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The Department of English Language and Translation at the Saudi Electronic University was established at the beginning of the academic year 1435 AH, corresponding to 2014, and according to the Resolution of the Higher Education Council in its 75th session held on 1/2/1435 no. (23/75/1435). It offers Bachelors, Masters, and diploma programs in English Language and Translation, and aims to lead the English language teaching industry in Saudi Arabia. In addition, it adopts a specialized academic program that adopts a modern scientific teaching methodology, the use of technology and modern teaching methods in all courses and levels of the program, based on providing deep knowledge to students as well as sufficient amount of practical knowledge in translation and interpretation. The top priority of the Department of English Language and Translation is to improve students’ linguistic competence, provide them with intensive knowledge, increase their linguistic knowledge proficiency, and increase their cultural knowledge related to English language, which establishes a constructive ground for creating knowledge communication bridges with English-speaking people around the world, and enable them to translate in both written and verbal forms.
The Department of English Language and Translation at the Saudi Electronic University was established at the beginning of the academic year 1435 AH, corresponding to 2014, and according to the Resolution of the Higher Education Council in its 75th session held on 1/2/1435 no. (23/75/1435).
he Department of English Language and Translation offers Bachelors, Masters, and diploma programs in English Language and Translation, and aims to lead the English language teaching industry in Saudi Arabia. In addition, it adopts a specialized academic program that adopts a modern scientific teaching methodology, the use of technology and modern teaching methods in all courses and levels of the program, based on providing deep knowledge to students as well as sufficient amount of practical knowledge in translation and interpretation.
The top priority of the Department of English Language and Translation is to improve students’ linguistic competence, provide them with intensive knowledge, increase their linguistic knowledge proficiency, and increase their cultural knowledge related to English language, which establishes a constructive ground for creating knowledge communication bridges with English-speaking people around the world, and enable them to translate in both written and verbal forms.
Vision:
Leading the industry of teaching English and Translation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mission:
The department seeks to localizing teaching English language and making it available to the largest strata of community in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which contributes to boosting their chances to get excellent jobs, improving their skills, or preparing them to their admission from local and international universities.
To achieve these goals, the department offers specialized programs that offer Bachelors and Masters degrees. Later on, an online diploma in English Language has been added and will start by the beginning of the academic year 1443.
Department Motto:
Pioneers in modern teaching of English and translation.
Department Charter:
To view the charter of the department, click here
Graduates Skills
To equip students with highly specialized English and Arabic translation and interpretation skills.
To enable prospective students to develop a reflective approach to translation and interpretation as well as an awareness of a range of translation strategies and techniques.
To ensure holders of bachelor's degrees have a high level of competence in translating various types of texts into English or Arabic in various contexts.
To equip students with sufficient linguistics-related knowledge in both Arabic and English, refine their skills in both languages, and assist them in applying this knowledge to the tasks of translation and interpretation.
To prepare students to perform competently in translating and interpreting in multiple arenas.
To train and expose students to relevant technological advances in the fields of translation and interpretation.
Future Careers
Graduates of the Bachelor of English Language and Translation Program will have the advanced translation and interpretation training necessary to work in many areas, including,
The media
The military and security industries
Law
Diplomacy
Business and commerce
Health
Tourism and the airline industry
Head's Word
On the behalf of the staff of the English Language and Translation Department and myself, I would like to welcome you to the department's web page.
It is undeniable that translation is an indispensable cultural activity that promotes communication between different cultures, and the dissemination of knowledge and sciences. Therefore, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been paying special attention to translation and its cultural and intellectual activities.
Under the approval of the Higher Education Council in its seventy-fifth session on 1/2/1435 AH, the Department of English Language and Translation was established in 1435 AH corresponding to 2014 AD, to be the first bachelor’s program in English Language and Translation that is offered in a blended learning environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Department offers various programs in English Language and Translation for male and female students in 9 branches around the Kingdom, in line with the requirements of the labor market by qualifying national cadres familiar with various fields of translation and interpreting.
The Department of English and Translation seeks to achieve the Kingdom’s vision 2030 by spreading the translation movement in the Kingdom to enrich the regional content and to enhance the cultural role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia around the world.
Dr. Mariam A. Abdulmalik
Chair of the English Language and Translation Department
