Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Translation

The English Language and Translation Program of the English Language Department at the College of Sciences and Humanities stared in the year 2018-2019 as a response to the vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2030 regarding the necessity of aligning university outputs with the local labor market. Its mission is to equip female graduates with research, learning, and thinking skills while gaining knowledge and practice in the fields of English language and translation. This is to enable them to contribute to the development of sustainable society and meet the needs of the local labor market. The student obtains a bachelor's degree in English language and translation after completing four years of study. 

College

College of Science and Humanities Jubail

Campus

Jubail

Level

Undergraduate

Degree

BA

Gender

Female

Years of study

4

Credit hours

126

Mission

Preparing female graduates who are equipped with research skills, learning skills, and critical thinking to master knowledge and practice in the fields of translation and linguistics in order to be able to contribute to the development of sustainable society and meet market needs. 

Values  

Goals 

The English Language and Translation Program aims to:

• Provide students with strong theoretical and practical knowledge in English language and translation that meets local and global labor market needs.
• Develop students research and critical inquiry in the fields of English language, linguistics, and translation.
• Enhance community engagement through student participation in English language and translation service activities.
• Develop students’ critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork skills and ethical responsibilty to enhance adaptability, creativity, and lifelong professional growth.

Graduates’ Attributes

• Graduates demonstrate commitment to professional ethics rooted in Islamic doctrine, and they actively contribute to their communities by applying translation skills for community service and cultural exchange.
• Graduates possess a deep understanding of linguistic theories, translation practices, and research methodologies, effectively applying this knowledge to real-world scenarios, while also engaging in self-directed learning to stay current in the field.
• Graduates exhibit advanced proficiency in the four language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—and are able to communicate effectively in various professional and academic contexts. They display strong teamwork abilities and can assume leadership roles to achieve group objectives.
• Graduates demonstrate critical thinking, analytical skills, and sound decision-making when addressing complex linguistic, cultural, and ethical issues in translation and interpretation, ensuring accuracy and cultural sensitivity.
• Graduates are skilled in using digital and computational tools, including translation software and other language technologies, to enhance research, translation, and interpretation, while also applying numerical skills as needed for accuracy and efficiency in their work.

Job Opportunities

• Translator/Freelance Translator: Translating a variety of documents, such as legal, medical, technical, tourist, media, and literary texts.
• Interpreter: Providing interpretation services for companies, organizations, or individuals.
• Translation Project Manager: Supervising translation projects to ensure high quality and timely delivery.
• English Language Teacher: Teaching English in schools, institutes, or universities.
• Researcher: Conducting research related to language and translation in academic or professional fields.
• Editor or Proofreader: Editing and proofreading texts to ensure linguistic accuracy and quality.

• Teachers: Universities and Schools

  The program also prepares students to work in many other positions that require high levels of proficiency in the English language, critical and analytical skills. Graduates are also prepared for postgraduate studies in linguistics, translation, or related fields.

•  The program follows the admission conditions and controls specified by the Deanship of Admission and Registration at Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University (Click Here )  as follows:    
• Conditions related to nationality:
• The applicant must be Saudi or non-Saudi with a Saudi mother. 
• The applicant for the internal scholarship from non-Saudis or displaced tribes must be between (17 - 25) years old to be accepted. 
• The applicant for the internal scholarship from non-Saudis must have a valid residency and the comparison will be made according to the available seats for each nationality after the approval of the Ministry of Education, with a tuition fee of 9200 riyals, including value-added tax, for each semester throughout the period of his studies at the university, in accordance with what is stated in the acceptance notice for non-Saudis. 
• The applicant from the displaced tribes must have a valid residency or proof of an extract from the Ministry of Interior and the comparison will be made according to the available seats by the Ministry of Education.

• Conditions related to the high school certificate:

The applicant must have obtained a Saudi high school diploma or its equivalent within five years, which is for graduates of the years (1441-1442-1443-1444-1445 AH) to apply for all programs except for the health programs.

• The applicant must have obtained a score on the (General Aptitude and Achievement) tests from The National Center for Assessment (Qyias) and documented in the Government Transactions Program (Yasser), and no more than five years must have passed since the date of the test when submitting the application to join the university. 

(The result shown to the student when he submits his application to join the university depends on)

•  The applicant must not have a current or previous record at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University.
• He must not be registered or accepted at another Saudi university (dual admission).
• The non-Saudi applicant or one of the displaced tribes must not be a candidate for admission to any other Saudi university.

Conditions for joining the program:

• To successfully pass all foundational first-year courses of the program with a cumulative grade point average of no less than 3 out of 5.
• Students transferring from another university, college, or program must hold a minimum cumulative
• GPA of 3.5 and meet the English proficiency requirement (STEP score of 84 or equivalent).

(Short Descriptions for the Program’s Courses).