Faculty of Languages
Faculty of Languages | SU
Faculty of Languages | SU
It is one of the scientific departments in the faculty, and represented a starting point for teaching the English language in Yemen. Over the successive academic years, it has gained a high academic reputation. The goal of its establishment was, and still is, to qualify an integrated scientific cadre with high scientific and professional efficiency that contributes to English language and translation education services in society and participates in related scientific research inside and outside Yemen.
Excellence at the national and regional levels in teaching English, literature and linguistics, and enhancing pioneering scientific research in English studies, through offering innovative academic programs and preparing professional language users and researchers with advanced linguistic and technical skills to meet labor market needs and enhance cultural and civilizational communication.
The Department of English seeks to prepare qualified English language graduates who are well equipped with cutting-edged knowledge and professional skills to compete in the labour market. It intends to provide students with distinctive education and support by creating stimulating learning experiences that foster intellectual creativity and by cultivating a culture conducive to teaching, life-long learning, research, critical thinking, innovation, and community service.
1. Prepare specialized graduates in the field of English language studies, who are well-qualified at the academic and professional levels, in accordance with international quality assurance standards.
2. Equip students with a range of transferable skills that will prepare them for employment in a wide range of careers with particular emphasis on communication, problem-solving, self-reliance, flexibility and creativity.
3. Develop students’ intellectual curiosity and build confidence in their ability to learn and to resolve intellectual problems for themselves.
4. Create a learning environment and an appropriate foundation that promote the students’ lasting enthusiasm, interest and enjoyment in the study of English Language, literature, and other related disciplines through an optimal use of modern technologies of learning
5. Provide students with recognized qualifications to undertake further academic study and to compete successfully in a diverse employment market.
6. Provide students with opportunities for high quality learning in a wide range of areas of language study including language structure, language variation and change, language acquisition, language in use, and interdisciplinary approaches to language and communication.
The Linguistics track is an academic program that grants a Master's Degree. Overseen by the Faculty of Languages, this program is administered by the Department of English. Conducted entirely in English, it was instituted in the 2020-2021 academic year. The program operates under a regular study framework comprising coursework paired with a Master's thesis, and is executed physically at the Faculty of Languages on a semester basis. The comprehensive duration ranges from two to three years (spanning two semesters plus thesis preparation). Professional trajectories available to graduates encompass roles such as English teacher, linguistics researcher, translator, and any profession heavily reliant on language and translation skills. Should a candidate face challenges finalizing the thesis, a Diploma Certificate will be conferred representing coursework completion. Entry mandates possessing a Bachelor’s Degree in Translation or English Language with an average standing of "Good" or above.
Excellence at the national and regional levels in teaching English, literature and linguistics, and enhancing pioneering scientific research in English studies, through offering innovative academic programs and preparing professional language users and researchers with advanced linguistic and technical skills to meet labor market needs and enhance cultural and civilizational communication..
To prepare well-trained postgraduates equipped with advanced academic knowledge and research skills in linguistics, by providing a stimulating and satisfying learning environment based on recent approaches, which would empower them to compete in postgraduate academic research and professions locally and regionally.
1. Providing students with opportunities to engage with various linguistic courses, enabling them to develop their linguistic knowledge and academic research skills in linguistics.
2. Introducing students to the fundamental concepts of the academic discipline of linguistics, along with its methodologies and research paradigms.
3. Enhancing students’ awareness and understanding of the nature, fields and subfields of linguistics and its interdisciplinary fields.
4. Developing students’ skills in academic writing and enhancing their academic research capabilities in key transferable skills essential for conducting successful research.
5. Fostering both students’ understanding of linguistics and instilling a critical awareness of its fields and subfields through the study of the various effective theories and approaches in language studies.
6. Equipping students with appropriate research skills, allowing them to undertake small scale studies in linguistics following good ethical practice.
7. Providing students with academic knowledge, theoretical concepts and transferable skills for lifelong learning.
Admission Requirements:
1. Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics or English from a recognized university.
2. Applicants must have achieved an accumulative average grade not less than 65%.
3. Successfully passing both a written test and an oral interview.
4. Fulfilling the requirements of Sana’a University and the Ministry of Higher Education.
The Master's in English Literature is an advanced academic program endowing a Master's degree. Managed directly by the Department of English under the Faculty of Languages, its sole language of instruction is English. The program started its intake during the 2020-2021 academic year. It integrates a regular model emphasizing coursework complemented by a thesis defense. Set over academic semesters, the duration is normally projected from two to three years. Equipping students for rigorous roles, the program prepares candidates to be exceptional English literature teachers, literary researchers, and professionals in various language-dependent domains. For individuals incapable of finishing the thesis portion, a Diploma Certificate can be awarded. Admissions criteria require holding a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language showing a minimum "Good" standing.
Excellence at the national and regional levels in teaching English, literature and linguistics, and enhancing pioneering scientific research in English studies, through offering innovative academic programs and preparing professional language users and researchers with advanced linguistic and technical skills to meet labor market needs and enhance cultural and civilizational communication.
The program seeks to achieve distinction in the fields of literature and critical humanities within a milieu of educational research that contributes to developing society and maintaining its identity by providing students with a solid foundation in literature and critical theories through a motivating learning environment.
1. Preparing students to excel both as scholars and as critical writers of literature by deepening and extending their comprehensive awareness of the historical, cultural, and social contexts which affect the ways in which writers and readers construct meaning.
2. Offering students opportunities for interdisciplinary and contextual approaches, including the study of texts in their historical context, and providing them with knowledge of and critical engagement with a range of literatures, including literature in translation.
3. Developing students’ critical sensibilities and enabling them to identify discourse structures and composing processes as well as to demonstrate rhetorical flexibility along with a high level of control of the conventions of written academic English.
4. Enabling students to learn the power of inquiry, critical and creative thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and connections across disciplines, while fostering an open-minded approach, conceptual sophistication in argumentation, and the ability to engage critically with a range of cultural forms and values.
5. Developing students’ intellectual qualities of reasoning, analysis and creativity as well as skills of research, enquiry and independent learning that will be demonstrated in their Master theses.
Admission Requirements:
1. Holding a Bachelor’s Degree in English language, English literature, critical theory, Linguistics, or Translation.
2. Achieving an accumulative average grade not less than 65%.
3. Successfully passing both a written test and an oral interview conducted by the department.
4. Fulfilling the requirements of Sana’a University and the Ministry of Higher Education.
Graduation Requirements:
1. Successful completion of all courses outlined in the study plan with a grade of no less than 75%.
2. Completion of research in English literature and critical theory.
3. Fulfillment of the minimum duration required for obtaining the degree.
The PhD in English Language (English Studies track) represents a premier academic qualification granted by the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies. The program is driven solely by the Department of English at the Faculty of Languages, utilizing English as the standard instruction language. Totaling 45 credit hours, the program entails an extensive study duration extending between 3 to 4 years. The curriculum is constructed around the requirement to publish two research articles, accompanied by academic seminars and the presentation of a PhD dissertation. Reaccredited in 2025, it requires prospective students to hold an existing Master's degree in English Language for eligibility, aiming to produce leading scholars and intellectuals in the field.
Excellence at the national and regional levels in teaching English, literature and linguistics, and enhancing pioneering scientific research in English studies, through offering innovative academic programs and preparing professional language users and researchers with advanced linguistic and technical skills to meet labor market needs and enhance cultural and civilizational communication.
To equip graduates with a deep and critical mastery of the theoretical paradigms and historical contours of English studies, alongside advanced research methodologies and digital humanities tools. This foundation enables them to conduct original, significant research and to assume leadership roles as scholars and educators within academia and related intellectual professions.
1. To enable candidates to conceive, pursue and complete an independent, original and significant research project that constitutes a substantial contribution to the field of English Studies.
2. To provide researchers with a sophisticated and critical understanding of advanced linguistic,literary, rhetorical and cultural theories, and the methodologies necessary to apply them in rigorous research.
3. To prepare researchers for successful careers such as scholars, educators and professionalsin academia, research institutions and related sectors where advanced expertise in English language studies is valued.
4. To equip researchers with the advanced skills required to design, research, write, and defend a dissertation that meets the highest standards of doctoral-level scholarship as defined by the university and the broader academic community.
Admission Requirements:
1. Holding a Master's degree from a recognized university with an overall grade of at least "Very Good" in a related specialization.
2. Passing the departmental competitive exam and personal interview.
3. Providing a statement from the National Information Center that the research title is not duplicated, along with paying fees and fulfilling documents.
Graduation Requirements:
1. Attending 5 seminars, progress seminars every six months, and presenting 8 scientific lectures.
2. Publishing two scientific papers derived from the dissertation in peer-reviewed journals.
3. Preparing the PhD dissertation and successfully defending it in public.
4. Demonstrating English and Computer (Digital Transformation) proficiencies.
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