The Language Unit

The Language Unit  serves the whole of King Saud University. It is responsible for teaching English as a foreign language to all colleges, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It offers basic courses in general English and English for Academic Purposes. The courses are intended to meet the University requirements and those of particular colleges or departments. So, they range from the basic 3-hour course, the minimum university requirement, to intensive courses.  

Administratively, the Language Unit is run by a department head, who is a member of the College council. The Unit has a department council responsible for discussing and making recommendations regarding academic and administrative issues related to instructors, curricula and students as designated by the College and the University regulations.

Currently, the Language Unit has a total of 71 members, 47 men, and 24 women. The Unit's teaching staff includes Saudis and expatriates, from various countries.

Dr. Nasser Saleh Al-Mansour The Present Head of the Language Unit

The Language Unit is responsible for teaching English to the students of the following colleges:  

The Unit has six English language programs. Each program is run by a coordinator, who is responsible to the Head of the Unit. He coordinates among colleagues regarding timetables, exams and students problems.   

The following are the present coordinators of the programs:

Mr. Warsame   Coordinator of English for Science	Mr. Souisse Coordinator of  English for the Unified Program	Mr. Al-Qahtani Coordinator of English for Architecture, Engineering and Computer Sciences	Dr. Qaribullah  Coordinator of  English for Tourism and Archaeology	Dr. Sawar Coordinator of General English and Graduate Studies