Teaches Primary Concepts of Linguistics; Theories of Second Language Acquisition; Research Methodology; Syntax and Morphology; Discourse Analysis.
Course Catalogue
Course Code: ENG 105
Course Name:
Introduction to Linguistics
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Course Code: ENG 106
Course Name:
Introduction to Literary Genres
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
The course will give ideas and definitions of the following literary genres, short stories and novels, dramas, fables, poetry and epic, historical and science fiction, biographies and autobiographies, folktales, myths and legends, mysteries, factual news writing, fictional and non-fictional interviews.
Course Code: ENG 107
Course Name:
Survey of British Literature I
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
The course is chronological in nature, and necessarily highly selective. The course should not be taken as a substitute course for a more comprehensive one on a given area. For example, though in the survey course the Romantic period is included, but it is not a replacement for the course with the title either “Romantic Poetry” or “Romantic Prose.” The survey course 1 highlights writers and texts from the earlier periods of English literary history.:
1. The Old English Period (c. 800-1100)
2. The Middle English Period (c. 1100-1485)
3. The Sixteenth Century (c. 1485-1603)
4. The Early Seventeenth Century (1603-1660)
Course Code: ENG 108
Course Name:
Composition
Prerequisite:
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course aims at teaching students writing skills at the beginning level.
Course Code: ENG 109
Course Name:
Phonetics and Phonology
Prerequisite:
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will give students theoretical as well as descriptive knowledge about phonetics. This course also aims to make the students capable of listening, articulating and transcribing the sounds given in the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) chart.
Course Code: ENG 110
Course Name:
Introduction to Poetry
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course introduces the students to the delight of English poetry through a diverse selection of poems from different ages of English Literature. It is designed mainly to give students the elementary skills to start writing critical appreciation on poetry.
Course Code: ENG 1101
Course Name:
Introduction to Literary Genres
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course introduces students to the study of significant works of literature in selected genres. Emphasis is on close reading, understanding the literary terms associated with literary works, and developing critical thinking.
Course Code: ENG 111
Course Name:
Morphology
Prerequisite:
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Morphology, the study of words, is interrelated with the syntax, the phonology, the lexicon, and semantics. This course is an introduction to the study of the internal structure of words. Topics will include a survey of word formation processes such as affixation, reduplication, internal change, and compounding and classification of morphemes.
Course Code: ENG 112
Course Name:
European History Highlights
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course provides a preliminary introduction to the salient features of the European history. The areas of study are: Classical Greece, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Impact of American Revolution in Europe and the French Revolution.
Course Code: ENG 1201
Course Name:
Introduction to Literature 1: Poetry and Drama
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course offers an advanced study of poetry and drama in English, building on what the students have learned in ENG 1101. The genre-based course introduces students to specific textual and contextual examples of different types of poetry and drama with a special focus on their elements, structures, and themes.