About the Department

The Arabic Language Department was established in the College of Basic Education in 2019. It offers a four-year undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor’s degree in Arabic Language and Literature, qualifying graduates to work in educational, cultural, and research institutions as teachers and specialists. The department equips students with essential linguistic and literary skills, as well as the scientific knowledge necessary for their professional future, with a strong emphasis on critical thinking and literary and methodological analysis.

The academic program is characterized by a scientific and comprehensive approach, including courses that provide students with an in-depth understanding of the foundations of the Arabic language, its sciences, and its literature, in addition to research and practical skills.

The Arabic Language Department at the College of Basic Education is one of the pioneering academic departments dedicated to preserving and developing the Arabic language as a vessel of cultural and intellectual identity. The department was founded in response to the community’s and educational institutions’ need to prepare scientifically and pedagogically qualified teachers and researchers in the fields of Arabic language and literature, capable of fulfilling their role in advancing education and serving society. Since its establishment, the department has been committed to fostering a stimulating academic environment that combines linguistic authenticity with intellectual openness, thereby contributing to the development of students’ critical and creative thinking and preparing them for active participation in cultural and educational development.

Description

The Arabic Language Department is dedicated to teaching the sciences, literature, and arts of the Arabic language, including grammar, morphology, rhetoric, literature, criticism, linguistics, and lexicography, along with pedagogical courses that qualify students for the teaching profession with high competence.

The department grants a Bachelor’s degree in Basic Education – Arabic Language specialization, and it provides students with academic, intellectual, and practical training that enables them to comprehend the linguistic and literary heritage and apply research and critical skills according to modern scientific methodologies.

Furthermore, the department enriches cultural life within and beyond the college through academic seminars, literary forums, and cultural festivals. It seeks to strengthen the connection between academic knowledge and social and educational reality, thereby reinforcing the role of the Arabic language in cultural and intellectual development.

Vision

The Arabic Language Department aspires to achieve a distinguished academic standing among similar departments locally and internationally by developing high-quality educational and research programs that contribute to the advancement of Arabic language and literary studies, and to their integration within the framework of contemporary human thought.

The department aims to become a leading academic center for preparing teaching and research professionals capable of combining authenticity and tradition on one hand, with modernity and innovation on the other.

Mission

The mission of the Arabic Language Department is to make a meaningful contribution to the objectives of higher education by preparing academically specialized professionals in Arabic language and literature who possess linguistic competence, critical ability, cultural awareness, and pedagogical qualifications essential for teaching and scientific research.

The department also strives to strengthen national identity and linguistic belonging, and to enhance the status of the Arabic language in academic and cultural forums through rigorous curricula and serious scientific research that combines originality and innovation.

It is committed to fostering an academic environment based on critical and creative thinking, encouraging dialogue, and promoting the values of responsibility and intellectual openness.

Goals

The Arabic Language Department aims to achieve a comprehensive set of academic and educational objectives aligned with the mission of the college and university. It seeks to enable students to master the Arabic language both cognitively and practically, allowing them to read, analyze, and critique texts effectively, and to develop their ability to communicate orally and in writing in a correct and expressive manner.

The department also aims to promote scientific research in the fields of language, literature, and criticism, and to encourage original studies that contribute to the development of linguistic and literary thought and support the educational process.

It focuses on preparing highly qualified teachers and researchers equipped with linguistic knowledge and pedagogical skills that enable them to actively participate in building a modern knowledge-based society. The department also works to establish cooperative links with academic and cultural institutions inside and outside the university by organizing seminars, conferences, and literary events that help invigorate cultural life.

Moreover, the department strives to revive Arabic linguistic and literary heritage through editing, study, and analysis, and to employ this heritage in building contemporary linguistic and cultural awareness. It also provides linguistic and academic consultation to educational, cultural, and media institutions and contributes to the development of curricula in line with quality assurance and higher education standards. Additionally, it seeks to cultivate students’ aesthetic, critical, and creative sensibilities, preparing them to be ambassadors of the Arabic language and its values in society and academia.