a five–part process of gathering ideas, organizing an outline, drafting,
revising and editing.

3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours

1 The Researched Essay 1-2 6
2 Comparison- Contrast Essay 3-4 6
3 Cause and Effect Essays 5-6 6
4 Argumentative Essays 7-8 6
5 Classification Essays 9-10 6
6 -Revision of Unit One to Unit Five 11-12 6
-In-class practice of essays
Total 36

4. Prescribed textbook
Effective Academic Writing-III, Jason Davis & Rhonda Liss OUP, Second Edition, 2012

5. Assessment
No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total
assessment
1 Course work: In-class paragraph writing (5 10 %
All along
paragraphs) & participation
2 Course work: Midterm exam 10 30 %
3 Homework All along 10 %
4 Final Exam 16 50 %
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Grammar II
Course Title Course code ENG 117

Name
College College of Arabic and Social Studies
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
The main purpose of the course is to enable students to practice and apply contemporary
grammar rules in their speech and incorporate them in their writing in addition to promoting
the development of all language skills in a variety of ways
3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact

Hours
1 Review of verb tenses Weeks 1 and 2 6
2 Gerunds and Infinitives Weeks 3 and 4 6
3 Gerunds and Infinitives-2 Weeks 5 and 6 6
4 Coordinating Conjunctions Weeks 7 and 8 6
5 Adverb Clauses Weeks 9 and 10 6
6 Reduction of Adverb Clauses to Modifying Adverbial Phrases Week 11 3
7 Conditional Sentences and Wishes Week 13 and 14 6

4. Prescribed textbook
Understanding and Using English Grammar, Fourth Edition by Betty S. Azar, Longman
5. Assessment

No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of

total assessment
1 Quizzes , homework All along 15 %
2 Presentation of given topics in groups / pairs, All along 15 %
participation
3 Mid term exam 10 20%
4 Final Exam 16 50%
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title Academic Reading Course code ENG 237

Name
College College of Arabic & Social Sciences
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
Students will develop their reading, speaking, and writing skills through individual, pair,
and group exercises taken from the Advanced Reading Power workbook, and they will refine
and enhance their comprehension ability in the English language.

3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic No. of weeks Contact Hours

1 Introduction to the Course Week 1 3
2 Chapter 1: Previewing Week 2 &3 6
3 Chapter 2: Making Inferences Week 4 & 5 6
4 Chapter 3: Understanding Paragraphs Week 6 & 7 6
5 Chapter 4: Patterns of Organization Week 8 & 9 6
6 Chapter 5: Reading Longer Passages Effectively Week 10, 11, & 9
12
7 Chapter 6: Skimming Week 13 & 14 6

4. Prescribed textbook
Linda, J & Beatrice, S. M. (2007). Advanced Reading Power 4 (2nd ed). Pearson
5. Assessment

No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total assessment

1 Midterm Within the 20%
eleventh week
2 Quiz Within the 15%
last ten weeks
3 Participation and Assignments All Along 15%
4 Final Exam In Schedule 50%
5
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title Introduction to Translation Course code ENG 270

Name
College College of Arabic & Social Sciences
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
Exclusive use of monolingual dictionaries in class, and the translation at sight exercises to help
develop a certain speed in translation and to go rapidly from the ST system to the TT system.
3. Topics to be covered

No. Topic Week No. Contact Hours

1 What is translation? What do we translate? 1 3
2 How do we translate? Translation methods 2 3
3 How do we translate? Translation Techniques 3-4 6
4 Some grammatical problems in translation. 5 3
5 Practical session: technical texts 6 3
6 Practical session: literary texts 7-8 6
7 Practical session: media texts 9-10 6
8 Practical session: legal texts 11-12 6
9 Practical session: scientific texts 13-14 6

4. Prescribed textbook
Ghazala, H. (2002).Translation as problems and solutions: A coursebook for university students and
trainee translators. Syria: Dar Al-Kalam Al-Arabi
5. Assessment
No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total assessment
1 In-class group translation Weeks 6-14 10%
2 Take-home translation task Week 11 15%
3 Mid-term exam Week 9 25%
4 Final Exam Week 17 50%
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English Language & Translation ‫برنامج اللغة اإلنجليزية والترجمة‬
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1. Course and Instructor Information

Course Title Course code ENG 227

Listening and Speaking 2

Name
College Arabic and Social Studies
Course
Office Number
Instructor
Email
Office Hours

2. Course Objective
This is a practical course to train students in listening and speaking skills and strategies
compatible with CEFR level B1.

3. Topics to be covered
No. Topic Week No. Contact Hours
1 Live and learn 2 6
2 Bright lights, big cities 2 6
3 Money talks 2 6
4 Nail that job 2 6
5 The way we live 2 6
6 World village 2 6
7 A universal language 2 6

4. Prescribed textbook
Tanka, J. & Baker, L. (2020). New Interactions 3 Listening and Speaking, McGraw-Hill Education

5. Assessment

No. Assessment task Week due Proportion of total

assessment
1 Assignments, presentations and quizzes weekly 30
2 Midterm test 10 20
3 Final exam 16 50