The Department of English Language and Literature continues to contribute to the development of Al-Ahliyya Amman University, the first private university in Jordan, as a prestigious academic institution at the local and regional levels. The department offered a program in English Language and Literature in 1991 and offered a program in English Language and Translation in 2001. With its two programs,the department aims to build students cognitive skills as well as their analytical and critical abilities in English language, literature and translation. It also stimulates an effective engagement in constructive scientific research.