Program Overview

Applied Linguistics Course

Course Description

The course introduces students to basic issues in applied linguistics that pertain to second language learning and teaching. Topics will include:

• A definition of the term and its relation to other disciplines.
• A brief discussion of language learning theories.
• Factors affecting second language learning, including age factors, personality factors, and socio-cultural factors in ESL learning.
• Learning strategies.
• Communicative competence.
• Learner language.

Course Aims

1. Recognize domains of applied linguistics in solving second language learning problems.
2. Explain the main theories of second language learning.
3. Compare and contrast the different theories of second language acquisition.
4. Identify individual factors affecting second language acquisition.
5. Identify main teaching methods.
6. Compare and contrast teaching methods.
7. Discuss issues related to second language acquisition and present opposing arguments.
8. Analyze hypothetical problems related to second language acquisition and predict outcomes.

College of English

About the Department

The Department of English offers a study plan that includes various courses, such as:

• Level 4:
  • Poetry
  • Essay Writing
  • Linguistics 2
  • Phonetics
  • Introduction to the literature of America
  • Foundations of the Political System in Islam
  • Literary Studies
• Level 5:
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Language Acquisition
  • Romanticism
  • Shakespeare 1
  • Public Speaking
  • Literary Studies
• Level 7:
  • Advanced Writing
  • History of English Language
  • Morphology & Syntactics
  • Linguistics 3
  • Discourse and spoken discourse
  • Victorian poetry
• Level 8:
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Transformational Grammar
  • Contemporary Poetry
  • Contemporary play
  • Contemporary novel in Britain
  • History of Literary Criticism 2

Quality Assurance

The college has a Quality Assurance Unit that is responsible for ensuring the quality of academic programs, including the English Language Program. The unit's tasks include:

• Annual reports
• Developmental and Operational Plans
• Learning outcomes reports
• Performance Indicators
• Self-study reports

Other Academic Departments

Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science offers a study plan that includes various courses, such as:

• Level 1:
  • Computer skills
  • الرياضيات 1
  • Grammar
  • Reading
  • الكتابة
• Level 2:
  • Communication Skills
  • مهارات الاتصال
  • Learning and Thinking and Research Skills
  • Mathematics 2
  • Listening and Speaking
  • Readings in Business Administration
  • Technical Writing in Business
• Level 3:
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Islam and community building
  • Principles of financial accounting
  • General Physics 2
  • Statistics in Business 1
  • Introduction to Business
• Level 4:
  • Language Skills
  • Macroeconomic Principles
  • Principles of Managerial Accounting
  • Business Statistics-2
  • البيئة القانونية للأعمال
  • Organizational behavior
• Level 5:
  • Principle of Marketing
  • Management Information System
  • Business Forecasting
  • Principles of corporate finance
  • Introduction to Programming
  • Human Resources Management
• Level 6:
  • Economic System in Islam
  • أساسيات ادارة الخطر و التأمين
  • علم الادارة
  • Business Ethics
  • أخلاقيات الأعمال
  • تحليل و تصميم نظم المعلومات
  • Computer Networking
• Level 7:
  • Arab Editing
  • Database Management System
  • ادارة الأعمال الدولية
  • Operation Management
  • Summer Training
  • Project 1
• Level 8:
  • Foundations of the Political System in Islam
  • Strategic Management using Computer Simulation
  • Project 2

Department of Law

The Department of Law offers a study plan that includes various courses, such as:

• About the Department
• About the program
• Message from the Head of Law Department
• Staff of Law Department
• Study Plan
• Program Description
• Course Description
• Quality
• Alumni
  • Features of Graduates
  • Graduates' details
• Law Club
  • About the Club
  • Members
• Student's Corner