The bachelor degree programme in English at the military wing of Mu’tah University in Jordan : objectives, obstacles, and proposed solutions : an evaluative study

Abstract EN

This paper examines the English degree programme taught at The Military Wing of Mu’tah University in Jordan in combination with the military and the police theoretical and practical training programme.

This programme is examined with respect to the following issues: a.

Method of selecting the programme’s cadets-intake and the consequences of its defects on the graduates and on the quality and quantity of teaching and assessment.

b.

The degree to which the programme has been successful in providing its graduates with the type and the amount of knowledge and skills that a typical English major should minimally possess.

c.

Problems facing the cadets and the implementation of this joint academic-military programme.

d.

Prospects and proposed solutions for these problems as envisaged by the cadets and by the teaching staff.

The paper recommends adopting a short term reform plan and a long term reform plan for the programme and for the Military Wing as a whole.