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Nawroz University College of Languages Stage 1
Subject : Academic Debate No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
Introduction to class; Brainstorm topics, Groups; History; Read & take note, Finish
discussion logistics; library research time, Library research, Introducing different types
of Debates, Lincoln- Dougles Debate, Cross Examination Debate, Academic Debate,
How to get started in Debate, Weekly debate research notes and debate cards, Read &
take notes, types & wording proposition, evidence quality, Handout debate books,
Discussion research notes, Library research, Debate formats half period library time for
preliminary investigation, Debate research notes; Read and notes; affirmative position,
negative position library research time; debate video, Group discussion, Oral Exam
References:
Rowland, R. "On Argument Evaluation." JAFA 21 (Winter 1985): 123-132.
Madsen, A. and Richard D. "Variability in Debate Theory." National Forensic League
Journal 4 (1994): 13-24.
Colbert, K. "The Effects of Debate participation on Argumentativeness and Verbal
Aggression." Communication Education 42 (1993) 206-214.
Subject: An Introduction to Literature No. of Hours: 3 No. of Units: 6
Literature: definition and genres, Elements of Short story, Reading Gabriel Garcia
Marquez’s A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, Reading Anton Chekhov’s The
Bet, Novel, Elements of Novel, Poetry, Elements of Poetry, Drama, Elements of
Drama, Ages of English Literature
References: http://www.sparknotes.com
http://www.shmoop.com
https://www.cliffsnotes.com
http://pinkmonkey.com
http://www.sparknotes.com/http://www.shmoop.com/https://www.cliffsnotes.com/http://pinkmonkey.com/
Subject: Computer Skills No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
General Concepts, Hardware In Details, Software In Details & Introduction To
Windows, Windows 7 In Details, Information Networks, Introduction To MS Word,
Explain In Details Ms Word, The Use Of It In Everyday Life, Some Examples And
Tests On Ms Word, Introduction To MS Excel, Explain MS Excel In Details, Some
Examples And Tests On MS Excel, Health And Safety, Environment, Introduction To
MS Power Point, Security, Explain Power Point In Details, Copyright And The Law,
Examples And Tests On MS Power Point
References:
Computer Organization & Design(4th Ed), Patterson and Hennessy, Morgan Kaufmann
2008
Computer today using basic application software, Timothy J.O Leary & Linda I. O
Leary, Mc Graw-Hill companies. Arizona state university ( 2004 )
Computer Foundation and applications, , Mc Graw-Hill companies, Stalford university,
UK 2002.
Subject: English Pronunciation No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
Introduction to English pronunciation- Dialect Vs. Accent- Sounds and Letters, The
English Sounds; Consonants and Vowels- Transcription, The production of consonants-
Description criteria- The Fricatives, The Stops- Production- description, Aspiration and
Distribution, Nasals: Production and Description, Approximants: Lateral (clear and
dark /l/), Glides (semivowels) Distribution, /r/ Description and distribution, Vowels-
production, description and Types, Diphthongs, The Syllable: Structure , Consonant
Clusters, Stress, Weak forms, Assimilation and Elision, Rhythm and Intonation,
Rhythm and Intonation
References Better English Pronunciation, by J.D. O’Connor (1980).
English Pronunciation in Use, by Mark Hancock (2003)
Web material: videos and audios
Subject: Grammar No. of Hours: 3 No. of Units: 3
Parts of speech, Countable/uncountable nouns, The use of Articles the/a/an, Pronouns:
Personal/possessive/ Reflexive, Adjectives,--ing and –ed ending, Adj.s and Adv.s,
Verbs: Main, Auxiliary, Use of Auxiliary verbs, Have/has/had, Use of have/has/had,
Time/Tense: Present simple, Present Continuous, Continued, Present Perfect, Past: Past
simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Present Perfect vs. Past simple, Future: Future
simple, Shall/will, Future simple with going to, Future continuous, Future perfect
References: Murphy, Edmond, (2006) Grammar in Use, Fourth Edition. Longman.
Quirk, Randolph & Greenbaum, S. (1973) A University Grammar of English, Longman
Subject: Interaction I No. of Hours: 4 No. of Units: 8
Introduction: Sentence – basics; Conjunctions; Punctuation Marks; Paragraph writing –
basic rules Getting ideas Approaching Reading - Reading skills Unit One: Reading
text: ‘The identity card’; Vocabulary: describing a person, look & look like Writing:
Descriptive paragraph; Vocabulary: recording new words and phrases and using
dictionary Speaking & Reading: ‘CCTV is watching you’Reading: "Some language but
different", Writing a personal description, Reading: "Are you getting enough sleep" –
context clues, pre-reading, Unit 3: Reading " The power of music, Unit Four:
Vocabulary: adjectives & synonyms; Reading: ‘When I grow up, Unit Four: Reading:
‘Things will get, worse’, Vocabulary: phrasal verbs with get; Writing an email :
informal and formal style, Reading: "Tonic Water, Please" (scanning, making
inferences, understanding prefixes, connecting ideas)Writing description, Unit Five:
Vocabulary: Work and Job; Reading and speaking: ‘Profile of an Indian call centre
worker’; Vocabulary: leisure, Writing : leisure activities, Writing a CV, Unit Five:
Writing a CV; Unit Six: Writing, Speaking & Reading: Happiness; Vocabulary:
Metaphors for happy, Reading:"Cell phones: Hang Up or Keep Talking? (differences
between the facts and opinion; pronoun references, Writing: listing advantages and
disadvantages, Unit Six:; Vocabulary: suffix & compound nouns; Reading: ‘Going,
going, gone’, Unit Six: Language focus: ‘and’, ‘so’, ‘because’, Writing: describing
advantageous and disadvantageous;,,, Presentation (3 marks), Unit Seven: Vocabulary
and Speaking: time; Reading: ‘A brief history of time zones’, Unit Seven: Vocabulary:
money’ borrow and lend; Reading :’A different kind of bank' Writing: giving an,
opinion, Unit 8: Writing a description of a town, Unit 10: Vocabulary: places; Reading:
'New paces in a new world'; Writing a report
References:
Clandfield, L. (2013). Global. Oxford: Macmillan Education.
Lee, L. And Gundersen, E. (2002) Select Readings. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Razzak, F.A., Al-Hassan, H. amd Al-Hamash, K.I. (2000). College
Composition. Institute for the Development of English, Bahdad
Zemach, D.E. and Rumisek, L.A. (2005). Academic Writing. From paragraph to essay.
Macmillan Education, Oxford
Nawroz University College of Languages Stage 2
Subject : Communication No. of Hours: 4 No. of Units: 8
Start, Unit 3: (Reading)Introduction/ Hot and Cold, Unit 3: (Listening) Tony Nester/ desert survival
story, Unit 3: (Reading) Endless energy?/ Writing about charts, Unit 3:(Listening) Coming in from the
cold/ all about Alaska, Unit 3:(Writing) Ups and downs weather/ bar charts, Unit 3: (Reading) Global
English/ Caribbean English, Unit 3: (Writing) Writing a formal letter/ a learner diary, Unit 4:
(Speaking) Introduction/ friends and strangers, Unit 4: (Reading) A creative friendship, Unit
4:Guardians of the Kingdom (2001), Unit 4: (Listening) Crime in the US/ Guy and Bruno, Unit 4:
(Speaking) Average Man UK/ average class f/m, Unit 4: (Listening) Starting a conversation/
describing things, Unit 4: (Writing) Writing giving your news/ punctuation, Unit 4: (Writing) Writing
skills/ Revision, Unit 4: (Writing) writing skills/ intro, body & conclusion, Unit 5: (Reading)
Asimov’s laws of robotics/ Law & Order, Unit 5: (Listening) Role play and situations, Unit 5:
(Writing) I’m a teacher/ writing paragraphs, Unit 5: (Reading) An orderly lunch/ A perfect mess, Unit 5: (Listening) giving advice and warning/ Global English, Unit 5: (Writing) Writing giving
instructions/ phrasal verbs , Unit 6: (Speaking) Now you see it, or not / Seen & Heard, Unit 6:
(Reading) Optical illusions/ Escher’s Waterfall, Unit 6: (Speaking) Overhead in New York, Unit 6:
(Listening)Stasi & his works, Unit 6: (Speaking) asking for and giving opinions
References: Clandfield, L. and Benne, R. (2011). Global. Oxford: Macmillan Education.
Hedge, T., (2003). Teaching & learning in the language Classroom. UK: OUP.
Nunan, D., (2003). Practical English Language Teaching. Boston: McGraw Hill.Aggression."
Communication Education 42 (1993) 206-214.
Subject : Conversation No. of Hours: 6 No. of Units: 3
Do you speak English, Greetings, Travelling, Talking about yourself, Meetings,
Introductions , Asking about health and other personal affairs, Leaving-taking
part, Courtesy, Friendship , Talking about the weather, Asking about and telling
the time, Giving yourself time to think, Not understanding, Getting angry,
Getting surprised, Asking for and giving information, Asking for things, Food
and drinks, At a restaurant, At the snack bar, Shopping, At the butcher , At the
greengrocer, At the cloths store.
References: BBC English (1973). What to Say. London: The British
Broadcasting Corporation
Kirby, Stephen and Patty Key (1989). Penguin Elementary Speaking Skills.
London: Penguin Books Ltd.
Ockenden, Michael (1989) 4th Impression. Situational Dialogues. London:
Longman UK Group Ltd.
Subject: Drama No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
A general introduction to literature, A general introduction to literature, Introduction to
Drama and theatre, Origins of theatre, Greek theatre, English drama, The Tempest by
Shakespeare, The Tempest reading and analysis, The Tempest reading and analysis,
The Tempest reading and analysis, The Tempest reading and analysis, The Tempest
reading and analysis, The Tempest reading and analysis, Leyla The Kurdish Bride by
Gharbi Mustafa, Leyla The Kurdish reading and analysis, Leyla The Kurdish reading
and analysis, Leyla The Kurdish reading and analysis, Hamlet by William Shakespeare
(1603), Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1611), Romeo and Juliet by William
Shakespeare, Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlow (1604), The Spanish Tragedy by
Thomas Kyd (1582-1592), Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1635), The
Middle-Class Gentleman by Jean-Baptiste Molière (1670), She Stoops to Conquer by
Oliver Goldsmith (1773), The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol (1836), Miss
Julie by August, Strindberg (1888), The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
(1895), Overview of the plays, Class discussion
References:
The Tempest by Shakespear
Leyla the Kurdish Bride by Gharbi mustafa
Internet sources
http://books.telegraph.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9780486421247http://books.telegraph.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781408173633http://books.telegraph.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9780486272818http://books.telegraph.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9780486272818
Subject: French No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
Acceuillir les étudianits et donner une introduction, Révision general, Divergence et
ressemblence avec le français, La suite, Le duxième groupe du verbe, Le troisième
groupe du verbe, Les chiffres, Les adjectifs possessifs, La suite, Questions et réponse
variées, Les pronoms possessifs, La suite, Les articles démonstratifs, La suite, Les trios
groupes du verbe (révision), Le passé simple, La suite, L'accord du participe passé, La
suite, Les prepositions, La suite, Le temps, Couleurs et vêtements, Les jours de la
semaine, Les mois de l'année,ire la date, Les saisons de l'année, La météo, La suite,
Révision générale.
References:
Sala, Marina and Poissons-Quinton, Sylvie. Initial I. CLE International. Paris 2000
Kaneman-Pougatch. Trevisi, Sandra. Beacco di Giura, Marcella. Jennepin Dominique.
Café Crême I. Hachette Livre. Paris 1997
Kurdistan Region Iraq
Ministry of Higher Education&
Scientific Research
Nawroz University Presidency
Scientific Affairs
عیراقێ كوردستانا هەرێما زانسی وتوێژینەوەی بااڵ خوێندنی وەزارەتی
نەوروز زانكویا سەروكاتیا زانستی كاروبارێن پشكا
College: Languages Department :English Stage: 2nd Year
Course Book
Academic Year 2016 – 2017
Subject Grammar No. of Hours 3 No. of Units 3
Distribution of Marks
First Semester Mid Year Second Semester Final Exam Final
Mark
Theoretical Practical Theoretical Practical Theoretical Practical Theoretical Practical 100 5 5 30 60
Lecturer HosamAldin Sami Academic
Status Teacher Assistant
E- Mail assairafy@yahoo.com
Library and Classroom Timetable
Days Morning Studies Lectures Evening Studies Lectures First Second Third Fourth Fifth First Second Third Fourth Fifth
Saturday
Sunday class
A
class
A
class
B
Monday class
B
class
B
class
A
Tuesday
Wednesday
Course Significance
The course contains basic grammatical information and rules that are essential for the students to
acquire through the process of learning English in this academic stage.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this grammar course are to develop and raise the standards of students in writing and
speaking so that they achieve good communication with others through the usage of a better grammar
References No.
Murphy, Raymond. (2012) English Grammar in Use, Fourth Edition, Cambridge, UK.
Bibber, Douglas. Conrad, S. and Leech, G. (2002) Student‘s Grammar of Spoken and Written
English. Longman
Quirk ,Randolph & Greenbaum,S.(1973) A University Grammar of English, Longman
1.
2.
3.
1
Ac ademi c Yea r 2016- 2017-L ec t ur es Di s t r i but i on
Week Date
Subject From To
1 24/9 28/9 Time and Tense Revision, Present simple, Present
continuous, Present Perfect,
Present perfect continuous, Past simple, Past continuous, Past
perfect, Past perfect
continuous., Future simple, Future, continuous, Future
perfect, Future perfect
continuous, Passive : Revision,
Passive revision Continued, Phrases : Types: Np,Functions
Np:S.,O.,Sc.,Oc., Continued,
Vp. ,Adv.p , Adj.p Prep.p : Adj, Prep.:Adv,
Prep.p:Adj.and. Adv., Exercises
Transitive verbs, Intransitive
verbs,Complex transitive verbs
Clauses: Patterns, Continued,
Clauses: Elements: Vp, Np,
Adverbials :Optional,
Adverbials: Obligatory,
Adverbials: initial, medial, final
Predicates: Subject, Continued,
Predicates : Object, Continued,
Relative clauses: with,
who/that/which, Relative
clauses: without,
who/that/which, Relative
2 1/10 5/10
3 8/10 12/10
4 15/10 19/10
5 22/10 26/10
6 29/10 2/11
7 5/11 9/11
8 12/11 16/11
9 19/11 23/11
10 26/11 30/11
11 3/12 7/12
12 10/12 14/12
13 17/12 21/12
24/12 1/1
14 2/1 4/1
15 7/1 11/1
16&17 14/1 25/1
18 28/1 1/2
19 4/2 8/2
20 11/2 15/2
21 18/2 22/2
22 25/2 1/3
23 4/3 8/3
11/3 24/3
24 25/3 29/3
25 1/4 5/4
26 8/4 12/4
27 15/4 19/4 clauses: with,
whose/whom/where 28 22/4 26/4
29 29/4 3/5
30 6/5 10/5
31 13/5 17/5
32 20/5 24/5
33 25/5 15/6 First Attempt Exams
Subject: Novel No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
Why we study Novel, The Elements of Novel, Types and Genera, The emergence of novel in Britain,
The emergence of novel in America, Robinson Crusoe, Jane Eyre, Mill on The Floss, Tale of Two
Cities, Hard Times, Dracula, Pride and Prejudice, Le Miserable, Middle March, Gulliver Travels, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Moll Flanders, Wuthering
Heights, Mansfield Park, War and Peace, Anna Karenna, Son and Lovers, Joseph Andrews,
Discussions
References: The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding The Norton Anthology of English Literature (Ninth Edition) (Vol. E)
by M. H. Abrams and Stephen Greenblatt Ph.D.
The Oxford History of the Novel in English: Volume 7: British and Irish Fiction Since 1940
(Hardcover) by Peter Boxall (Editor), Bryan Cheyette (Editor)
https://www.amazon.com/Norton-Anthology-English-Literature-Ninth/dp/0393912531/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491941388&sr=8-1&keywords=anthology+of+british+novelhttps://www.amazon.com/Norton-Anthology-English-Literature-Ninth/dp/0393912531/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491941388&sr=8-1&keywords=anthology+of+british+novel
Subject: Phonology No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
Introduction to Phonology, Vowels and Consonants, Description of Vowels,
Classification of Vowels, Voicing and Consonants, Phonemes and Symbols, Fricatives
and Affricates, Nasal sounds, Semi- vowels, The Syllable, Syllable divisions, Strong
and Weak Syllables, Stress in simple words, Complex word stress, Weak Forms,
Aspects of connected speech, Assimilation , Elision, Rhythm, Intonation, Forms of
Intonation, Functions of Intonation
References: English Phonetics and Phonology by Peter Roach (2000). Cambridge
Univ. Press
English Pronunciation in Use. By Mark Hancock (2004)
Pronunciation Plus. Practice Through Interaction. By Martin Hewings (2008
Nawroz University College of Languages Stage 3
Subject: Conversation No. of Hours: 3 No. of Units: 6
Introduction, A discussion topic entitled “Book Sale”, Vocabulary practice, class
activity & discussion Questions, Proverbs, Quotes and Idiomatic Expressions, A
discussion topic entitled “Anniversary Birthday Cards”, Vocabulary practice, class
activity & discussion Questions, Proverbs, Quotes and Idiomatic Expressions,
Presentations of specified subjects by students, Homework topics for students for
discussion, Presentations of specified subjects by students, Homework topics for
students for discussion, A discussion topic entitled “Weather Forecast”, Vocabulary
practice, class activity & discussion Questions, Homework topics for students for
discussion, Presentations of specified subjects by students, A discussion topic entitled
“social types”, A discussion topic entitled “My new home”, A discussion topic entitled
“Words associations”, Vocabulary practice, class activity & discussion Questions,
Proverbs, Quotes and Idiomatic Expressions, A discussion topic entitled “Domestic
accidents”, Homework topics for students for discussion, Presentations of specified
subjects by students, Proverbs, Quotes and Idiomatic Expressions, A discussion topic
entitled “Generalizations”, Homework topics for students for discussion, Proverbs,
Quotes and Idiomatic Expressions, Vocabulary practice, class activity & discussion
Questions, Presentations of specified subjects by students.
References: Lectures in conversation written by Prof. Dr. Hussein A. Ahmed, 2014,
Nawroz University.
Chambers “Synonyms and Antonyms”: edited by Martin H. Manser.
Selections of lectures in conversation taken from the internet.
Subject: Essay Writing No. of Hours: 3 No. of Units: 6
Introduction – process writing approachThe structure of an essay – Writing practice
Definition of essay – Writing practice Formatting an essay – Writing practice Writing a
thesis statement – Writing practice Outlining an essay – Writing practice The purpose
of an outline – Writing practice Writing an outline – Writing Practice Evaluating an
outline – Writing practice Introductions and conclusions – Writing practice The
introduction – Writing practice How to write strong introduction – Writing practice
The conclusion – Writing practice Revision and Writing practice Writing draft essay –
Writing practice Unity and coherence – Writing practice Unity in writing – Writing
practice Editing an Essay for unity – Writing practice Coherence in writing – Writing
practice, Use of cohesive devices – Writing practice, Writing a complete essay –
Writing practice, Writing a complete essay – Writing practice, Types of essay : Cause
and Effect – Writing practice , The Problem and Solution Essay – Writing Practice, The
Problem and Solution essay Writing Practice , Narrative essay – Writing practice,
Descriptive Essay- Writing practice , Argumentative essay – Writing practice
References:
Academic Writing : from Paragraph to Essay by Dorothy E Zemach & Lisa A Rumisek
–Macmilan
Writing to Communicate by Cynthia A Boardman (2009) .Pearson -Longman
Videos and You Tubes from the Internet.
Subject: Linguistics No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
The origins of language, The divine source; the natural sound source, The physical
adaptation source; the tool- making source, The genetic source; study questions,
Animals and human language; communication: Displacement; arbitrariness
;productivity; cultural transmission; duality; Discussion, The sounds of language,
Voiced and voiceless sounds, place of articulation, Manner of articulation, Vowels;
study questions, Phonology; phonemes; phones and allophones, Minimal pairs;
phonotactics; syllables, Coarticulation, Word formation; etymology; coinage;
borrowing; Compounding; blending; clipping; backformation; conversion; acronyms ;
derivation; questions and discussion, Morphology; free and bound morphemes; lexical
and functional morphemes, Grammar; traditional grammar; parts of speech, Agreement,
gender; prescriptive approach, Descriptive approach, Structural analysis; constituent
analysis; questions, Syntax; tree diagrams; symbols used in syntactic analysis, Phrase
structure rules; lexical rules; recursion ; questions, Semantics; semantic features;
semantic roles; Lexical relations: synonymy; antonymy; hyponymy; Prototypes;
homophones; homonyms; polysemy, Word play; metonymy ; collocation; discussion,
Pragmatics; context; deixis; Reference; presupposition, Speech acts; politeness,
Discussion and study questions
References:
The Study of Language, 4th ed., George Yule (Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 2006).
Introduction to Language, 7th ed., Victoria Fromkin and Robert Rodman, 2003.
Subject: Novel No. of Hours: 3 No. of Units: 6
General introduction to literature, An introduction to novel: definitions, origins, An introduction to
novel: history, elements, American Novel: literary periods and movements, American Novel: literary
periods and movements, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Last of the Mohicans, James
Fennimore Cooper, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
Mark Twain, The Call of the Wild, Jack London, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, As I Lay
Dying, William Faulkner, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, An overview for the novels studied, The
Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway, Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov, Class discussion, Academic
debate , The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, An overview of
the novels studied, Modern American Novel, Class discussion, Beloved, Toni Morrison, The Road,
Cormac McCarthy, Class discussion, Academic debate, Open week for Q & A, A general overview of
the course
References:
Novel text as a primary source
Internet: Literary websites
Articles, journal, newspapers, reviews, research papers, etc.
Subject : Poetry No. of Hours: 3 No. of Units: 9
An Introduction to the Neoclassical Age (age of Dryden, Pope and Johnson)
Special Characteristics of the Neo-classical poetry, Absalom and Achitophel (Portrait
of Achitophel) by John Dryden + An Essay on Man: Epistle 1, To Henry St.John, Lord
Bolingbroke by Alexander Pope, The day of Judgment by Jonathan Swift, The Scholar's
Life (from the vanity of human wishes) by Samuel Johnson, The Deserted Village by
Oliver Goldsmith, Introduction to Romantic period: Concept and features, The Little
Black Boy by William Blake, The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake, The Solitary
Reaper by William Wordsworth , The World is too much with us by William
Wordsworth , Kubla Khan by S.T.Coleridge
References:
Adventures in English Literature … Athena Edition
The Norton Anthology of English Literature
A Glossary of Literary Terms by M. H. Abrams.
www.enotes.com
Poetry for Students.
www.sparknotes.com
Subject : Translation No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
An introduction to the translation comprehension
The Translation Process, Definition, Equivalence and context, Types of Translation:
Literal, Metaphorical, Precise and free translation + Exercises, Translation Strategies +
Kinds of Dictionaries, Sentence Basic Divisions and Sentence Types: Stative, Non,
stative sentences + Exercises, Definitivization in English: the definite, Indefinite and
zero Article + Singular and Plural + Masculine and Feminine, Sentences Translation,
The Tenses in English, Kurdish and Arabic, Block Language and newspaper headlines,
Exercises, The Modals + the passive and the accusative + Exercises, Adjectives,
Paragraph Translation, Ellipsis + substitution, Journal Text Translation, Legal Text
Translation, Subordination + Exercise, Coordination, Modification, Exercise,
Interpretation, Types of Interpretation, Consecutive Interpretation, Sight Interpretation,
Simultaneous Interpretation, Qualified Interpreter.
References: Hajjaji, A. &Farghal, M. (2010) Translation, Amman: Alarabya Press
Newmark, Peter (1988) Approaches to Translation, Pegament Press, Oxford.
Catford, J. C. (1995) A Linguistic Theory of Translation, London: Oxford University
Press
Nawroz University College of Languages Stage 4
Subject: Linguistics No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
Linguistic Concepts (About 40 Linguistic Definitions, Language and regional
variation, Language and social variation, Pragmatics, Discourse analysis, Semantics,
Language and culture, Sample of Sociolinguistic Research (Code Switching) (Data
Show), Body Language, Sample of Sociolinguistic Research (Gender Differences)
(Data Show), Forensiclinguistics
References: George Yule. (2006). The Study of Language. 3rd Edition. Cambridge
University Press.
Handout Prepared by me
Subject: Literary Criticism No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 6
Introduction to Literary Criticism, Introduction to Literary Criticism, Introduction to
Literary Criticism, History of Literary Criticism, Classical Criticism: Plato, Aristotle:
Poetics, Horace, Longinus + Plotinus, Medieval era: Augustine / Aquinas / Dante,
(Neoclassical Literary Criticism): Philip Sidney, Dryden + Pope, Samuel Johnson +
Locke + Hume + Berkeley, Romanticism, Schiller + Stael, Kant + Hegel, Wordsworth
+ Coleridge+ Emerson+ Poe + Shelly, Eliot + Zola + Henry James + Oscar Wilde,
Baudelaire, Walter Pater, Arnold, Nietzsche, Marxism, Marxism, Formalism and New
Criticism, Formalism and New Criticism, Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis,
Structuralism, Feminism, Gender and Queer Theory, Modernism, Post Structuralism;
postmodernism
References:
Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practiceby Charles E. Bressler
Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present: an Introduction by M. A. R. Habib
Internet Websites
Subject: Novel No. of Hours: 3 No. of Units: 6
Why we study Novel, The Elements of Novel, Types and Genera, World literature,
Postcolonial theory and novel, My Father's Rifle, Class Discussion, My Name is Red,
Class Discussion, Hard Times, Great Gatsby , Class Discussion
References: The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding
The Norton Anthology of English Literature (Ninth Edition) (Vol. E)
by M. H. Abrams and Stephen Greenblatt Ph.D.
The Oxford History of the Novel in English: Volume 7: British and Irish Fiction Since
1940 (Hardcover)
by Peter Boxall (Editor), Bryan Cheyette (Editor)
Subject : Poetry No. of Hours: 3 No. of Units: 9
An Introduction to the Victorian Age, An Introduction to the Victorian POETRY and
its characteristics, The Kraken by Alfred Lord Tennyson, My Last Duchess by Robert
Browning, Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold, The Song of the Shirt by Thomas Hood,
The Cry of the Children by Elizabeth B. Browning, The Darkling Thrush by Thomas
Hardy, An Introduction to the Modern Age, An Introduction to the Modern POETRY
and its characteristics, Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen, Still I Rise by
Maya Magelou, This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin, To You by Walt Whitman, If You
Forget Me by Pablo Neruda
References:
Adventures in English Literature … Athena Edition
The Norton Anthology of English Literature
A Glossary of Literary Terms by M. H. Abrams.
www.enotes.com
Poetry for Students.com
www.sparknotes.com
Subject: Research Project Writing No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4
Definition of Research / Characteristics of research, Designing the Cover of the Research Project, Writing the Dedication and the Acknowledgement, Writing the Abstract and Table of Contents, Writing the Table of
Contents/ List of Tables and Figures, Writing the List of Abbreviations and the Introduction, Selecting a Topic/
Considerations in Selecting a Topic, Steps in Selecting a Topic, Setting the Aims of the Research/ Definition of Aims, Types of Aims/ Wording of Aims/ Writing the Aims, Wring the Limits (The Scope) of the Research,
Writing Value of the Research, Writing the Definition of Basic Terms, Reviewing the Literature/ Definition and
Procedures, Searching for Existing Literature/ The Sources of Searching, The Sources of Searching: Books, Journals, The Net, Reviewing the Selected Literature, Developing An Outline (A Research Plan), Functions of
Reviewing the Literature:, Functions Concerning the Research Topic, Functions Concerning the Research
Methodology, Functions of Reviewing the Literature:, Functions Concerning the Researcher’s Knowledge,
Functions Concerning the Research Findings, Writing the Conclusion of the Research, Writing the Suggestions for Further Research, Documentation, Documentation, Practical researches:, Writing the Problem to be
Investigated + Research Questions, Writing the Hypothesis(es), Definition of the Hypothesis(es), Construction
of the Hypothesis(es) /Functions of the Hypothesis(es), Writing the Procedure and Data Collection, Writing the Population and the Sample of the research, Research Instruments, The Questionnaire:, Definition of the
Questionnaire /Answering the Questionnaire, Types of the Questionnaire, 1.Closed-Ended Questionnaires,
2.Open-Ended Questionnaires, 3.Combination of Closed Ended and Open-ended Questuionnaites, Construction of the Questionnaire/ Piloting the Questionnaire, Data Analysis and Discussion of Results / Recommendations
References: Dawson, C. (2002). Practical Research Methods. New Delhi: UBS Publishers’ Distributors’ Education.
Kothari, C. R. (1985). Research Methodology-Methods and Techniques. New Delhi; Wiley Eastern
Limited.
Subject: Syntax No. of Hours: 3 No. of Units: 6
What is syntax, Course objectives, Independent clauses, Dependent clauses, Types of
noun modification, Premodification, Relative clauses, Other post modifier types, Other
post modifier types, Noun complement clauses, Types and positions of complement
clauses, That clauses, Wh-clauses, Post-predicate infinitive clauses, More on infinitive
clauses, Ing-clauses, ellipsis/substitution
References:
Biber, D. et al. (2002). Longman student grammar of spoken and written English.
Edinburgh: Pearson Quirk, R. et al. (1973). A university grammar of English. London:
Longman
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