School of Foreign Languages - The University of Jordan -

  Department of English Language and Literature

Overview of the Department of English Language and Literature

The department offers the following programs: First: B A in English Language and Literature: This program fosters students' knowledge of the English language and literature and develops their language competence and critical thinking skills. The program consists of three fields: 1. Advanced language skills that offers courses on the basic four skills as well as translation and journalistic writing 2. Linguistics which examines English language as a science and offers courses on linguistic, phonetics, and sociolinguistics 3. Literature which explores literary genres such as novel and drama, western theories, and periodized American and English literature Job prospects are:Media,Teaching,Translation, Information and Communication Technolo More...