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CHS COURSES

ELAN 104 ANALYTIC READING AND WRITING
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: ENG 101

This course aims at fulfilling the needs of reading and writing of students of the translation
and linguistics major. The course integrates reading and essay writing skills at the upper-
intermediate level. It equips students with vital academic vocabulary that can improve their
writing skills and enable them to write at a higher thinking level. The skills gained on this
course will enable students to link writing well to reading related texts and analyzing them
artistically which will improve their creative and critical thinking skills in their essay writing.

ELAN 107 ENGLISH GRAMMAR I
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: ENG 012

This course aims at preparing students to apply English grammar in formal contexts at an
upper-intermediate level. The course integrates different kinds of activities to bridge the gap
between basic knowledge of grammatical structure and its applications. It is designed to help
students enhance their understanding of English grammar, expand their already learned skills
and enable them to apply it their usage of English. The course will review parts of speech and
their function, different verb tenses, active and passive voice, and types of clauses.

ELAN 108 ENGLISH GRAMMAR II
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: ELAN 107

This course builds on the skills learned in ELAN 107 ENG Grammar and raises the students’
grammar skills to the advanced level. The course aims at building the students’ grammar skills
that are based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. Areas covered in the course
include real and unreal conditionals, direct - indirect speech, specification of numbers in English,
use of certain modals, negatives and types of questions.

ELAN 130 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
Credits: 3 (3, 1, 0) Prerequisite: ENG 012

Students are introduced to general linguistics and its major components are studied in detail.
Levels of linguistic analysis are tackled according to the following hierarchy: phonetic,
phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Students apply what they have learned on the
theoretical level to of some selected spoken and written texts.

ELAN 131 PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY
Credits: 3 (3, 1, 0) Prerequisite: ELAN 130

The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the description of the English sound
system (vowels and consonants). Students are given intensive practice in the production and
transcription of consonants and vowels in different positions and combinations. Features of
connected speech are covered as well. Suprasegmental features of English such as stress, pitch,
intonation are examined and practical exercises employed throughout the course enable them
to use phonetic transcription effectively.

ELAN 205 ADVANCED READING AND WRITING
Credits: 3 (3, 0, 0) Prerequisite: ELAN 104

This course builds on the skills learned in ELAN 104 and guides students to achievement of
reading and essay writing skills at an advanced level. The course also links texts read and
advanced vocabulary encountered in readings on a variety of academic topics to improve their
creative writing abilities.