The prominent activities and events of the English Group
* cultural week:
Cultural week is one of the main activities of the society which is held during the first semester of the academic year. A particular country is selected and the most important features of its civilization and culture are highlighted. This event has been established during the previous years and then was extended to a week. Its name becomes "the cultural week" and covered:
- Japanese Cultural Evening - Spanish Cultural Evening
Syrian Cultural Evening
- Indian Cultural Evening - Tanzanian Cultural Evening
- Chinese Cultural Evening - Italian Cultural Week
Brazilian Cultural Week - Korean Cultural Week
- Mexican Cultural Week - The Cultural Week of Brunei Darussalam
*open day :
Open day is one of the society’s main activities. It is held in the second semester of the academic year where one of the social issues and topics aim at serving the society in general and university students in particular was highlighted during the 17 open days that were held. There are multiple activities of the open day that include workshops, cultural competitions for various colleges and universities, external activities, and an accompanying exhibition.
The most important topics discussed in the open days were:
- My life is a strategy.
- Social Responsibility.
* Courses and workshops:
- General Conversation Course
- Advanced Conversation Course
- Vocabulary workshop
- Communication and communicating workshop
- Creative Writing Workshop
- Academic Writing Workshop
- English Drama Workshop
- Cultures Workshop
- The International Literature Workshop
– Debate Workshop
- Omani Literature Workshop.
- Workshop rules and conversation
- Turkish language course
- Korean language course
- English for the real world course
- career exploration workshop
- Language course and social communication
- publishing literary works Workshop
- how to be an influential leader Workshop
- Event Management Workshop
And many more.
* Creative night: An entertainment and cultural evening that brings together the various creative talents of the society members.
The prominent activities and events of the Translation Group
* Translation symposium:
It provides an opportunity for translators from inside and outside the Sultanate to discuss the scientific and theoretical issues related to translation and serving the society. The seminar discusses the most important translation strategies and the most important criteria through the speakers’ research papers from outside and inside the Sultanate in addition to the workshops that accompany it concerning translation.
The most important topics addressed in the symposium:
- Translation in the service of the community
- Translator qualification and meet the requirements of the market
- Bachelor's programs in English and translation in the Sultanate of Oman "existing and desired"
* Courses and workshops:
- General Translation Course
– Journalism Translation Course
- religious translation course
- Interpreting course
Translation of Wikipedia articles course
- a translator Experience workshop
- visual Translation Course
– Translator Skills Workshop
- Language Options Workshop
- Literary Translation Workshop
- Military Translation Workshop
- Cinematic Translation workshop
- Translation workshop in the field of communications
- Translation workshop at Petroleum Development Oman.
And many more.
The Open Day and the Translation symposium were combined and organized for two consecutive years. The society organizes English and Translation Forum which includes the two previous events.
The First Forum of English and Translation was under the title "Media is the Voice of Youth".
The second forum of English and Translation was entitled "Science Fiction".
The third forum of English and Translation was entitled "Bachelor's programs in English Language and Translation in Oman" existing and desired. "
Blue Bouquet: A book containing 19 diverse stories selected from the world literature of a veteran set of writers and novelists. The members of the society have translated these stories and novels into Arabic.
People Tales: A pictured book that contains a collection of international stories translated into Arabic. This book contains drawings that tell the story in a funny and interesting way. A group of painters have participated in this work so it can be a successful work that combines knowledge and fun. It is worth mentioning that this book was distributed specifically for children with cancer at the University Hospital.
Shiver: A book that contains a collection of Omani short stories by Omani writers and was translated by members of the society from Arabic to English. This book contains (11) stories of Omani literature.
ETS Literature: A book that contains a collection of wonderful works such as stories, poems, novels and articles which were written by the society members. This book contains (32) creative literary work by the society members.
- The best student society at the level of the Deanship of Student Affairs societies for more than once respectively.
- Providing a training course for students of Banking College in 2013.
- Participation in the model of the United Nations sessions of universities in the Kingdom of Bahrain 2014.
- First place in the first translation championship for higher education institutions in the Sultanate 2014.
- Obtained the first place in the second translation championship at the level of the university colleges 2015
- First place in the third translation championship at the level of higher education institutions in 2016
- Joining of the University Club of the Toastmaster to the society 2015.
- Distinguished collections of translated literary work and wonderful written work.
With its creative members, the group presented theatrical performances in English, which were presented in a special literary style
Facebook.com/etsqu
Twitter: ETS_SQU
YouTube: ETS_SQU
Gmail: ets.squ@gmail.com
Instagram: ets_squ