This paper is intended to investigate and scrutinize the reasons
behind the weaknesses of English major students in Philadelphia
University. One thing I would like to make clear before hand is that my
observations and conclusions are based on my p
ersonal experience gained
during my work as General Education Specialist ( English) UNRWA –
UNESCO through classroom visits to some community colleges and
Education Science Faculties in the five fields of UNRWA operations,
namely, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, West Bank and Gaza on the one hand,
and as a teacher of English at both Philadelphia University and the
University of Jordan on the other hand. I have discovered that the reasons
behind our students' weaknesses may refer to the learner, the curriculum
or the study plan with its three major components, namely, language,
linguistics and literature, and methods and teaching strategies.
