Department of Arabic Language
College of Education
- Degree
- Bachelor
- Duration
- 4 years
- Study mode
- Morning & evening
Overview
The Department of Arabic Language prepares teachers with a thorough command of the Arabic language sciences, able to teach them with modern methods and to uphold correct Arabic in writing and speech.
Students study grammar and morphology, rhetoric and prosody, philology and modern linguistics, Arabic literature from the pre-Islamic era to the present, and classical and modern literary criticism, together with education and psychology courses and methods of teaching Arabic.
They complete teaching practice in schools and a graduation research project in language, literature or criticism under the supervision of department staff.
Vision
To produce teachers and researchers who uphold the standing of Arabic and teach it well to future generations, in correct language and with contemporary methods.
Mission
To prepare Arabic teachers with mastery of the language, its literature and its teaching, to cultivate literary taste and linguistic and critical research, and to serve the community by promoting correct Arabic.
Objectives
- Prepare qualified teachers of Arabic for all stages of schooling.
- Give students a firm command of grammar, morphology, rhetoric and prosody.
- Deepen their engagement with Arabic literature and criticism across the ages.
- Train them in modern methods and technologies for teaching Arabic.
- Promote correct Arabic in institutions and the media.
Career prospects
- Teaching Arabic in public and private schools.
- Proofreading and editing for publishers, media and institutions.
- Media, journalism and content writing.
- Teaching Arabic to speakers of other languages.
- Postgraduate study in language and literature.
