| Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
Description |
| A0161201 |
English Communication Skills |
3 |
Grammar: question tags, modals, future forms, articles, adjectives, adverbs, if structures; vocabulary: relationships, work, activities, media, war, sport; writing skills: essay, notes, messages, application letters; basic and advanced reading skills; basic and advanced listening skills; verbal skills: oral presentations, arguments. |
| A0161101 |
Arabic Communication Skills |
3 |
Language levels: phonological level, grammatical level, rhetorical level, orthographic level, comprehension and speaking; grammar exercises, nominal sentences, verbal sentences, kana and its sisters, Inna and its sisters, dual, masculine plural, feminine plural, indeclinable nouns, vocative, appositives; exercises in morphology, present participle, and past participle; spelling and punctuation, dictionaries, listening and speaking. |
| A0161301 |
National Education |
3 |
Concepts and terms; Geography of Jordan; contemporary political history of Jordan; Jordanian Society; Jordanian constitutional and democratic life; Jordanian national institutions; challenges facing Jordan; threats to civic life: fanaticism, extremism, terrorism, violence; corruption: definitions, types, causes, impact, and prevention. |
| A0161112 |
Leadership and Societal Responsibility |
1 |
This course deals with prominent titles related to leadership, such as: the meaning of leadership, the vocabulary that falls under the term, leadership styles, leadership and social responsibility, change management and strategies, building an effective team, the leader and managing diversity, how to discover future leaders and support them, and women leaders. |
| A0161401 |
Military Sciences |
3 |
The establishment and development of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; the history of the Arab Legion; peacekeeping troops; preparing the nation for defense and liberation. |
| A0161113 |
Life Skills |
1 |
This course deals with the vital interest of the individual on the individual and collective level. It is like a passport to the success of individuals and helps them understand their personal competencies. It discusses the meaning of skills, their levels, characteristics and importance, communication skill and communication, and trains them on self-skills such as the skill of time management, organizing and defining it, and providing examples of its fields of application and activities. carried out by the students themselves. It also deals with thinking skills, its importance, education, and forms such as problem-solving and decision-making as forms of complex thinking or its strategies. The course also deals with training students on methods of dialogue and exchange of views as an entry point to resolving differences and mitigating frictions when we witness the openness of societies, correct study skills, family success and conservatism. |
| A0161111 |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
1 |
Economic science definition: its objectives and the economic problem; The relation between the economic science and other sciences; Economic analysis methods; Production possibilities curve; National income accounts; Consumption; Investment; Saving; Unemployment; Inflation; Money and Banking; Financial and monetary policy and its role in dealing with the imbalanced economy through these policies; Economic development in terms of importance and objectives and economic planning to achieve such objectives; Demand and supply theory and consumer equilibrium; Cost and production theory; Producer equilibrium in different markets. |
| Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
Description |
| A0161501 |
Islamic Culture |
3 |
Definition of the culture, characteristics of the Islamic culture, Islamic culture and other cultures; the sources of Islamic culture: The Holy Quran, Sunna, the Arabic language, history of Islam; fields of Islamic culture: faith, worship, morals; challenges facing the Islamic culture: orientalism, globalization, secularism; young people and the impacts of foreign cultures, women and Islam, Islam and terrorism. |
| A0161701 |
History of Jordan and Palestine |
3 |
The geography of Jordan and Palestine, Jordan and Palestine in ancient times, general historical look, Jordan, and Palestine in the Mamluk era, Jordan, and Palestine during the First World War (1914- 1918), Emirate of East Jordan (Transjordan), constitutional and legislative life in Jordan, Palestine under the British Mandate, and Jordanian-Palestinian relations, Jerusalem, historical status. |
| A0161703 |
Archaeology and Tourism in Jordan |
3 |
Tourism definition; Classification of Tourism; The difference between tourist and other traveler?s concepts, Travel types, The definition of Archaeology and archaeological sites: Archaeological surveys and excavations; Documentation; Jordan through the ages; Components of tourism in Jordan; Elements of tourist attractions in Jordan: Archeological sites, Natural sites, Natural reserves, Forests; Tourist movement and types in Jordan; Economical impact of tourism in Jordan. |
| A0161601 |
Contemporary Issues |
3 |
Identify the most important contemporary local, national and regional issues, the most prominent contemporary challenges and their questions from development, youth, extremism, globalization, culture and identity; Jerusalem and its central position, the Arab-Israeli conflict |
| A0161802 |
Development and Environment |
3 |
The course provides awareness and insight into the environmental issue, its vocabulary, the human relationship with the ecosystem, and environmental hazards to avoid. It also works to develop students' understanding and awareness of basic ecological concepts, and to reinforce their attitudes and values, in order to practice solving environmental problems. And linking it to comprehensive development and its relationship to water, food and energy security. |
| A0411601 |
Legal Education and Human Rights |
3 |
This course identifying the basic concepts of human rights in an analytical way, and then realistic clarify of the international & regional means dealing with human rights such as treaties, recommendations and international means that are in the process of formation, such imperative rules & customs, this course also address realistically the content of human rights and the rights of the first generation such as right of living. The second-generation rights such as the right to work and third-generation rights such as the right of environment. International ways to protect human rights in general. In addition, the extent to which the Jordanian constitution is compatible with international human rights standards. |
| A0161901 |
Media and Public Relations |
3 |
The nexus between media and society in terms of the social, political, economic and cultural power of the media, the role of the media in giving people the opportunity to express their opinions and promote international relations. Communication and public relations, communication and its types, levels, forms, properties, fields, activities, physical and nonphysical (symbolic) environment, and obstacles to the communicative process. Public relations: its beginnings, development, principles, bases, importance, functions, planning, activities. |
| Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
Description |
| A0871103 |
Principles of Renewable Energy |
3 |
Introduction to renewable Energy include Photovoltaic, Wind power, Micro hydropower, Biomass energy, Waste power, Solar thermal power, Geothermal power, Ocean energy (tidal, tide-flow and wave), Ocean energy (OTEC), , Comparison of characteristics and cost of renewables. How we can use the sun, wind, biomass, geothermal resources, and water to generate more sustainable energy. It explains the fundamentals of energy, including the transfer of energy, as well as the limitations of natural resources. Starting with solar power, the text illustrates how energy from the sun is transferred and stored; used for heating, cooling, and lighting; collected and concentrated; and converted into electricity |
| A0591111 |
Digital Literacy |
3 |
Digital Literacy is a concept that describes how technology and the Internet are shaping the way people interact and how they affect us as individuals and as a society. This course educate students on the uses of digital technologies, the dangers of digital technology and the need to build a culture of ethical use of the Internet and introduce the concept of responsible freedom. |
| A1321100 |
Sport and Health |
3 |
Defining health and fitness: physical education, health education; the cognitive, emotional, skill-oriented, and social goals of physical education; the history of physical education: ancient, medieval, and modern ages, the Olympics, Athletics in Jordan: nutrition and exercising; athletic injuries: bone, joint , muscle, skin injuries; special exercises for figure deformation; diseases related to lack of exercise: diabetes, obesity, being underweight, back pain, cancer; hooliganism: causes and recommended solutions for hooliganism. |
| A0612303 |
Society Health |
3 |
The course aims to provide students with the basic principles that enhance the concept of health and health prevention in its various physical, psychological and social aspects. The student will also be provided with information that helps individuals realize their health needs in the context of the culture and values ??systems they live in and how to meet these needs, which is known as improving health and quality of life. |
| A0161602 |
Critical Thinking Skills |
3 |
The concept of critical thinking, its components; characteristics of critical thinking individuals; Critical thinking skills: the skill of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, expectation, prediction; Stages of critical thinking: Motivation, searching for information, linking information, evaluation, expression, and integration |
| Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
Description |
| A0161702 |
History of Natural Sciences |
3 |
Science in the Arab and Islamic world during the Middle Ages (History of Science; Scientific Communication between Arabs and Europeans; Translation; Scientific Renaissance of Arabs in the Middle Ages); Science, Technology, and Society (Nature of Science and Technology and their Interrelatedness; Characteristics of Contemporary Science and Technology; Impact of Science and Technology on Modern Society; Science and Technology in Developing Countries). |
| A0121402 |
English for Special Purposes |
3 |
English for specific purposes (ESP) is a sub-branch of teaching/learning English as a second or foreign language. It involves teaching technical English for students to meet their special needs. English for specific purposes provides learners with specific skills based on a detailed analysis of learners' professional/academic needs. Examples of ESP include English for business, medical and psychological fields or other fields which require dealing with specific jargons or terminologies. |
| A0131301 |
Health Psychology |
3 |
The course includes behavioral, cognitive, psychological, social, and physiological factors that influence individuals' responses to health and disease. Its goals are to promote health, prevent disease, maintain quality of life, and well-being in the context of disease. It also addresses the theoretical, scientific, and applied aspects in the field of health psychology, such as health-promoting behaviors, behaviors, psychological stress, pain management, and chronic diseases. |
| A1311301 |
Research Methods in the Humanities |
3 |
This course explores the principles of research methods in humanities, its nature, objectives, fields, fundamentals, identifying the problem and its sources, rules for constructing it, an example of it; formulating the hypothesis: its definition, significance, testing, research information, research literature, research sources and resources, scientific research tools. |
| A0162101 |
The art of writing and Expression |
3 |
Basic introductions: Expression, concept, types, language arts: Oratory, debate, dialogue, lecture, seminar; writing, art; types of writing: functional, creative; general and common principles among types of prose writing (national and creative); dimensions of writing; organizing the topic into its elements: introduction, presentation, conclusion; Colors of functional writing: Message; Academic biography; Announcement, Minutes, Research, Summary; Colors of creative writing: Story, Article, Artistic biography. |
| A0162501 |
Human Thought |
3 |
"This course discusses the issues of human thought and civilization, especially the Eastern and Arab-Islamic civilizations, with a focus on the elements of differentiation, unity, interaction and communication between them, and on the intellectual and material gains that they have achieved and contributed to the development of human consciousness and human life. The course starts from a comprehensive view of human thought and civilization, stressing the unity of the mind and human nature. |
| A0162102 |
Taste the literary text |
3 |
Various literary texts: poetic, prose, ancient, and modern. Studying them is an applied study and focusing on addressing the structure and vision when studying each text to show its technical and content characteristics in order to reveal the general features of the literary genre to which it belongs. This course aims to break the barrier between students and literary texts and train them to Dealing with it and reading it critically and analytically. |
| Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
Description |
| A0192211 |
Chinese Grammar (2) |
3 |
Advanced grammatical structures and usage; complex sentence patterns: relative clauses, conditional sentences, passive constructions; detailed study of particles: aspect particles, modal particles, structural particles; verb complements: resultative, directional, potential complements; advanced topic-comment structures and sentence connectors; nuanced use of tense and aspect: progressive, experiential, perfective aspects; practical applications: enhancing fluency in speaking, writing complex texts, interpreting advanced written and spoken Chinese. |
| A0193212 |
General Translation (Chinese ? Arabic) |
3 |
Application of translation procedures, methods, strategies, principles and theories in translating different texts from Chinese into Arabic. Development of translation skills and employment of translation tools and sources in translating general purpose texts as well as some specialized texts |
| A0124409 |
Philosophy and Theories of Literary Criticism (1) |
3 |
Concepts: Form; content; context; theory; philosophy; aesthetics; ideology; moral criticism; pedagogy; criticism; text; narrative; ancient philosophy: Classical Greek philosophy; Socrates; Plato; Aristotle. Hellenistic philosophy: Stoics; Epicureans; Skeptics. Medieval Philosophy: Neoplatonism; Plotinus; Christian philosophy; Augustine; Aquinas; Islamic philosophy: Avicenna; Averroes; Renaissance and Early Modern Philosophy: Humanism; Pico della Mirandola; Rationalism: Descartes; Leibniz; Spinoza; Empiricism: Locke; Berkeley; Hume; 19th Century Philosophy: German Idealism; Kant; Hegel; Existentialism: Kierkegaard; Nietzsche; Heidegger; Marxism: Marx; Engels. |
| A0193213 |
General Translation Arabic ?Chinese ) |
3 |
Application of translation procedures, methods, strategies, principles and theories in translating different texts from Arabic into Chinese. Development of translation skills and employment of translation tools and sources in translating general purpose texts as well as some specialized texts |
| A0121401 |
Introduction to Literature |
3 |
Types of Literary Genres: poetry; figures of speech, simile, metaphor, personification, symbols, rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, paradox, lyrics, sonnets; Fiction: fact and truth, experience and analysis, short narrative, long narrative, characters, story, plot, conflict, rising and falling actions, setting, theme, point of view, open ending, interpretation(s), attitudes; Drama: dialogue, monologue, performance, perspective, audience. |
| A0194308 |
Chinese Literature until Wusi Movement the May 4th of 1919 |
3 |
Chinese literature; Modernization of Chinese literature; the influence of Western literature. |
| A0191109 |
Intensive Chinese |
3 |
Basic concepts: pinyin, basic sentence structures for greetings, introductions, and expressing ideas. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic steps: learning pinyin, constructing basic sentences, practicing common phrases. Basic structure: communication skills in common situations, oral and written communication, practical exercises. |
| A0123202 |
Phonetics and Phonology |
3 |
Concepts of phonetics: Articulatory and perceptual phonetics; distribution of sounds: consonants, vowels, diphthongs, chains of speech; phonetic transcription: phonetic symbols, distribution of sounds: consonants, vowels, diphthongs; phonology as a system: phonological rules and assimilation; sound changes and contexts: rules and formulas in phonology; abstract elements and concrete sound representation. |
| A0121301 |
English Grammar (1) |
3 |
Grammar structures: word classes, sentence structure; verbs: tenses, state verbs and action; the passive: active and passive, special passive structures; the infinitive and the gerund; nouns and articles: countable and uncountable nouns, subject/verb agreement; adjectives and adverbs: comparative and superlative forms, adverbs and word order; reported speech: direct and reported speech, reported speech: person, place and time; relative clauses: relative clauses, the relative pronoun as object, prepositions in relative clauses, relative structures with whose and what. |
| A0191110 |
Intensive Chinese (2) |
3 |
Basic concepts: pinyin, basic sentence structures for greetings, introductions, and expressing ideas. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic steps: learning pinyin, constructing basic sentences, practicing common phrases. Basic structure: communication skills in common situations, oral and written communication, practical exercises. |
| A0193305 |
Introduction to Chinese Literature |
3 |
Chinese literature; cross-cultural communication; literary terminology; general knowledge of literature. |
| A0192210 |
Chinese Grammar (1) |
3 |
Foundational concepts and structures; parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions; sentence structures: simple, compound, complex sentences; basic grammatical constructions: word order, subject-verb-object structure, topic-comment structure; usage of particles: aspect particles, modal particles, structural particles; introduction to tense and aspect: time expressions, aspect markers; practical applications: sentence formation, basic conversation, writing short texts, understanding spoken and written Chinese. |
| A0124408 |
American Literature (1) |
3 |
Form; content; context; theory; American Colonial Age: , Captain John Smith, William Bradford, Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet, and Jonathan Edwards. Age of Reason and Revolution: Benjamin Franklin, Crevecoeur, Thomas Paine, Jefferson, and Philip Freneau. Romantic Age; Irving, Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau, and Melville. Optimism and naturalism; Whitman; Dickinson; Dean Howells; and Stephen Crane. |
| A0192209 |
Pronunciation and Speech / Chinese |
3 |
Theoretical and practical aspects; phonetics: articulation, tones, and auditory phonetics specific to Chinese; phonology: sound patterns, intonation, stress, rhythm in Mandarin and other Chinese dialects; pronunciation techniques: segmental and suprasegmental features, tone sandhi, connected speech processes; speech production and perception: physiological mechanisms, cognitive processes related to Chinese language; applications: accent reduction, speech therapy, second language acquisition, professional and academic speaking skills in Chinese. |
| A0192112 |
Listening and Conversation 2 /Chinese |
3 |
Oral Communication skills: vocabulary enrichment, understanding and conversing in different walks of life and different fields of knowledge, reacting efficiently to different types of conversations; pronunciation, intonation, proper tones, coherent sentences, semantic connotation of Chinese expressions and idioms; exposure to Chinese culture through audio or audio-visual material. |
| A0194307 |
Contemporary Chinese Literature |
3 |
Chinese literature; 20th-century Chinese literature; literary genres; elements of fiction. |
| A0123200 |
Introduction to English Linguistics |
3 |
Modern Linguistic terms: natural spoken language, speaking and writing; speaking naturally and process of writing; channels of natural commutation: face to face, body language, speakers and listeners; common core language knowledge: shared linguistic knowledge, competence and performance; the four components: syntactic, phonological, morphological and semantic rules; phrase structure: transformation; morphology: word formation rules, lexicon, function words, lexical content words, type of word coinage; syntax: the phrase structure rules, the transformational rules. |
| A0192113 |
Writing and Reading 1/ Chinese |
3 |
introduction to basic Chinese characters and writing system; stroke order and character structure; radicals and components of characters; foundational vocabulary: common characters and phrases; basic grammar and sentence patterns for reading comprehension; introduction to Pinyin and pronunciation; developing reading skills: recognizing and understanding simple texts; writing practice: composing sentences and short paragraphs; practical applications: everyday communication, basic literacy in Chinese, foundational skills for further study. |
| A0151101 |
Reading and Comprehension |
3 |
Reading comprehension skills: scanning, previewing and predicting, building a powerful vocabulary, recognizing the different patterns of organization, skimming, making inferences; thinking skills: exercises for improving the skill of thinking in English; reading faster: understanding different kinds of texts, developing one?s vocabulary, improving reading speed. |
| A0151103 |
Principles of Writing |
3 |
Sentence and paragraph writing: sentence type, simple, compound, complex and compound complex, phrases and clauses, complete and incomplete sentences, and vocabulary enrichment; major errors: faulty verb use, sentence fragment, subject-verb disagreement, pronoun-antecedent disagreement, shift, dangling modifier, comma splice, and omission; paragraph structure: topic or thesis sentence and concluding sentence, body, and conclusion; types of writing: narration, description, comparison and contrast, cause and effect. |
| A0194306 |
History of Chinese Literature |
3 |
Traditional Chinese literature; the development of important literary themes; Relevant cultural and historical contexts |
| A0193214 |
Linguistics and Semantics /Chinese |
3 |
Linguistics and Semantics - Chinese: an introduction to the scientific study of language; components of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics; semantics: basic meanings, sense relations, compositional semantics; an in-depth study of word and sentence meanings in Chinese; the relationship between syntactic structure and meaning; semantic analysis in different contexts; practical applications: text analysis, understanding implied meanings, using Chinese in linguistic research; developing analytical skills for deeper comprehension and teaching of the Chinese language. |
| A0192111 |
Listening and Conversation 1 /Chinese |
3 |
Listening skills: listening comprehension and oral expression; discussing different topics after listening to them by watching short films or educational programs; Oral expression: having the ability to speak and express opinions in Chinese, discussing points of view on various topics using Chinese expressions and vocabulary. Using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to speak at an appropriate level |
| A0193114 |
Writing and Reading (2)/ Chinese |
3 |
Building on foundational skills; expanding vocabulary: intermediate-level characters and phrases; complex sentence structures and grammar for enhanced reading comprehension; advanced stroke order and character composition; idiomatic expressions and common phrases in context; improving reading skills: analyzing and interpreting longer texts; writing practice: constructing coherent paragraphs and short essays; practical applications: engaging in everyday and academic communication, developing intermediate literacy in Chinese, preparation for advanced study. |
| A0193215 |
Phonetics and Phonology/ Chinese |
3 |
Theoretical and practical aspects; phonetics: articulation, tones, and auditory phonetics specific to Chinese; phonology: sound patterns, tone systems, intonation, stress, and rhythm in Mandarin and other Chinese dialects; phonetic transcription and analysis: Pinyin, IPA for Chinese sounds; phonological processes: tone sandhi, assimilation, dissimilation; speech production and perception: physiological mechanisms, cognitive processes related to Chinese language; applications: language teaching, second language acquisition, linguistic research |
| Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
Description |
| A0122301 |
English Grammar (2 |
3 |
Transformational theory: Chomsky, Fillmore; modern syntactic theory: phrase structures, noun-phrase structure, verb-phrase structure, preposition-phrase structure, adjective-phrase structure, adverb-phrase structure; functions: subject, object, direct object, indirect object; complements: subject complement, preposition complement, object complement, verb complement. |
| A0152402 |
General Translation (Arabic-English) |
3 |
Basic concepts: definitions, types, and historical background; basic steps: reading, analyzing, looking up words, reproducing, editing, and proof reading; basic structures: verbs and tenses, types of sentences, passive structures, and collocations and conjunctions. |
| A0123303 |
Syntax and Morphology |
3 |
Syntax as a sub discipline of linguistics; generative grammar; prescriptive grammar; descriptive grammar; parts of speech; constituency tests; x-bar theory; binding theory ; the theta theory. The concept of morphology as a sub discipline of linguistics; morphemes; morphs; allomorphs. Types of morphemes; the free morpheme; the bound morphemes; the lexical morpheme; functional morpheme; derivational morpheme; the inflectional morpheme. Morphological description in English language. |
| A0152101 |
Essay Writing |
3 |
Main parts of essay: introduction, body, and conclusion; special sentences: thesis statement, topic sentences, transitional sentences and concluding sentence; process of writing: drafting, revising, outlining; types of essay: narration, description, process, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and argument; words: enrichment of vocabulary, spelling, wordiness vs. conciseness, and repetition; punctuation. |
| A0123302 |
Semantics and Pragmatics |
3 |
Foundational concepts and distinctions; lexical semantics: word meaning, sense relations, compositional semantics: sentence meaning, truth conditions; pragmatics: context, speech acts, implicature, presupposition, deixis; theoretical frameworks and practical analysis:, relevance theory, pragmatic enrichment; applications: computational linguistics, cross-linguistic studies, discourse analysis, real-world language use. |
| A0122401 |
Novel (1) |
3 |
The development of the novel tradition: the novel genres, the history of the novel, aspects of the novel; the 18th century novel: realism, historicism, contexts, high colonialism; The Victorian Novel: socialism, contexts, Victorian paradigms of knowledge, cultural contexts, ethics, norms, the empire, the angel in the house, education; Early 20th century novel: realism vs. experimentalism, modernism vs. traditionalism, contexts, individualism, humanism, the truth. |
| A0151102 |
Listening and Speaking |
3 |
Communication skills: understanding of discussions from different fields of knowledge, improving critical thinking; speaking skills: reacting efficiently to different kinds of conversation, speaking the English language confidently; Listening skills: Improving students? listening skills, reacting efficiently to different types listening material; building a powerful vocabulary. |
