Graduate Program

Course Credit: 4

This course is designed to familiarise the students with the theoretical aspects related to linguistics as well as the modern trends developed in applied linguistics.

Course Credit: 4

The primary aim of this course is to give the students a theoretical as well as practical knowledge of phonetics and phonology. In this course they will learn basic elements of articulatory phonetics e.g. the analysis of speech sounds including their classifications, nature of air stream mechanism, transcription of sounds with IPA etc. In the phonology section students will acquire some fundamental phonological concepts of human sounds.

Course Credit: 4

This course is designed to provide the students the knowledge of the methods and approaches innovated for foreign language teaching. Through the course they will learn the latest applicable and most successful method for foreign language teaching, especially for Arabic. The course also aims to provide the students the necessary skills for designing an appropriate syllabus and its contents for Arabic language teaching.

Course Credit: 4

The course is designed to provide the students with the knowledge of (a) contrastive analysis and (b) error analysis. Through the first part of the course, students will learn about contrastive analysis, by which comparative analysis is done between source and target languages in order to anticipate possible differences between them. Through the 2nd part, the students will be acquainted with error analysis that deals with the errors of learners which usually occur in process of second language learning.

Course Credit: 4

This course is designed to create morphological and syntactic awareness in the students and enable them to produce accurate morphological derivations and enhance their ability to use correct use of sentences in both spoken and written forms of Arabic.

Course Credit: 4

This course aims at introducing the learners to the key concepts and issues of semantics-science of meaning and pragmatics- the way language is used in real world contexts. It will give students an opportunity to explore different approaches to the analysis of written and spoken texts and gain an understanding of language in use.

Course Credit: 4

This course is designed to provide the students with an effective knowledge of language testing, curriculum and materials design for Arabic as the second language.

Course Credit: 4

This course is designed to introduce the students to research strategies and methods for carrying out researches in language and literature. It will also enable them to edit manuscripts. The course will focus on both theoretical and practical aspects related to research methodology as well as on developing a clear understanding of approaches, methods and process involved in applied linguistics and ALT researches.

Course Credit: 4

It is mandatory for the students of this course to take Arab: ALT-507 (B) Research Methodology.

Course Credit: 4

This course is designed to introduce the students to the basic understanding about computer and its applications and to develop their skills, concepts, and capabilities to use information and communication technology effectively. It will also help them to familiarize themselves with different operating systems, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation applications as well as the standard application for web browsing and email.

Course Credit: 4

The aims of this course are to enable the students to explore the historical background of the Arabic Dictionary and to acquire the basic concepts of contemporary lexicology and lexicography. It will also make the students familiar with its basic terminology as well as with the semantic and psycholinguistic foundations that are relevant to understanding problems related to this field.

Course Credit: 4

This course is designed to familiarise the students with the Arab contributions to geographical and historical studies with a special concentration on some important selected books.