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1) Course Description:: Required Units Units 1+ 2 Reading and Writing Plus Units 1+2 Listening and Speaking Textbooks
1) Course Description:: Required Units Units 1+ 2 Reading and Writing Plus Units 1+2 Listening and Speaking Textbooks
1) Course Description:
English 1201 and 1202:Two-credit hour courses that integrate the four skills;
listening, speaking, reading and writing that help students do the following: understand
sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance
(basic personal and family information, local geography, employment); communicate in
simple and routine tasks requiring simple and direct exchange of information on familiar
and routine matters; describe background, immediate environment, interests or activities;
use simple structures accurately.
*Pre-requisite for ENGC1201: Assessment test (A2 score) or ENGC1002
*Pre-requisite for ENGC1202:ENGC1201
2) Course Objectives:
Upon the end of this course, students are expected to achieve the following
objectives/goals in relation to the four language skills:
Reading:
Preview texts for better understanding.
Skim texts to find the main ideas.
Scan texts to find certain details.
Make inferences depending on text reading.
Listening
Watch and understand videos on specific topics.
Predict content using visuals.
Listen in order to distinguish facts and opinions.
Listen in order to find out the main idea.
Listen and take notes.
Listen for details and additional information.
Listen for reasons, genre and instructions.
Writing
Use capital letters and full stops correctly.
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Identify and write a topic sentence.
Identify and write supporting sentences.
Organize sentences into a paragraph.
Write a paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting
sentences and a concluding sentence.
Write descriptive sentences.
Write a descriptive paragraph.
Write a one-sided opinion paragraph.
Speaking
Organize information for a presentation.
Give presentations with different types.
Make suggestions.
Offer opinions, agree and disagree.
Hold debates on certain topics.
Describe additional and contrasting information.
Present reports.
Sequence instructions.
Plan and give a set of instructions.
3) Course Material
4) Suggested Websites:
Helpful websites targeting the four skills: Listening, reading, writing, and speaking.
https://quizlet.com/73213924/unlock
http://www.english-test.net/
http://www.toeic-online-test.com/
http://www.learningchocolate.com
http://www.studyenglishtoday.net
http://funeasyenglish.com
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www.merriamwebster.com
www.Youtube.com/Edu
http://voki.com/
http://www.eslcafe.com/
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bltoeflquiz
5) Course Policy
The following course policies and expectations apply to all parts of ENGC 1001:
7. cooperate with and act respectfully toward other students and the instructor.
6) Attendance
Regular attendance is mandatory in all classes. Students who miss more than one-third of
classes may receive FA. If you miss a class, it is your duty to find out what you have
missed and what you need to make .Also, in case of interruption of classes, you are
expected to continue studying according to the course outline.
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Important Note:
Course Outline
Week 1 Page
1. Course Outline; Course policy
Diagnostics/Students’ needs
RW Unit 1: Places
2. Learning Objectives 14
Unlock Your Knowledge 15
16-17
Video:
Watch and Listen
o Preparing to watch
Activating your knowledge
Predicting content using visuals
o While watching
Understanding main ideas
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Understanding details
Making inferences
o Discussion
Week 2
3. Reading
Reading 1 18-19
o Preparing to read
Understanding key vocabulary
Using your knowledge
o While reading
4. Reading for main ideas 20-21
Reading for detail
Scanning to find information
o Reading between the lines
Working out meaning from context
Discussion
Week 3
5. Reading 2 22-24
o Preparing to read
Understanding key vocabulary
Scanning to predict content
o While reading
Reading for main ideas
Reading for detail
Making inferences
o Discussion
Synthesizing
6. Language Development 25-27
Nouns and Adjectives
Quantifiers
Week 4
7. Writing
Critical Thinking 28-29
o Understand
o Evaluate
o Apply
8. Grammar for Writing 29-32
Simple sentence 1
There is / There are
Academic Writing Skills 32-33
Capital Letters and Punctuation
Week 5
9. Writing Task 33-34
Plan
5
Write a first draft
Revise
Edit
10. Review of R/W Unit 1
Week 6
L/S Unit 1: Places
11. Learning Objectives 14
Unlock Your Knowledge 15
16-17
Video:
Watch and Listen
o Preparing to watch
Activating your knowledge
Predicting content using visuals
o While watching
Understanding main ideas
Understanding detail
Making inferences
o Discussion
12. Listening
Listening 1 18-21
o Preparing to listen
Understanding key vocabulary
Predicting content using visuals
o Pronunciation for listening
o While listening
Listening for main ideas
Taking notes on detail
o Discussion
Week 7
13. Language Development 22-24
Review of the past simple
Descriptive Adjectives
14. Listening 2 25-28
o Preparing to listen
Understanding key vocabulary
Predicting content using visuals
o While listening
Listening for main ideas
Taking notes on detail
Listening for opinion
o Post-listening
o Discussion
Synthesizing
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Week 8
15. Speaking
Critical Thinking 29-30
o Evaluate
o Apply
o Evaluate
31-33
Preparation for Speaking
o Signposting an opinion
o Organizing information for a presentation
o Pronunciation for speaking
16. Speaking Task Practice 33-34
o Prepare
o Present
Week 9
17. Graded Additional Speaking Task
Unit 2: R/W: Festivals and Celebrations
18. Learning Objectives 36
Unlock Your Knowledge 37
38-39
Video:
Watch and Listen
o Preparing to watch
Activating your knowledge
Predicting content using visuals
o While watching
Understanding main ideas
Understanding detail
Working out meaning from context
o Discussion
Week 10
19. Reading
Reading 1 40-42
o Preparing to read
Understanding key vocabulary
Previewing
o While reading
Reading for main ideas
Reading for detail
o Reading between the lines
Recognizing text type
o Discussion
20. Reading 2 43-45
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o Preparing to read
Understanding key vocabulary
Scanning to predict content
o While reading
Reading for main ideas
Reading for detail
o Reading between the lines
Recognizing text type
o Discussion
Synthesizing
Mid-Term Exam
Week 11
21. Language Development 46-47
Prepositions of time and place
Adverbs of frequency
22. Writing
Critical Thinking 48-49
o Apply
o Analyze
o Create
Week 12
23. Grammar for Writing 50-51
Simple sentences 2
Academic Writing Skills 52-53
Organizing sentences into a paragraph
24. Writing Task 54-56
Plan
Write a first draft
Revise
Edit
Week 13
Unit 2: L/S: Festivals and Celebrations
25. Learning Objectives 36
Unlock Your Knowledge 37
38-39
Video:
Watch and Listen
o Preparing to watch
Activating your knowledge
Predicting content using visuals
o While watching
Understanding main ideas
Understanding detail
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Working out meaning from context
o Discussion
26. Listening
Listening 1 40-43
o Preparing to listen
Understanding key vocabulary
Predicting content using visuals
o While listening
Taking notes on detail
o Discussion
o Pronunciation for listening
Week 14
27. Language Development 44-47
Review of present tense question forms
The present continuous
Collocations with go to, take and have
28. Listening 2 48-50
o Preparing to listen
Understanding key vocabulary
Predicting content using visuals
o While listening
Taking notes on main ideas
Listening for detail
o Post-listening
Recognizing examples
o Discussion
Synthesizing
Week 15
29. Speaking
Critical Thinking 51-53
Understand
Evaluate
Apply
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