Literature and Civilization

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Program Overview

The MA programme in Literature and Civilisation aims to, first and foremost, enhance students’ linguistic competency which will prepare them to become English teachers. Meanwhile, it greatly focuses on promoting students’ critical reading of literary and historical texts, besides analytical and creative skills. It eventually aims to develop students’ research skills in their area of interest.

Teaching Language : English

Curriculum Highlights

Core Courses

 

Semester 1

 

Fundamental Teaching Unit


·        Britain: The Making of the Modern World (MMW)

·        USA: The Making of a Nation (TMN)

·        Literary Criticism (LitC)

·        Literary Theory (LitT)

 

Semester 2

 

Fundamental Teaching Unit

·        Contemporary Development in Britain (CDB)

·        America’s Rise to Globalism (ARG)

·        History of American Literature (HAL)

·        History of British Literature (HBL)

 

Semester 3

 

Fundamental Teaching Unit


·        British and American Government (BAG)

·        Islamic Foundations of Western Civilization (IFWC)

·        Post-Colonial Literature (PCL)

·        Introduction to Comparative Literature (ICL)

 

Semester 4

 

Fundamental Teaching Unit

 

·        Dissertation Writing

 


Advanced Topics

 

Semester 1

 


 

Methodology Teaching Unit

  • Methodology of Research (MOR)
  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language 1
  • Reading Skills and Strategies (RSS)

 

Discovery Teaching Unit

  •  Cross-Cultural communication (CCC)

Transversal Teaching Unit

  • Legislation

 Semester 2

 


Methodology Teaching Unit


·        Methodology of Research (MOR) 2

·        Teaching English as a Foreign Language 2

·        Writing Skills and Strategies (WSS)

Discovery Teaching Unit

·     Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

Transversal Teaching Unit

·        Entrepreneurship

Semester 3

 


Methodology Teaching Unit

  •  Research Methodology Seminar (RMS) 1
  • Presentation Skills and Strategies (PSS)

 

Discovery Teaching Unit

  • Teaching Culture in the EFL Class (TC)

Transversal Teaching Unit 

  • Work Ethics and Professional Conducts  (WE)

  Semester 4

 


Methodology Teaching Unit

·        Research Methodology Seminar 2

 

Admissions Information

All holders of a Bachelor's degree in French language are eligible to apply for the Master's program.

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