Advanced Diploma in English Language Literature
 

Department of English

The Major

The Department of English at Al Buraimi College was started in February 2005 with eleven students. Now the number of students in the English program is 183 .The department  has set for itself a number of humanistic and pedagogically sound academic goals to satisfy the needs of the students who choose English language and literature as their major. These goals challenge the four areas which are the basic components of the BA degree, namely, language, linguistics, literature and translation. They come together to give the students the chance to understand and appreciate English language and its literature and history . The English Department aims at acquainting the students with the main patterns of western civilization and literature with special emphasis on English. Consequently, we try to refine their aesthetic sense and widen their intellectual scope.

Learning Outcomes

Our Goals Can Be Summed Up As Follows

1. Raising the student’s level of competency in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. This is achieved through the certain language courses required of each student during the first two years .

2. Giving the students a firm ground in English literature and trying to develop their  critical and aesthetic abilities.

3. Familiarizing the students with the research methods to be able to conduct a kind  of serious research in any area of their study .

4. Developing the students’ understanding and appreciation of the literary and  pragmatic uses of language.

5. Familiarizing the students with major theories and trends of linguistics and their applications  in different areas related to language.

6. Creating in the students an awareness of the principles of translation and  encouraging them to have a kind of practice in that field.

CAREERS

An English language and literature graduate  can have a career mainly in these  areas : 

 PROGRAMS OFFERED

The undergraduate program which leads to a B.A in English language & literature provides great opportunities for students to develop their language skills and gives a broad knowledge of the language systems and literature . They also become aware of the differences between the target language (English) and the mother language (Arabic ).   

                                                    
The Freshman students have many general education courses in addition to language courses that build up their linguistic competency. Such courses are oral skills and public speaking , study skills, listening comprehension, reading and writing.

Sophomores take advanced courses to develop language skills in addition to grammar.

Juniors  take courses like sociolinguistics, contrastive linguistics, English literature and American literature.

Seniors study more advanced courses in literature and linguistics such as the English novel and drama, creative writing, semantics and pragmatics, language development & acquisition and syntax. They also have a seminar either in linguistics or in literature.

Students are admitted to the English Language and Literature program if:

1. They pass the placement test with minimum 80% grade.

2. They have attended the English Foundation Program and passed the exam.

3. They are transferred from a recognized university after studying for a complete semester at the English program and passed with a grade not lower than “C”.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE MAJOR

The B.A degree in English language and literature requires 126 credits including general education requirements, pre-major cores and major cores. The general education requirements are 27 units. The pre-major cores are 30 units while the major cores are 69 units, 60 units are compulsory and 9 units are elective.

The curriculum is composed of (93) credit hours as follows:

• College Requirements (15 Credits Hours) Compulsory

SN	Subject No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
1	BCGE001	Arabic Language	3
2	ENGL002	General English	3
3	BCGE004	Study Skills	3
4	BCGE003	Oman society	3
5	COMP100	Computer: Their Impacts & Uses	3
Total			15

 

Department Requirements (30 Credits Hours) Compulsory:

SN	Subject No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
1	ENGL003	Communicative English	3	--------------
2	ENGL255	Introduction to English Literature	3	--------------
3	ENGL101	Listening Comprehension	3	--------------
4	BCGE006	Research Methodology	3	--------------
5	ENGL102	Intermediate Reading	3	--------------
6	ENGL098	Introduction to Essay Writing	3	--------------
7	COMS151	Oral Skills & Public Speaking	3	--------------
8	ENGL204	Advanced Reading	3	ENGL 102
9	ENGL155	Essay Writing & Freshman Composition	3	ENGL 098
10	ENGL103	Basic English Grammar	3	--------------
Total			30

 

Major Requirements (45 Credits Hours) Compulsory:

SN	Subject No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
1	EPC 315	Psych Foundations in Learn. & Teaching	3	--------------
2	ENGL301	Introduction to Linguistics	3	--------------
3	ENGL205	Introduction to Translation	3	--------------
4	SED525	Methods of Teaching ESL	3	--------------
5	ENGL302	Introduction to Modern Grammar	3	ENGL103
6	ENGL363	A Study of Poetry	3	ENGL255
7	ENGL364	The Short story	3	ENGL255
8	ENGL402	Phonetics & Phonology	3	ENGL301
9	ENGL405	Language Change &Differences	3	--------------
10	ENGL441	Sociolinguistics	3	ENGL301
11	ENGL306	Contrastive Linguistics	3	ENGL301
12	ENGL307	Morphology & Lexical Studies	3	ENGL301
13	ENGL308	Communicative grammar	3	ENGL103
14	ENGL475	Survey of Modern American literature	3	ENGL255
15	ENGL452	17th Century English literature	3	ENGL255
Total			45

 

Elective Courses (3 Credits Hours): 

SN	Subject No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
1	ENGL313	Applied Linguistics	3	ENGL301
2	ENGL456	British Literature (The Age of Enlightenment)	3	ENGL255
3	ENGL477	Major American Novelists I.19th cent	3	ENGL475
4	ENGL461	British Literature in 20th century	3	ENGL255
5	ENGL314	Media Translation	3	ENGL205
6	ENGL478	American Literature in 20th century	3	ENGL475
7	ENGL505	Discourse Analysis	3	ENGL301
8	ENGL438	Critical Approaches to Literature	3	ENGL255

 

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