English Program - Khalifa University

Beginning in the Fall 2020 semester, a redesign of the English program, consisting of three 3-credit courses, will begin. The program is based on five principles:

Our students are increasingly sophisticated users of English.
Our program must not remediate but expand their capacities to read, write, and compose digitally.
English as a second language is not a challenge but an opportunity.
Our students are digital natives of an increasingly digital world.
Our faculty can become world leaders in English as a Medium of Instruction research and education.

Undergraduate students will take three, 3-credit courses beginning in their Freshman Year. ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 are core courses focusing on technical and persuasive writing across a broad range of genres relevant to STEM fields. A third LTCM elective course taken beyond the first year of study will broad and develop students’ abilities to read and write intensively.

English Communication (8 credits).

Course Code	Course Name	Course Catalog Description	Credits
ENGL 101	Academic English I	This course introduces reading, writing and digital composing in scientific and professional fields. Assignments include writing about numbers analytically and interpretively; abstracting and summarizing; and citing and referencing evidence. Extended written assignments include a review of evidence supporting a claim and a focused essay with a supporting digital presentation.	3 credits
ENGL 102	Academic English II	This course extends skills in evidence-based reading, writing, and digital composition introduced in ENGL 101. Major assignments include writing a data-based technical report that includes a digital presentation and a group-based funding proposal based on a realistic Request for Funding Proposal (RFP) with an oral presentation.	3 credits
An LTCM Elective in intensive reading and writing	Academic English	Students will choose one course from a wide range of courses taught by English with an increasingly diverse range of research specializations. All courses will focus on developing analytical skills in reading and writing, with a focus on broadening the perspectives and capacities for innovation and reasoning in STEM areas.	3 credits

Typical study sequence

Term	Courses
Freshmen Year Semester 1	Academic English I
Freshmen Year Semester 2	Academic English II
Elective	Any LTCM course in the English Department