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English Language Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 127 Credit Hours ) as Follows:

University Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 - 0 -
010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH 3 - 0 -
010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610014
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610014
010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610025, 010610026
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610025, 010610026
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 010610035
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS 2 - 2 -
  • Beginning English, Intermediate English, and Advanced English can be waived with a (TOEFL) score of 500 or above or depends on the score of the placement test.
  • Student must fulfill community service equivalent to at least 100 hours during their years of study at Arab American University.
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

010411001 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 2 - 2 -
020311001 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
030111101 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
030111122 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
030111233 ANTI-CORRUPTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION 2 - 2 -
030121221 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040211511 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040211712 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040213431 TURKISH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 040511052
040511081 HOME GARDENING 2 - 2 -
040511091 FINE ARTS 2 - 2 -
040511101 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 2 - 2 -
040511121 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 - 2 -
040511132 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2 - 2 -
040511133 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511411 POLITICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
040511421 CRITICAL THINKING 2 - 2 -
040511470 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN HEBREW 2 - 2 -
040511511 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 2 - 2 -
040511521 ARCHEOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511621 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511990 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -
050411001 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 2 - 2 -
060411101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
060411201 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
100111003 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
100311003 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
100411002 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
110111002 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -

Faculty Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

040211100 READING SKILLS 3 - 3 010610035
040211200 WRITING SKILLS 3 - 3 010610035

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

040211111 READING FOR INFORMATION 3 - 3 040211100
040211210 CREATIVE WRITING I 3 - 3 040211200
040211300 ENGLISH GRAMMAR REVIEW 3 - 3 010610035
040211400 BETTER ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION 3 - 3 010610035
040212200 EXPOSITORY WRITING I 3 - 3 040211210
040212211 EXPOSITORY WRITING II 3 - 3 040212200
040212400 LISTENING & SPEAKING I 3 - 3 010610035
040212500 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE 3 - 3 040211111
040212600 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS 3 - 3 040211111, 040211400
040212700 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION 3 - 3 040211111
040212800 KEY IDEAS IN WESTERN THOUGHT 3 - 3 040211111
040213560 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 - 3 040212500
040213580 SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE 3 - 3 040212500
040214350 SYNTAX 3 - 3 040211300
040223010 TRANSLATION I 3 - 3 040212800
040233010 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE 3 - 3 040212800
Students must pass ( 21 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

040212511 CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE 3 - 3 040212500
040212521 READERS THEATRE 3 - 3 040212500
040213500 THE SHORT STORY 3 - 3 040212500
040213511 CREATIVE NON-FICTION 3 - 3 040212500
040213521 DRAMA 3 - 3 040212500
040213530 THE NOVEL 3 - 3 040212500
040213540 POETRY 3 - 3 040212500
040213601 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 3 - 3 040212600
040213611 HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3 - 3 040212600
040213621 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN ENGLISH 3 - 3 040212600
040213631 SOCIOLINGUISTICS 3 - 3 040212600
040213640 ERROR ANALYSIS 3 - 3 040212600
040214200 CREATIVE WRITING II 3 - 3 040211210
040214510 TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 - 3 040212500, 040213560
040214520 TOPICS IN BRITISH LITERATURE 3 - 3 040212500, 040213580
040214530 LITERARY CRITICISM 3 - 3 040212500
040214600 TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS 3 - 3 040212600
040233020 THEORIES & METHODS OF TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE 3 - 3 040233010
040233030 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3 040233010
040233040 TEACHING YOUNG LEARNERS 3 - 3 040233020, 040233010
040233050 EVALUATION & TESTING 3 - 3 040233020, 040233010, 040233010
040233060 COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING & MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT 3 - 3 040233020, 040233010
040233070 PEDAGOGICAL GRAMMAR 3 - 3 040233020, 040233010

Support Courses

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

040212411 LISTENING & SPEAKING II 3 - 3 040212400
040213200 TECHNICAL WRITING 3 - 3 040212211, 040212211, 040212700
040213700 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 3 - 3 040212700
040213711 ARGUMENTATION & DEBATE 3 - 3 040212800, 040213700, 040212800
040214500 TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE & CULTURE 3 - 3 040212500, 040212700, 040213580, 040213560
040214700 TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION & CULTURE 3 - 3 040212700, 040213700
040214800 TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF IDEAS 3 - 3 040212800
040214981 DIRECTED READINGS 3 - 3 040212800, 040214700, 040214500, 040214800

Free Elective


Each student must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any courses offered by the university NOT INCLUDING any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Theoretical

Practical

010411000 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 3 - 3
010411050 JERUSALEM:CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 3 - 3
010610022 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
020311000 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 3 - 3
030111100 ISLAMIC CULTURE 3 - 3
030111121 LAW IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
030111230 INTEGRITY,TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION 3 - 3
030121220 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3 - 3
040111000 ARABIC LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211510 FRENCH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211711 GERMAN LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040213430 TURKISH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040411000 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040411009 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040511000 HOME GARDENING 3 - 3
040511010 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 3 - 3
040511040 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511051 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 3 - 3
040511060 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 3 - 3
040511070 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
040511080 HOME GARDENING 3 - 3
040511090 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511100 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 3 - 3
040511120 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 - 3
040511130 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 3 - 3
040511131 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 3 - 3
040511210 ANTHROPOLOGY 3 - 3
040511310 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3 - 3
040511320 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 3 - 3
040511410 POLITICAL SCIENCES 3 - 3
040511420 CRITICAL THINKING 3 - 3
040511510 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 3 - 3
040511520 ARCHEOLOGY 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511620 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 3 - 3
040521300 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 3 - 3
050411000 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 3 - 3
060411100 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3
060411200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 - 3
060511020 FIRST AID 3 - 3
100111000 ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 3 - 3
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
110411001 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3
110411009 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040211200 WRITING SKILLS3
TOTAL 3

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Req.2
--------- Univ. Req.2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
040211111 READING FOR INFORMATION3
040211210 CREATIVE WRITING I3
--------- Free Elective2
--------- Free Elective2
TOTAL 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
040211300 ENGLISH GRAMMAR REVIEW3
040211400 BETTER ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION3
040212200 EXPOSITORY WRITING I3
--------- Free Elective2
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040212211 EXPOSITORY WRITING II3
040212400 LISTENING & SPEAKING I3
040212500 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE3
040212600 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS3
040212800 KEY IDEAS IN WESTERN THOUGHT3
TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040212700 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION3
040213560 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE3
040223010 TRANSLATION I3
040233010 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
040212411 LISTENING & SPEAKING II3
TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Req.2
040213580 SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
040213700 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION3
TOTAL 17

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Req.2
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
040213200 TECHNICAL WRITING3
040213711 ARGUMENTATION & DEBATE3
040214500 TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE & CULTURE3
TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Req.2
040214350 SYNTAX3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
040214700 TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION & CULTURE3
040214800 TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF IDEAS3
040214981 DIRECTED READINGS3
TOTAL 17