The department’s vision is to have an active, distinguished identity able to compete with other English departments at universities and high institutes locally, regionally, and internationally. In addition, the department has the vision to extend bridges of educational and cultural exchanges among peoples.  

The core objectives of the program are to develop competence in English as a foreign language. This involves explicit knowledge of language and the acquisition of practical use of language. Graduates should acquire competence in the four language skills : reading, writing, listening and speaking. In addition, learners are exposed to basic concepts of translation and interpreting ( English / Arabic – Arabic/ English ),  general linguistics and Applied Linguistics .