Elective Courses

Course Description:

Terminology is becoming more and more necessary in many professions in various areas. Situations like translation, documentation, language management, digital documentation management, linguistic engineering, knowledge dissemination, writing specialized texts, teaching specific subjects all require terminology, terminology management and the resolution of terminological problems. In this course, students acquire an overall view of the synergies between terminology and other professional areas. They carry out exercises that respond to real professional needs in areas like translation, lexicography, teaching, documentation, linguistic planning and automatic information management.

Course Objectives:

1. Examine the relationship between terminology and translation;
2. Understand the role of terminology in documentation
3. Describe the development of lexicography
4. Analyse linguistic standardization in relation to language planning;
5. Consider the part of terminology in linguistic engineering

Course Description:

This course is designed to create a framework for understanding instructional strategies and their effective application in the classroom. The course is based on previously acquired knowledge in applied linguistics. The course covers planning techniques, effective teaching strategies, differentiated instructional and assessment strategies, motivational concepts, and informal and formal assessment practices.

Course Objectives:

1. Identify major teaching strategies and techniques
2. Demonstrate understanding of successful methods of presenting the subject, of
3. Diagnosing student needs in the subject, and of assessing their respective achievements in the subject
4. Prepare prospective teachers for classroom management
5. Prepare prospective teachers for professional development in the teaching of English

Course Description:

Stylistics is a systematic way of exploring (primarily literary) texts. It looks at the language of texts and tries to explain how that language creates meaning, style and effect. This course discusses the factors that determine the choice of different words and structures in different. texts and contexts. It focuses on the study of the varieties of English, the mutual interaction between the topic used, the functions of style and the different stylistic devices used in different types of writing: literary, advertisements, newspaper

Course Objectives:

1. Introduce students to basic concepts of stylistics ;
2. Underline the significance of using appropriate words and structures in different texts and contexts;
3. Recognize different stylistic devices in different texts; and
4. Help students understand meaning in contexts

Course Description:

This course surveys the development of the English language from its Indo-European past to the present day. The course discusses the attitudes towards language change, the motivations for, and mechanisms of linguistic change. Considering the prehistoric changes from Proto-Indo-European to Germanic, the course examines the structure and vocabulary of English through its major periods: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English. The course focuses on changes in sounds (phonology), in forms of words and their endings (morphology), in sentence structure (syntax), in spelling (orthography), in meanings of words (semantics), and in vocabulary (lexicon). In the course of study, some attention is also given to social and political factors affecting the language.

Course Objectives:

1. Describe and account for observed changes in particular languages
2. Develop general theories about how and why language changes.
3. Study the history of words, i.e., etymology.
4. Identify language families and provide evidence for genetic relationships.

Course Description:

This course explores both the practical and theoretical aspects of using technology while learning English as a foreign language. It introduces the students to aspects of language learning and teaching with the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). During this course, students will explore various topics such as software evaluation and the role of word processing and other common applications in foreign language learning including mobile learning.

Course Objectives:

1. Assist learners to understand how computer technology can be integrated into language learning and teaching;
2. Orient students with how to use language labs in teaching;
3. Help students use computer programs to learn English as a foreign language; and
4. . Train learners how to apply their theoretical knowledge and skills in real life situations.

Course Description:

This course is designed to discuss and analyse a particular topic in linguistics. It can be used to concentrate or foster emerging issues or specialized contents not represented in the main curriculum. Selection of topics is based on instructor and student's needs and interests. Topics vary from one semester to another.

Course Objectives:

1. Reinforce students’ backgrounds in theoretical linguistic areas.
2. Allow students to apply linguistic theories in the areas of communication, teaching and learning.
3. Deepen the students’ knowledge in linguistic issues that have not received enough emphasis during their study.

Course Description:

This course focuses on the comparative study of language with respect to language typology and language universals. The course sheds light on modern aspects of contrastive linguistics. The course tackles issues related to cross-cultural interaction between English and Arabic, as it gives students an idea about how the errors of second language learners can be predicted and solved. It explains shared and different aspects of English and Arabic: the sound system, morphology, grammar, syntax and semantics.

Course Objectives:

1. Highlight points of interference between Arabic and English.
2. Shed the light on similarities/differences between Arabic and English.
3. Increase learners' awareness of the structures and cultures of more than one language.
4. Draw a distinction between English and Arabic on the levels of Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax and Pragmatics based on the error analysis

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the principal findings and models in the field of second language acquisition. The course surveys general issues such as the role of the native language, the effects on the second language on the first, universals, age, input and interaction and processing, as well as characteristics of the acquisition of phonology, lexicon, and syntax in second language learners, with particular emphasis on English as a Second/Foreign language.

Course Objectives:

1. Explore the relationship between language and mind.
2. Examine processes involved in comprehension, production and acquisition of a second language.
3. Explore the four main components of language and lays stress on their appropriate developmental periods.
4. Differentiate between the concept of language learning vs. the concept of language acquisition.

Course Description:

This is a multidisciplinary course introducing students to the basic concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The course provides a broad understanding of AI subfields, applications, and techniques. It also gives an understanding of how AI techniques can be applied to different scenarios and problems. Also, this course is meant to be a multidisciplinary course targeting students who are enrolled in the administrative and humanities tracks.

Course Objectives:

The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of and gain experience with AI applications and techniques. The course has four main objectives as follows: introduction, engagement, encouragement and awareness.