The Department of English and Translation was the first department to receive students in the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Translation. Studying started in the Department of English started in 1998 to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. The Department of English grants its students a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Translation, through its three primary branches of knowledge (Linguistics, Literature, and Arabic/English Translation). The faculty offers theoretical and practical courses that inspire and enhance students’ linguistic, creative and research abilities. Furthermore, the courses selected in the department meet and further the goals of sustainability. A student enrolled in the English Language Department must study 141 credit hours, which include university requirements, faculty requirements, and elective courses. The courses taught include language skills courses, literature, linguistics, as well as various courses in written and interpreting translation to and from the Arabic language. In addition to the undergraduate program, the Department of English has started a graduate program in the fields of literature, linguistics, and translation.
- Proficiency in the English language as a means of communication through listening, speaking, reading and writing courses from a practical and academic perspective.
- Achieving academic and intellectual leadership by graduating students capable of conducting original and academic research
- Providing students with the learning and research needs necessary to develop innovative endeavours and practices.
- Developing a linguistic, practical and professional understanding of the nature of the translation process and its various fields.
