Our objective in this course is to help you write effective letters. Ineffective letters are a waste of time and money. This realization should be enough to convince every professional of the need to be a good letter writer. Letters Continue Reading

This course is intended to be an introduction to the psychology of language and theories of Psycholinguistics. It is divided into sections, each covering an important aspect of language. Psycholinguistics is the study of the psychological processes involved in language. Continue Reading

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is usually defined as teaching English with the aim of assisting learners’ study or research in that language.English for Academic Purposes (EAP) has evolved rapidly over the past twenty years or so. From humble beginnings Continue Reading

Discourse analysis is the study of language in use. It is the study of the meanings we give language and the actions we carry out when we use language in specific contexts. Discourse analysis is also sometimes defined as the Continue Reading

This course is intended to be suitable both for people with only minimal grammatical knowledge and for those who have already done quite a bit of syntax but want to know something (more) about Minimalism. It is not historicist or Continue Reading

Contrastive analysis (CA) is the systematic study of a pair of languages in order to identify their structural differences and similarities, usually for translation and teaching purposes. Modern contrastive linguistics intends to show in what ways the two respective languages Continue Reading

This course tries to pinpoint the problems that a translator could face when translating Islamic religious items from L1 to L2. It is known among translators that such items pose serious problems and challenges because of their unique cultural patterns Continue Reading

This course is structured into six parts. It begins with theory and ends with analyses of online journalism in concrete settings, reiterating the importance of both theoretical and empirically informed work. Thinking of these two parts as the ends of Continue Reading

This course focuses on the study principles and methodology of translation. It aims to introduce the students the ABC’s of translation as well as to provide them with an overview of the basic theories, skills, and techniques of translation. Upon Continue Reading

This course focuses on the study of word formation and word-structure which is called Morphology. The meaning of morphology is “the science of (word) forms.” Morphological theory provides a general theory of word structure in all the languages of the Continue Reading

Testing and assessment are part of modern life. Schoolchildren around the world are constantly assessed, whether to monitor their educational progress or for governments to evaluate the quality of school systems. Adults are tested to see if they are suitable Continue Reading

The proliferation of approaches and methods is a prominent characteristic of contemporary second and foreign language teaching. To some, this reflects the strength of our profession. Invention of new classroom practices and approaches to designing language programs and materials reflects Continue Reading

An important purpose of the course is to explain how English is pronounced in the accent normally chosen as the standard for people learning English spoken in England. If this was the only thing the course did, a more suitable Continue Reading

Linguistics shares with other sciences a concern to be objective, systematic, consistent, and explicit in its account of language. Like other sciences, it aims to collect data, test hypotheses, devise models, and construct theories. Its subject matter, however, is unique: Continue Reading

Evaluation Criteria: Activities Percent Term Marks 1. Class Participation 10% 2 2. Classroom Projects 10% 2 3. Classroom Presentations 15% 3 4. Mid Term Test 25% 5 5. Final Term Test 40% 8 Total 100% 20 Classroom Rules: Be on Continue Reading