Bachelor Degree 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. 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.

Academic Mission:

The Department of English at Al Buraimi College   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.

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.

Learning Outcomes:

Students are expected to be able to …………….   

 1. Demonstrate good knowledge of the speech features such as sounds , stress and intonation.

 2.Respond fluently to questions , statements, agreements and disagreements . 

3. Conduct a conversation confidently , clearly and properly using a number of language functions and vocabulary items appropriately . 

4. Show an understanding of a text by listening to speakers using connected language. 

5. Demonstrate ability to use effective listening strategies extensively and intensively

6. Recognize the structure of a text by reading it silently and fast .

7. Demonstrate the ability to use effective reading strategies extensively and intensively. 

8.Identify the main features of a writing text , punctuation , spelling and organization. 

9. Use correctly certain cohesive devices to produce a unified text.

10. Use properly important writing skills such as summarizing and note-taking to produce a short report.

11.Appreciate a literary text appropriately. 

12.Use correctly the research methods to write papers on language –based topics. 

13.Describe the different language systems using scientific language .

CAREERS

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

                                                   
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.

Bachelor Degree (126 Credits) 

1.     College Requirements (18 Credits Hours) Compulsory:                          

2.      Department Requirements (30 Credits Hours) Compulsory: 

 3.      Major Requirements (69 Credits Hours) Compulsory: 

 4.      Elective Courses (9 Credits Hours): 

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