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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


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&

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Scientific Affairs

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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 [email protected]

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

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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


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.


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


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


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

Documents

Nawroz University College of Languages Stage 1web.nawroz.edu.krd/documents/663/صفحات...Subject: English Pronunciation No. of Hours: 2 No. of Units: 4 Introduction to English pronunciation-