محاور الامتحان الشامل 2016

     

Jadara University

Department of English Language and Literature

Comprehensive Exam 2016

Major subject areas for the comprehensive exam 2016:

A.  Linguistics

1.      Advanced Grammar

Qurik, R. & Geenbaum, S. (1973). A University Grammar of English. Harlow: Longman.

2.      General Linguistics

Mayer, C. (2009). Introducing English Linguistics. Cambridge: CUP.

3.      Phonology

Roach, P. (2009). English Phonetics and Phonology: A practical Course (4^th Edition). Cambridge: CUP.

4.      Applied Linguistics

Lightbown, P. & Spada, N. (2013). How Languages are Learned (4^th Edition). Oxford: OUP.

Ps. There will be six questions from all or any of the fields above and you will be asked to answer only three

                  B. Literature

1.      16^th Century British Poems or Plays

2.      19^th Century American Novels

3.      Modern Literary Theory

References for B:

The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Volumes 1 and 2 (8^th Edition)

The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Volumes 1 and 2 (8^th Edition)

Hans Berton. Literary Theory

Terry Eagleton. Literary Theory: An Introduction

Ps. There will be six questions from all or any of the fields above and you will be asked to answer only three.