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Arabic

The department was opened in 1980. It started with 287 students. At the beginning, the department followed the academic year system. Then, in 1982 it followed the credit hour system and then distance learning was stopped. The department opened a Master Program in Arabic in 1997. The department also offers a program in Methods of Teaching Arabic.

• Arabic Language and Literature    

• Arabic language and its teaching methods

Department Members :

• Dr. Hussam Altamimi, Chair, Associate Professor, Medieval- literature, Jordan University, Jordan 1996.

• Dr. Nadir Qasim, Associate Professor, Modern Literature- prose, Jordan University, 1995.

• Dr. Bassam Alquaseme, Associate Professor, Rhetoric Ein-Shams, Egypt, 2002 .

• Dr. Hasan Fleifel, Associate Professor, Andalusi Literature, Granada University, Spain, 1992.

• Dr. Ali Amir, Associate Professor, Old Literature- Abassi period, Al-Azhar Uinversity, Egypt 1980.

• Dr. Abdul Munim Al-Rajabi, Associate Professor, Old Literture- Jahili and Omayyad, Egypt 1980.

• Dr. Yasir Abu Olayyan, Assistant Professor, Modern literature, poetry, Al-Azhar University, Egypt, 1980.

• Dr. Hasan Abdul Hadi, Professor, Medieval Literature, Dar Al-Olum, Egypt, 1980.

• Dr. Adnan Othman, Assistant Professor, Modern Criticism, Jordan Univesity, Jordan, 2000.

• Yousef amr, Assistant Professor, Um, Dourman University, 1997.

• Dr. Dalal Duhaidel, Assistant Professor, Syntaxtmorphology Granada University, Spain, 2001.

• Dr. Said Shawahneh, Assistant Professor, Jordan University, Jordan, 2006.

English

Started with 80 students, this number reached 450 in 2005/2006. The department offers the B.A. degree in English Language and Literature which includes courses in language, literature, translation and methodology of Teaching. The department currently offers three majors in addition to an MA degree in Linguistics.  

• English Language and Literature.

• English Language and its teaching method

• English Language / minor in French .

            Faculty Members :

• Dr. Raghad Dweik, Chair, Assistant Professor, Ohaio State University, USA, 1997.

• Dr. Salah Shrouf, Assistant Professor, American Literature, Rajastan University, India 1997.

• Dr. Ahmad Atawneh, Associate Professor, Language Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA, 1991.

• Mr. Basim Sahib, Master Degree in Literature, Karachi University, Pakistan, 1979.

• Dr. Hazem Bader, Assistant Professor, Methods of Teaching English, Ain Shams University, Egypt, 2002.

• Dr. Willis Edmondson. Professor, Applied Linguistics, 1979. Ruhr – Bochum University.

• Dr. Nimer Abu Zahra, Associate Professor, American Novel, Clark Atlanta University, 1993.

• Dr. Muhammed Farrah, Assistant Professor, English Studies, International Islamic University, 2006.

History

The department offers B.A in History, Major / History and Minor Geography, and Methods in Teaching History Major, History and Minor / Political Science and Teaching Methods.

Faculty Members:

• Dr. Muhammad Alami, Chair, Assistant Professor, Old History, Russian University, Russia 1994.

• Dr. Omar Shalabi, Assistant Professor, Andalusi History, Ain Shams University, 2001.

• Dr. Khuluqi Khanfer, Professor, Islamic History, Al-Azhar University, 1974.

• Dr. Abdul Qader Al- Jabarin, Assistant Professor, Contemparary History, Illinois State University, 1988.

• Mr. Imad Bishtawi, Assistant Professor, contemporary History, University of Jordan, 2003.

• Dr. Ahmad Ghrayyib, Assistant Professor, Geography, University of Lebanon, 2003.

• Musa Ajweh, Lecturer, Regional Studies,  Al-Quds University, 2002.

Mass Communication

The Faculty started a B.A. in Mass Communication in 2005 with 30 students.This major is oriented toward infusing the Mass Communication field with qualified & distinguished graduates to enhance the quality of this field.