The establishment of the Department of English Language coincided with the foundation of the university in 1993. It currently includes (619) students, in both literature and translation programs. There are also 33 master’s students majoring in English literature. There are fifteen faculty members with doctorate and master’s degrees in their fields of specialization from prestigious international universities. The Department has two bachelor’s degree programs in literature and translation in addition to a master’s degree in literature.
Degrees offered by the Department:
- Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English literature
Knowledge areas in the Bachelor of English Literature:
- Basic and compulsory theoretical areas: language skills, phonetics, language studies, and literary studies.
- Supporting areas: cultural studies (Western thought and culture), and Methods of teaching English
knowledge areas in the master’s degree in English literature:
- Core and compulsory theoretical areas: research methods in Literature, literary styles, history of English literature, literature and language, and American literature and other literature.
- Supporting areas: supporting courses
- Opportunities and fields of work: public schools and private sector schools, media institutions, television and radio stations, magazines and newspapers, tourism offices, and international agencies and organizations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Translation
Knowledge areas of specialization:
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- Basic and compulsory theoretical fields: language skills, literary studies, language studies, practical translation, theoretical studies in translation.
- Supporting areas: language skills, and phonetics studies.
- Opportunities and fields of work: hotels, translation offices, public and private sector schools, media institutions, television and radio stations, magazines and newspapers, tourism offices, and international agencies and organizations.
