Language Center

Dr Saleh Al-Busaidi
LC Acting Director

Welcome!

The Language Centre, like any other university organization bearing the same or similar name, is an academic language support unit whose primary function is to prepare students of the university to meet the rigorous demands of instruction in a foreign or second language. This preparation sows the seeds of language proficiency that will ultimately develop the students’ full potential as participants in a modern bilingual society, or for success in English-medium professional careers.

In addition to delivering general and academic English language skills courses to over 6000 students each semester, the Language Centre also assesses and certifies all its students for progression to various university credit courses. Most of the credit courses are taught in English, but students of the two predominantly Arabic-medium colleges are required to enroll in English language proficiency courses in order to fulfill university requirements. Whereas the students are the main pre-occupation of the Language Centre, it must be emphasized also that its staff are the greatest asset. With a highly qualified academic staff of over 200 instructors drawn from diverse international and academic backgrounds, the Language Centre of Sultan Qaboos University is one of the largest and finest units of its kind in the Arabian Gulf region.
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