Program Overview

Program Details

The program in question is the Bachelor's degree in Languages and Translation, offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Program Overview

• The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of languages and translation.
• It covers various aspects of language, including theory, practice, and application.
• The program aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary for a career in translation, language teaching, or related fields.

Curriculum

The curriculum for the Bachelor's degree in Languages and Translation is structured as follows:

Year One

• Level 1:
  • Writing 1 (2 credits)
  • Listening and Speaking 1 (2 credits, 1 theory, 2 practice)
  • Reading 1 (2 credits)
  • Grammar 1 (2 credits)
  • Vocabulary Building (2 credits)
  • Islamic Culture 1 (2 credits)
• Level 2:
  • Writing 2 (2 credits)
  • Listening and Speaking 2 (2 credits, 1 theory, 2 practice)
  • Reading 2 (2 credits)
  • Grammar 2 (2 credits)
  • Islamic Culture 2 (2 credits)
  • Applied Arabic Language 1 (2 credits)
  • Recitation and Tajweed/Principles of Management (2 credits)

Year Two

• Level 3:
  • Elective 1: Islamic Culture 3/4 (2 credits)
  • Applied Arabic Language 2 (2 credits)
  • Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits)
  • Introduction to Literature (3 credits)
  • French Language 1 (2 credits)
  • Introduction to Applied Linguistics (2 credits)
• Level 4:
  • Elective 2: Islamic Culture 5/6 (2 credits)
  • The Novel (2 credits)
  • Playwriting (2 credits)
  • Introduction to Translation (3 credits)
  • Advanced Writing (2 credits)
  • Grammar (3 credits)
  • Introduction to Psychology (2 credits)

Year Three

• Level 5:
  • Shakespeare (2 credits)
  • Phonetics and Phonology (3 credits)
  • Morphology (3 credits)
  • Sociolinguistics (2 credits)
  • Translation Applications (3 credits)
  • British Modern Drama/The Victorian Era Literature (2 credits)
  • Educational Thought/History of Saudi Arabia (2 credits)
• Level 6:
  • Using Computers in Language Learning (2 credits)
  • Semantics (2 credits)
  • Poetry: From Renaissance to Romanticism (3 credits)
  • Short Story (2 credits)
  • British Modern Novel/American Literature from the Beginning to 1865 (2 credits)
  • Translation Theory/French Language 2 (2 credits)
  • Language Acquisition/Psycholinguistics (2 credits)
  • Free Elective 1 (2 credits)

Year Four

• Level 7:
  • Research Methods (2 credits)
  • Contemporary Critical Theory (3 credits)
  • British Contemporary Poetry/American Modern Literature: from 1865 to the Present (2 credits)
  • Discourse Analysis/Language Planning (2 credits)
  • Neurolinguistics/Pragmatics (2 credits)
  • Translation of Islamic Texts/Arabic Morphology (2 credits)
  • Free Elective 2 (3 credits)
• Level 8:
  • Graduation Project (6 credits, requires 91 credits)
  • African Literature/Literary Theory and Its Applications (2 credits)
  • Legal Translation (2 credits)
  • Arabization (2 credits)
  • Historical Linguistics/Computational Linguistics (2 credits)

Degree and Credits

• The Bachelor's degree in Languages and Translation requires the completion of 120 credits.
• The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in languages and translation, preparing them for careers in these fields.