This course aims to familiarize students with the important trend of transnational writing in our time. Students will be introduced to concepts like “The Postcolonial Diaspora”, “Translingualism”, and “Postcolonial Literature”, and will have to analyze a number of contemporary novels that can be categorized as “Transnational”.
Course Catalogue
Course Code: ENG 506
Course Name:
Reading Contemporary Transnational Literature
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Course Code: ENG 507
Course Name:
Research Methods
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Research Methods for ELL and Teaching course will discuss essential components that familiarize students with various aspects of classroom based feasible research and prepare them to perceive other relevant aspects of ELT research initiatives. Students will also enhance their understanding by reviewing a good number of research articles published in well reputed journals. The course will connect threads between ELT research trends and its relevance to their own teaching learning contexts. Finally, students are required to write their own research proposal outlining introduction, problem statement, purpose of the study, research questions, research tools, literature review, theoretical framework, methodology, data collection and presentation, and references.
Course Code: ENG 509
Course Name:
Theories of First and Second Language Acquisition
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
There are many theories to Language Learning. This course will explore the traditional theories associated with language learning and how they have affected the evolution of language teaching. Particular attention will be paid to learner characteristics (attitude, aptitude, and motivation), cognitive and metacognitive strategies, interlanguage theory, the monitor model, acculturation, and accommodation. All theories will be learned in the context of application to teaching pedagogy.
Course Code: ENG 510
Course Name:
Critical Approaches to Syllabus Design
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course focuses on the nature, scope, and concepts of syllabuses in the realm of second/foreign language teaching and learning and introduces both the traditional and critical approaches to syllabus design as well as an integrative approach. It equips participants with theories and practical aspects of analyzing diverse learning needs of students and writing substantial learning objectives while designing a syllabus. It also emphasizes awareness and intentionality behind making choices while constructing a syllabus.
Course Code: ENG 511
Course Name:
English Language Learning and Teaching
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course provides a broad introduction to the theoretical and pedagogical issues in English language teaching and learning. In the first few lectures, the course focuses on curriculum ideologies and the purpose of education along with a brief history of English language teaching methods. It familiarizes students with the fundamental principles of English language teaching and learning. One of the most important features of this course is to provide learners hands-on experiences on ‘how to plan a lesson’ in accordance with the course aims and objectives. Finally, this course explores the tangible and intangible issues related to the development, implementation, and evaluation of the language programs.
Course Code: ENG 512
Course Name:
Linguistics for English Language Teaching
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course is designed to give students an overview of the basic concepts of language and linguistics. The course begins with a discussion on the linguistic system in general. In the following classes, students will learn the structure of human language in terms of sounds (phonology and phonetics), words (morphology), sentences (syntax) and meaning (semantics and pragmatics). This is an elementary level linguistics course that is designed to prepare students with the theoretical and technical foundations required for the more advanced courses in the ELT and Applied Linguistics stream.
Course Code: ENG 513
Course Name:
Advanced Critical Reading I: Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course is designed to engage graduate students in an in-depth study of the craft of creative writing through the reading of fiction and creative non-fiction. The students will be introduced to the elements of fiction including plot, character, viewpoint, and fictional genres and to some forms of nonfictional prose such as autobiography, biography, essay, letter, memoir, oration, and travelogue in British, American, and other English-language traditions.
Course Code: ENG 514
Course Name:
Advanced Critical Reading II: Poetry and Drama
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Any form of writing requires a huge amount of reading. The purpose of this course is to read extensively about poetry and plays. We shall try to understand their craft as an aid for both writing and reading poetry and play. A survey of poets and playwrights reflecting on their writings will give us an insight into the creative mindscape. Each week, students will be assigned an article to write an evaluative summary with their own analysis and share it with their peers. Furthermore, students will have to find out more about the author’s own work and write a response paper which will be included in their folder.
Course Code: ENG 515
Course Name:
Colonial and Postcolonial Discourses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
The course on Colonial and Postcolonial Discourse will offer students the opportunity to study the history of European colonialism and how it impacted the society, politics, economy and culture of colonized nations. It will also focus on the resistance movements in these nations that took diverse forms –from armed and non-violent resistance, such as MK Gandhi’s non-cooperation movement, and literary and cultural productions challenging colonialism to mass migrations that signaled a dismissal of the entire structure of colonialism. Political and cultural discourses of the colonized countries also spurned the so called ‘civilizing mission’ of the Europeans which attempted to transform the colonized societies in the image of Europe. Although by the 1980s nearly all formerly colonized countries and territories became independent, they continued to be haunted by the specter of colonialism at multiple levels.
Course Code: ENG 516
Course Name:
Translation Studies
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
ENG 516 provides an overview of the history of translation studies, different translation theories and various approaches to translating. The course has a strong focus on literary translation and will examine original and translated texts. Translation is not just a simple matter of exchanging words from one language to another, and this course will make the students aware of cultural, social, ethical, political, economic and aesthetic connotations involved in the translation process. Thus, they will examine some major debates surrounding the opportunities and problems that arise when people from different cultures communicate and translate. The course will also require a reflection on the translation process.