Programme overview

This degree in English Language focuses on developing highly employable bilingual professionals with marketable skills. The programme ensures a rigorous intellectual education, and equipping graduates with skills of critical analysis and intercultural communication. Professions that require expertise in English Language include, but are not restricted to Journalism/Media, Communications, Teaching, Translation, Publishing, Human Resources and Public Relations.

Programme Objectives:

The general goals of the BA (Hons) English Language have been to produce graduates with excellent communication skills who are able to describe, appreciate and analyse language in the great variety of forms in which it occurs – spoken and written, formal and informal, in different contexts, genres and by different speakers. This involves the development of language proficiency to a high standard along with expertise in communication and linguistics.

Awards: (students must register for a particular award in order to qualify for that award)

• Diploma in Higher Education (DipHE)
• BA (Hons)

 Mode of delivery: Full time

 Programme Structure

Students are required to pass 8 modules totalling 120 credits in each year (level). In the final year, students must complete a project (dissertation), which accounts for 30 credits (equivalent to a double module). In total students complete 420 credits (28 modules) with a combination of core and specialisation modules to be eligible for the award of the BA (Hons).

Please note that programme structures may be subject to change and modules may be offered in any of the semesters in an academic year

Fee Structure

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Modules in First Year (Level 3)

#	Module Name	Credits
1	Arabic Language and Society (Arabic speakers) / Omani Culture and Civilization (Non-Arabic Speakers)	15
2	English Vocabulary in Use	15
3	Fundamentals of Business Management	15
4	Fundamentals of ICT	15
5	English for General Reading and Writing	15
6	Professional Communication Skills in English	15
7	Business and Entrepreneurship	15
8	Logical and Problem Solving Skills	15
	Total Credits	120

 

Modules in Second Year (Level 4)

#	Module name	Credits
1	Introduction to Linguistics	15
2	English Phonology and Phonetics	15
3	English Language and the Media	15
4	Intensive Academic Reading	15
5	Principles of Translation	15
6	Varieties of English	15
7	Language and Society	15
8	Academic Writing in English	15
	Total Credits	120

 

Modules in Third Year (Level 5)

#	Module name	Credits
1	Corpus-based English Study	15
2	History of the English Language and Literature	15
3	English Syntax	15
4	Critical Reading and Writing Skills in English	15
5	Fiction in English	15
6	Semantics and Pragmatics	15
7	Entrepreneurship and Professional Development in English	15
8	English Research Methods	15
	Total Credits	120

 

Modules in Fourth Year (Level 6)

#	Module name	Credits
1	English Project (Dissertation)	30
2	Theories of Language Learning	15
3	Spoken Discourse	15
4	Poetry in English	15
5	Written Discourse	15
6	Second and Foreign Language Acquisition	15
7	Drama in English	15
	Total Credits	120