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Course Title
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English Code /No
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ARABIC code/no.
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credits
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Th.
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Pr.
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Tr.
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TCH
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English Language
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ELCA110
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3
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3
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Pre-requisites
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ELCA100
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Contents Summary
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This course is for learners of English as a Foreign Language. It uses integrated skills approach which is divided into Listening and Speaking module and Reading and Writing component. New structures are presented in a range of life like contexts. The resources used are close to authentic materials and are diverse in nature.
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Objectives: The broad objectives of the course are to help the students:
use English as a medium of instruction in their specialized fields of study.
comprehend and correlate English reading materials.
start and sustain small conversations.
write grammatically correct and coherent paragraphs
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Contents:
Reading and Writing (Students’ Book)
UNIT # TITLE PAGES
UNIT: 1 FINDING THE IDEAL JOB 1-18
UNIT: 2 COUNTRY LIFE VS. CITY LIFE 19-36
UNIT: 3 SWIMMING ACROSS BORDERS 37-56
UNIT: 4 SAVE THE ELEPHANTS 57-76
UNIT: 5 “NETIQUETTE” 77-100
UNIT: 6 WOMEN’S WORK? 101-120
UNIT: 7 ORGANIC PRODUCE: IS IT WORTH THE PRICE? 121-142
UNIT: 8 “I’LL TAKE THE TRAIN, THANKS.” 143-162
UNIT: 9 THE WINTER BLUES 163-182
UNIT: 10 ENDANGERED CULTURES 183-202
Listening and Speaking (Students’ Book)
UNIT # TITLE PAGES
UNIT: 1 OFFBEAT JOBS 1-16
UNIT: 2 A PIECE OF THE COUNTRY IN THE CITY 17-36
UNIT: 3 A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED 37-52
UNIT: 4 SURFING IN THE SKY 53-68
UNIT: 5 MOBILE PHONE MANNERS 69-84
UNIT: 6 IS IT WOMEN’S WORK? 85-98
UNIT: 7 GOOD-MOOD FOODS 99-114
UNIT: 8 AN ICE PLACE TO STAY 115-130
UNIT: 9 STAYING HEALTHY 131-146
UNIT: 10 ENDANGERED LANGUAGES 147-162
Course Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, the learners will be able to:
A. Knowledge:
have grasped form, meaning and pronunciation of the Target Language (TL).
advance linguistic competence to deal with
lexical items in TL.
B. Cognitive Skills:
write coherent and correct paragraphs to describe places, express opinions , give reasons and give arguments.
expand and consolidate techniques of manipulating diverse materials.
enhance linguistic competence to deal with more complex functions of language such as, organizing, synthesizing, and evaluating information correlate and
compare readings.
C. Interpersonal skills and responsibilities
hold and sustain small conversations, ask for and give explanations, make suggestions and ask for and give examples and arguments.
Assessment methods for the above elements:
There will be two midterm quizzes, one end term examination, two writing quizzes , two oral presentations and one assessment of students' portfolios.
Textbooks:
NorthStar : Reading &Writing
Basic/Low Intermediate,
Middle East Edition, 2007
Authors: Natasha Haugnes & Beth Maher
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc 2008
Chapters: (1-10)
NorthStar : Listening and Speaking
Basic/Low Intermediate,
Middle East Edition, 2007
Author: Robin Mills and Laurie Frazier
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc 2008
Chapters: (1-10)
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Weekly Distribution of Course Contents
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Week
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Units
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Remarks
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1
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Unit: 1
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2
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Unit: 1
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3
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Unit: 2
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4
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Unit: 3
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5
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Unit: 3
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Writing quiz 1 and oral presentation1 will also be conducted
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6
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First Quiz
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7
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Unit: 4
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8
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Unit: 4
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9
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Unit: 5
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10
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Unit: 6
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11
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Unit:7
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Writing quiz 2 and oral presentation2 will also be conducted
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12
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Second Quiz
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13
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Unit:8
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14
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Unit:9
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15
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Unit:10
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Portfolio assessment
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Final exam.
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