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About Us



Dr. Ibtisam Hussien, The Director


The Philadelphia University Language Center (PULC) was established in 1998 as an independent academic unit directly reporting to the University's president. It is responsible for:

  • Making use of the University's linguistic capabilities and expertise, developing its student's language skills and abilities, offering training courses, and conducting studies and research in language development.
  • Designing and presenting the University's language requirements.
  • Preparing, supervising, and up-dating the English Placement Test (EPT) used for assigning students to Remedial English, English Skills I, and English Skills II.
  • Designing and offering non-degree courses in the European languages of French, Italian, Spanish, and German, and the oriental languages of Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish, and other languages the University deems necessary.
  • Designing and offering the University's programs of Arabic for speakers of other languages.
  • Designing and conducting an Arabic placement test for speakers of other languages in order to place students in different levels in accordance with their scores on the test.
  • Designing, offering, and evaluating courses in Arabic for speakers of other languages (ASOL).
  • Designing and offering courses for the University's graduate students in cooperation with the departments concerned.
  • Participating in the provision of language tuition for the community provided by the Philadelphia University Center of Consultations and Community Service.
  • Supervising the University's language labs both technically and administratively.
  • Offering training courses in English and other modern languages both for university employees and non-employees (local community).
  • Supervising language qualification programs leading to the TOEFL and IELTS.
  • Holding seminars, conferences, and training courses in language acquisition and teaching methodology.
  • Doing research in the area of language development and teaching methodology, and designing programs and teaching modules.
  • Holding placement tests in the languages offered by the Language Center at the request of the University's faculties and institutions.

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Jarash Road, 20 KM out of Amman, Amman Jordan

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