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Associate Degree in English

Associate Degree in English

Associate Degree in English

  • Type: Undergraduate 
  • Credit Hours :63
  • Language: English 

 

Overview

English Language Department educates promising students from all backgrounds. The Department develops a well-structured curriculum to meet students’ needs and prepare them for future job market.

 

Job Opportunities

English language is the everyday language used in most commercial and non-commercial dealings. Therefore, the English language graduates are expected to have many opportunities to work in both public and private sectors as teachers, Translators, interpreters, journalists etc.

 

Program Objectives

  1. To enhance analytical skills by reading texts in different genres and relating their authorship.
  2. To develop communication skills to develop their linguistic abilities and upgrade their writing

through essays and research papers.

  1. To enhance presentation skills to learn and adapt language for different tasks and audiences, in

seminar discussions and oral assessment.

  1. To foster reflective skills as students, consider their own ideas and understanding of how these are developing through engagement with literary and critical texts and group discussing.
  2. To improve knowledge in research skills so that they can identify, locate and select from appropriate materials relating to specific areas of study.
  3. To train in IT skills so that they can make use of electronic resources and communication tools, including the online learning environment and research databases.
  4. To cultivate time management, organizational skills and team-working skills.

 

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will become competent readers, capable of explaining and summarizing main ideas in the target language as used in literary works, social and business correspondence, essays and news writings.
  2. Students will be able to produce writings for various purposes and audiences and will display

competence in diction and syntax. They will be able to write in a variety of formats about topics

related to contemporary issues.

  1. Students will be able to participate in conversations and discussions in the target language as well as design and give effective and creative presentations on varied topics. They will be able to show their skills in listening comprehension in a variety of settings.
  2. Students will be able to identify major literary genres and illustrate their knowledge of primary

writers of different periods and their writings and interpret them.

  1. Students will be capable of conducting independent research and will demonstrate skills in research methodology and ethics.

 

 

Study Plan

First Year – Semester I (18 Hours)

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequisite Course Scope
———- ENG1000 Special Problems in Reading 3 ———- Major Requirement
ENG20 ENG1120 Exposition and Argumentation 3 ———- Major Requirement
ENG115 ENG1310 Practical English Grammar 3 ———- Major Requirement
SPMS85 SPMS1185 Introduction to Speech 3 ———- Major Requirement
PHIL35 PHIL1335 Business Ethics 3 ———- Major Requirement
MATH3 MATH1103 Pre-calculus 3 GFP302 Major Requirement
  Total Credit Hours 18

 

First Year – Semester II  (15 Hours)

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequisite Course Scope
ENG60 ENG1160 Writing and Research 3 ENG20/ENG1120 Major Requirement
ENG201 ENG2001 Introduction to Literature 3 ENG20/ENG1120 Major Requirement
———- ENG3303 Grammatical Structure of English 3 ENG115/ENG1310 Major Requirement
LING101 LING1010

 

Introduction to Translation 3 ENG20/ENG1120 Major Requirement
PSYCH50 PSYCH1101 General Psychology 3 ———- Major Requirement
  Total Credit Hours 15

 

Second Year – Semester I (15 Hours)

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequisite Course Scope
ECO75 ECON1175 Economic Development in the Gulf States 3 ———- Major Requirement
ENG75 ENG1211 British Literature I 3 ENG201/ENG2001 Major Requirement
LING102 LING1020 Translation for Business 3 LING101/LING1010 Major Requirement
SOC100/POL90 SOC1100 Omani Society 3 ———- Major Requirement
FREE ELECTIVE FREE ELECTIVE FREE ELECTIVE 1 3 ———- FREE ELECTIVE
  Total Credit Hours 15

Second Year – Semester II   (15 Hours)

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequisite Course Scope
———- TECHCOMM 3580 Business Communication 3 ENG20/ENG1120 Major Requirement
ENG80 ENG1212 British Literature II 3 ENG75/ENG1211 Major Requirement
ENG105 ENG1221 American Literature I 3 ENG75/ENG1211 Major Requirement
PHIL212 PHIL2001 Ethics for Computer Usage 3 ———- Major Requirement
MAJOR ELECTIVE MAJOR ELECTIVE MAJOR ELECTIVE 1 3 ———- MAJOR ELECTIVE
  Total Credit Hours 15

 

 

Total: Associate Program: 63 credit hours

Non-Arabic students may take any two major elective courses as alternatives to Ling 1010 and Ling 1020.

Free Electives:

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequisite
PSYCH212 PSYCH 4700 Industrial Psychology 3 PSYCH 1101/50
BUS110 BUS1110 Management and Organizational Behavior 3 ———-
BUS209 BUS3209 Fundamentals of Management 3 ———-
ECO121 ECON1100 Principles of Microeconomics 3 ———-
ACC130 ACC1130 Accounting I 3 ———-
IST211 IST2211 Web Design 3 ———-
CS 200 IST-2000 Special Topics 3 ———-
IST50 IST1750 Introduction to Management  Information Systems 3 GFP304

 

Major Electives:

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Credit Hours Prerequisite
ENG281 ENG2410 Theory of Written Communication 3 ———-
SPMS255 SPMS3253 Discussion and Conference Methods 3 SPMS85/SPMS1185
SPMS283 SPMS3283 Business and Professional Communication 3 SPMS85/SPMS1185
SPMS281 SPMS3281 Communication Application 3 SPMS85/SPMS1185
ENG301 ENG3001 Special Topics (Phonetics and Phonology) 3 SPMS85/SPMS1185
ART80 ART1180 Art Appreciation 3 ———-
ENG65 ENG1600 Technical Writing 3 ENG20/ENG1120
SPMS150 SPMS3250 Interpersonal Communication 3 SPMS85/SPMS1185

 

 

 

Course Description

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Course Description
———- ENG1000 Special Problems in Reading The reading course is designed to improve students’ critical reading skills, increase analytical, and evaluative comprehension, expand vocabulary skills, and employ effective study strategies and to deal with problems reading on specific subjects or projects in the department. Moreover, students will come away from this course with guidelines and tools given to them by the course instructor that will help ensure the creation and implementation of strong reading skills.
ENG20 ENG1120 Exposition and Argumentation This course will provide participants the opportunity to continue to develop the necessary writing skills with special emphasis on compare/contrast, persuasive, descriptive, narrative and cause and effect essays. This course will introduce advanced writing concepts and continued emphasis will be placed on writing according to the rules of good essay writing.
ENG115 ENG1310 Practical English Grammar This course will provide the students with the opportunity to be familiar with the basic concepts and rules of grammar. As it can be seen in details given below, students will learn how to put grammar in use through examples and exercises.
SPMS85 SPMS1185 Introduction to Speech A study of the arts of expression, oral communication, and listening (theory and practice); effective interaction of speech, speaker, listener, and occasion.
PHIL35 PHIL1335 Business Ethics This course is an examination of the principles of ethics and issues that guide behavior in the world of business.  The topics covered are corporate responsibility, employee rights, and the nature of the free enterprise the system, environmental concern, and ethical business practices
MATH3 MATH1103 Pre-calculus The course is designed to revise the main topics on Applied and Pure Mathematics studied in High school course; to familiarize the students with mathematical language, to improve mathematical understanding and provide students with effective mathematical skills for their further study. Topics include Sets, graph, linear function, quadratics function, exponential equations, logarithm, and Trigonometric functions

 

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Course Description
ENG60 ENG1160 Writing and Research Practice in techniques of analytical writing and in methods of research.
ENG201 ENG2001 Introduction to Literature This course is designed to give the department an opportunity to test a new course. Variable title.
———- ENG3303 Grammatical Structure of English This course will provide the students with the opportunity to be familiar with the basic concepts and rules of grammar. As it can be seen in details given below, students will learn how to put grammar in use through examples and exercises
LING101 LING1010

 

Introduction to Translation This course will provide the students the opportunity to be familiar with the main concepts and strategies in translation studies and most vital issues related to the field.
PSYCH50 PSYCH1101 General Psychology An introduction to the science of the human mind and behavior. Topics include brain structure and function, human development, learning and memory, motivation, emotion, personality and psychological health, psychological disorders and their treatment, and social cognition and human relationships

 

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Course Description
ECO75 ECON1175 Economic Development in the Gulf States The emphasis of this course is to provide learners with concept of economic growth and development. They will learn indicators, theories, approaches, and models of economic growth and development. A specific focus is on GCC economic integration and indicators of economic development. Also, the course enlightens the learners with policies and models of sustainable development of GCC states.
ENG75 ENG1211 British Literature I A survey of works and authors that explores the way these works represent the chronological period and express the individual concerns and techniques of those authors.
LING102 LING1020 Translation for Business This course will provide the students with the opportunity to apply translation theories and

strategies on various types of texts and how to bridge cultural, lexical and grammatical gaps in their

translations from Arabic into English or vice versa at sentence and text level

SOC100/POL90 SOC1100 Omani Society This course is intended to provide the students with an understanding of the Omani Society and provide an overview of the different sectors of Oman, its geography and history, institutions and policies, access to law, values of society and culture.

 

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Course Description
———- TECHCOMM 3580 Business Communication The principles and practice of business communication. Covers topics such as genres of business writing, business uses of social media, branding and content strategy, and intercultural business communication.
ENG80 ENG1212 British Literature II A survey of works and authors that explores the way these works represent the chronological period and express the individual concerns and techniques of those authors.
ENG105 ENG1221 American Literature I This course will follow the development of American Literature from its colonial beginnings (1600-1700) to the rise of American Renaissance and Romanticism. The course will pay particular attention to the style of writing of American writers, their inspirations and how American writers flourished Literature to create a New World
PHIL212 PHIL2001 Ethics for Computer Usage

 

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Course Description
PSYCH212 PSYCH 4700 Industrial Psychology
BUS110 BUS1110 Management and Organizational Behavior
BUS209 BUS3209 Fundamentals of Management This course provides a clear and concise overview of the basics of management. The course is designed to provide an integrated overview of managerial decision-making and develop skills for identifying problems that managers face. Once identified, managers must apply the necessary tools (both analytical and intuitive) to find solutions that align with the firm’s objectives and goals. Topics include the importance of the basic function of management, leadership, and systems of control. It provides instructions on principles of management that have general applicability to all types of enterprises; basic management philosophy and decision making; and recent concepts in management
ECO121 ECON1100 Principles of Microeconomics This course covers the major concepts and subject matter of microeconomics. This course guides the students to study about the resource allocation in the household and firms, the Cost functions, and the market mechanism
ACC130 ACC1130 Accounting I This course gives students the opportunity to master accounting concepts and provides a firm foundation for further studies. It focuses largely on the accounting for external reporting and generation of financial information necessary for managerial decision-making. This course also introduces students to the conceptual structure of financial accounting which is an effort to develop their ability to understand and interpret the general purpose of financial statements
IST211 IST2211 Web Design
CS 200 IST-2000 Special Topics
IST50 IST1750 Introduction to Management  Information Systems This course familiarizes the students with the fundamental concepts and principles of management information systems. Topics covered include the strategic role of IT, decision support systems, database and data warehouse, enterprise applications, mobile applications, and social and ethical issues related to information systems.

 

Old Course Code New Course Code Course Name Course description
ENG281 ENG2410 Theory of Written Communication Major critical and conceptual approaches to written communication theory; includes semantics, history of print media, visible language, grammars, discourse theory, socio-linguistics reception theory, and stylistics.
SPMS255 SPMS3253 Discussion and Conference Methods Explores the theoretical and practical dimensions of human communication in task-oriented small groups with emphasis on producing desired outcomes. Particularly useful for students who wish to improve their ability to work in small group environments.
SPMS283 SPMS3283 Business and Professional Communication The course emphasizes principles and practical application of effective professional

communication behaviors and rhetorical sensitivity within professional, business, and

Organizational contexts.

SPMS281 SPMS3281 Communication Application This course is designed to develop core communication skills that are critical in today’s fast paced environment. The course encourages students to develop self-confidence so that they’ll be able to present their opinions with meaningful presentations. The course has several activities for the participants to develop their skills in variety of presentations like persuasive, humorous, visual aid & power point presentations.
ENG301 ENG3001 Special Topics

(Phonetics and Phonology)

The first part of this course will provide students with an introductory course in phonetics and phonology. The student is expected to be familiar with articulatory phonetics and the organs of speech involved in the production and description of human speech sounds, as well as the way consonants and vowels are transcribed according to IPA. The second part of the course will deal with basic concept of English phonology such as the phoneme, allophone, minimal pairs, syllable and stress. Various phonological process such as assimilation and supra-segmental features will be examined.
ART80 ART1180 Art Appreciation This course will provide essential knowledge in various art forms starting from Stone age and experiencing the techniques of modern art schools. The course will develop critical understanding of paintings, sculptures and other art forms. Participants will be exposed to various artists of different period and will be expected to perform a research on those artist and their unique techniques.
ENG65 ENG1600 Technical Writing Introduction to the role of the professional technical communicator in business and industry and practice in methods of developing technical documents.
SPMS150 SPMS3250 Interpersonal Communication Explores the theoretical and practical dimensions of human communication in significant one-on-one relationships. Emphasis on theoretical approaches to identify and achieve particular outcomes desired in professional and personal interactions