Students’ Perspectives on the Curricula of English Departments of KRI Universities in the Framework of the Bologna Process

Abstract

This study arises out of the initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) to implement the Bologna Process to enhance the quality of the university programmes and take another step forward to internationalise its universities. There are certain principles in the Bologna Process that must be well considered in the processes of design, development, and delivery of programmes. This study addressed the effectiveness of the newly implemented curricula of the departments of English in the views of their students after the implementation of the Process. This study is carried out by doing quantitative research with undergraduate students studying at colleges of basic education at the University of Sulaimani, the University of Duhok, and Soran University. A closed-ended questionnaire is utilised to collect data