The Department of English Language and Literature has started offering a Master’s Degree in English Language and Literature with two tracks; the dissertation track and The comprehensive exam track. The student can choose to specialize in Literature, Translation or Linguistics.
Program Description
Graduates of the program are expected to achieve the following outcomes:
Knowledge and Understanding:
- Identify and understand key critical theories and schools in linguistics, literature, and translation.
- Comprehend significant works across different literary genres and historical periods.
- Interpret literary texts within their cultural, socio-political, and historical contexts.
Skills:
- Analyze literary texts using various literary and cultural approaches.
- Utilize appropriate methodologies for specialized research in literary and linguistic studies.
- Develop advanced English language skills.
Competencies and Application:
- Apply analytical and critical skills to understand cultural, social, and political phenomena.
- Collaborate effectively within diverse teams.
- Exhibit professional and ethical conduct.
Required documents:
- A bachelor’s degree in English or a related field, with transcripts.
- A certified copy of the higher diploma (if applicable).
- A passport copy.
- Three personal photos.
- An original or certified copy of your birth certificate.
- For Jordanian students: a copy of your ID card and military service book (for males).
- A certificate of good conduct and behavior from the previous university (for transferring students).
Major Requirement – 33 Credit Hours
Compulsory Courses – 24 Credit Hours
A0111730 – Semantics and Pragmatics – 3 Credit Hours
A0111710 – Research Methods – 3 Credit Hours
A0111740 – Translation Technologies – 3 Credit Hours
A0111721 – Texts and Contexts – 3 Credit Hours
A0111731 – Syntactic Theories – 3 Credit Hours
A0111720 – Theories of Literary Criticism – 3 Credit Hours
A0111741 – Specialized Translation – 3 Credit Hours
A0111722 – Contemporary Literature – 3 Credit Hours
Elective Courses – 9 Credit Hours
A0111743 – Special Topics in Translation – 3 Credit Hours
A0111734 – Special Topics in Linguistics – 3 Credit Hours
A0111733 – Corpus Linguistics – 3 Credit Hours
A0111723 – From Novel to Film: Adaptation Studies – 3 Credit Hours
A0111732 – Phonetics and Phonology – 3 Credit Hours
A0111724 – Colonial and Post-Colonial Discourse – 3 Credit Hours
A0111742 – Translation Criticism – 3 Credit Hours
A0111744 – Transcreation – 3 Credit Hours
A0111725 – Renaissance Literature – 3 Credit Hours
Program Overview
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Al-Ahliyya Amman University