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The English Department at the College of Science and Arts -Rabigh started as an English language unit in the College of Science in 2009. At the beginning, it solely offered intensive English courses for a total number of 140 science students. Realizing the need to expand the English program, the English Department was established in 2010. The English department is currently catering to approximately 700 students through its Intensive English Program (IEP) and Core English Program (CEP). (Fig.1)
Fig.1 English Department at College of Science & Art -Rabigh
Our curriculum at the English Department is based on the premise that knowledge of language is fundamental to higher education and is pertinent to widely varied professions. The department’s core prospectus for English majors is crafted to provide a solid theoretical background and wide range of hands-on language skills students need to become successful language experts in two fields of linguistics and translation.Our efforts in the IEP curriculum are also devoted to providing a dynamic, effective and encouraging environment for developing language skills required for academic and professional success in a highly competitive and rapidly-developing knowledge-based world of ours.
Our students come from all over the kingdom including the neighboring towns of Mastureh, Khaliss and Hajor and the major cities of Yunbu, Jeddah, Makkah, Madineh and Riyadh. Our instructors also represent a nice blend of native and non-native language specialists who demonstrate unwavering commitment to students’ advancement.
Our Vision
The English department contributes to enhance KAU’s vision of “innovation and superiority” by seeking to foster in-depth language knowledge and skills that are critical to both academic and professional achievement. Our goal is to reshape our community by inspiring students to read and think critically. All our efforts at the English Department, in short, are devoted to creating a lively environment for emerging language scholars and professionals with intellectual breath and deep commitment ready to take on the challenge of modern communities of the 21st century within and beyond national borders.
Our Mission
Driven by a commitment to our students, as well as our country, the English department at the College of Science & Arts -Rabigh strives to create and maintain a unique learning environment that ensures high academic achievement, creativity and sense of responsibility for all students. Our courses and expertise provide students with a range of intellectual and linguistic skills required to meet the unprecedented challenges of living in a highly complex, multicultural, and ever-changing modern world. We, at the English Department, are committed to make instruction a meaningful process that fosters a striving for excellence. Our mission, in a nut shell, is to create a community of active learners who are dedicated to lifelong learning and engaged in a dynamic quest for knowledge and language skills in an increasingly knowledge-based global village.
English Department Objectives
Through its courses and co-curricular activities, the English department:
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Develops the students’ skills needed for effective oral and written communication;
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Helps students to apply the knowledge they have gained in the discipline to a variety of situations;
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Provides an understanding of the skills needed for research in traditional print and electronic resources;
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Prepare students for a variety of fields including teaching, interpreting and translation, public relations, and government services;
Provides a necessary platform for students wishing to pursue their graduate studies in linguistics, translation as well as other related disciplines.
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