Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, within the Department of Eastern Languages and Literatures, there is a Department of Arabic Language and Literature.

History

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Department of Eastern Languages and Literatures was established in 2007.

Job Description and Employment Areas

Graduates of the Eastern languages and literatures program; (i) can work as translators or executive assistants in companies operating in various fields both domestically and abroad, (ii) can find jobs in various fields such as translation offices, overseas consultancy services, international trade, tourism. (iii) Graduates with pedagogical formation can work as teachers in secondary education and private schools. Additionally, (iv) graduates who want to advance their knowledge and skills can work as research assistants, lecturers, or instructors at universities.

Mission-Vision

The aim of our department is to train individuals who can view the language from a modern linguistic framework and are proficient in the target language both theoretically and practically. Thus, it is aimed to train individuals who can conduct qualified studies by examining contemporary, historical, and literary works of these languages, and who will contribute to cultural, scientific, and economic fields between our country and the countries where these languages are spoken with their studies.