course title and code: specification approved date : 02

Institution : Majma’a University

Academic Department : 1439/1440

Programme : Preparatory Year

Course title and code: General English 2 / PENG 121

Specification Approved Date : 02/ 09 / 2018

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Course Specifications

Institution: Majma’a University Date: 02/ 09 / 2018

College/Department : English Department

A. Course Identification and General Information

1. Course title and code:

General English 2 / PENG 121

2. Credit hours: (6 hours)

3. Program(s) in which the course is offered.

(If general elective available in many programs indicate this rather than list programs)

Bachelor in Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering, Applied Medical Science and IT

4. Name of faculty member responsible for the course

All staffs

5. Level/year at which this course is offered: Level 3 & 4 ( Preparatory Year)

6. Pre-requisites for this course (if any): General English 1 (PENG 111)

7. Co-requisites for this course (if any): N.A

8. Location if not on main campus: Preparatory Year Building, Zulfi and Female Buildings

9. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply):

a. traditional classroom What percentage?

b. blended (traditional and online) What percentage?

c. e-learning What percentage?

d. correspondence What percentage?

f. other What percentage?

Comments:

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B Objectives

1. What is the main purpose for this course?

The purpose of this course is to develop students’ receptive and productive language skills and sub-skills. It

also aims to enable students to comprehend spoken English in extended conversation containing some

unfamiliar words in familiar contexts, participate in increasingly extended conversations about topics beyond

survival or routine activities, differentiate between fact and fiction in simplified reading material and some

authentic material using a variety of word analysis skills to determine the meaning of new words, and organize

relevant ideas and appropriate details into one or more clearly organized paragraph in a report or personal

correspondence.

2. Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course that are being implemented.

(e.g. increased use of IT or web based reference material, changes in content as a result of new

research in the field)

C. Course Description (Note: General description in the form used in Bulletin or handbook)

Course Description:

List of Contents

Action Plan for Levels 3 & 4 (Rpeaters)- Q: Skills for

Success 1st Semester

1st Week

2 - 6/9/2018

22 – 26/12/1439

Sunday 2/9/2018

22/12/1439

Introduction Monday 3/9/2018 23/12/1439

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Level Three

Reading & Writing

Unit 1

sociology

Listening & Speaking

Unit 1

sociology

R 3 hours UNIT 1: Sociology page 2 Q: How do you make a good first impression?

Reading 1: Small Talk A Big Deal page 4

Reading Skill: identifying main ideas and supporting details page

10

Reading 2: Job interviews 101 page 11

Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary to identify word forms page

16

W 2 hours Writing skill: organizing and developing a paragraph page 18

Grammar: real conditionals: present and future page 22

Skill video: real conditionals: present and future page 23

Unit assignment: write a "how to"

L 3 hours UNIT 1: Sociology page 2 Q: Are first impressions accurate?

Note- taking Skill: Using notes to summarize a lecture page

4

Listening 1 : The Psychology of First Impressions page 6

Listening Skills: Making Inferences page 10

Skill Video: Making Inferences page 10

Listening 2 : Book Review of Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

page 11

Vocabulary Skill: Suffixes page 16

S 1 hour Grammar: Auxiliary Verbs do, be, have page 18

Pronunciation: Contractions with auxiliary verbs page 20

Speaking Skill: Taking conversational turns page 21

Unit Assignment: Give a short talk

1 hour Conversation

2nd Week

9 -13/9/2018

29/12/1439 – 3/1/1440

Level 3

R 4 hours Unit 2: Nutritional Science page 26 Q: what makes food taste good?

Reading I: Knowing Your Tastes page 28

Reading Skill: Previewing a text page 34

Reading 2: Finding Balance in Food 35

Unit Video: A World of Food page 40

Vocabulary Skill: Use of context to understand words page 41

W 2 hours Writing Skill: Using descriptive adjectives page 43

Grammar: Use and placement of adjectives page 46

Unit Assignment Write a descriptive Paragraph

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Reading & Writing

Unit 2

Nutritional Science


Unit 2

Nutritional Science

L 4 hours Unit 2: Nutritional Science: 24 Q: What’s more important: taste or nutrition?

Listening 1: You Are What You Eat page 26

Listening Skill: Listening for causes and effects page 30

Note-taking Skill: Taking notes on cause and effects page 32

Listening 2 : Food Tasters page 33

Unit Video: Food Habits and Appetite page 37

Vocabulary Skill: Adjective-noun collocations page 38

S 2 hours Grammar: Quantifiers with count/ noncount nouns page 40

Pronunciation: Links with /j/ and /w/ page 42

Speaking Skill: Giving advice page 43

Unit Assignment: Conduct a class survey

2 hours Conversation

3rd Week

16 – 20/9/2018

6 -10/1/1440

Level 3

Reading & Writing

Unit 3

Information Technology


Unit 3

Psychology

R 4 hours Unit 3: Information Technology page 50 Q: How has technology affected our lives?

Unit Video: Digital Detox page 51

Reading 1: Cars That Think page 52

Reading Skill :Taking notes page 58

Reading 2: Are Tablets the Answer? page 59

Vocabulary Skill: Synonyms page 65

W 2 hours Writing Skill :Writing a summary and a personal response

page 67

Grammar: Parallel structure page 70

Unit Assignment: Write a summary and a personal response paragraph

L 4 hours Unit 3: Psychology page 46 Q: Is change good or bad? Note-taking Skill: Taking notes on advantages and

disadvantages page 48

Listening 1: Changing Expectations page 49

Listening Skill: Listening for time markers page 53

Listening 2: An Interview with Barbra Ehrenreich page 54

Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary page 59

S 2 hours Grammar: Tag questions page 62

Skill Video: Tag Questions page 62

Pronunciation: Intonation in tag questions page 64

Speaking Skill: Asking for and giving reasons page 65

Unit Assignment: Take part in a group discussion


Saudi National Day Date: Sunday, 23/9/2018- 13/1/1440

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4th Week

23 – 27/9/2018

13 – 17/1/1440

Level 3

Reading & Writing

Unit 4

Marketing

Unit 5

Psychology


Unit 4

Marketing

Unit 5

Behavioral Science

R 4 hours UNIT 4: Marketing page 74

Q: Does advertising help or harm us? Reading 1: Food Advertising Tricks You Should (now About

page 76

Reading Skill: Distinguishing facts from opinions page 82'

Skill Video: Distinguishing facts from opinions page 82

Reading 2: In Defense of Advertising page 83

Vocabulary Skill: Suffixes page 89

UNIT 5: Psychology page 96

Q: why do people take risks?

Unit Video: Extreme Sports page 97

Reading 1: Fear Factor Success and Risk in Extreme Sports

page 98

Reading Skill: Using referents to understand contrast page

103

Reading 2: The climb of My Life page 105

Vocabulary 5kill: Using the dictionary to find the correct meaning

page 110

W 2 hours Writing Skill: Writing an opinion essay page 90

Grammar: Compound sentences page 93

Unit Assignment write an opinion essay

Writing Skill: Writing a narrative essay page 112

Grammar; shifts between past and present time frames page

115 Unit Assignment: Write a narrative essay

L 4 hours Unit 4: Marketing page 68

Q: How can advertises change our behavior?

Unit Video: Advertising on Google page 69

Listening 1 : Advertising Techniques page 70

Listening Skill: Identifying Facts and Opinion page 73

Listening 2: Ramadan--- A Golden Opportunity for Advertisers

page 74

Vocabulary Skill: Context clues to identify meaning page 78

Unit 5: Behavioral Science page 88

Q: What risks are good to take? Note-taking Skills: Separating risks and outcomes using a chart

page 90

Listening 1 : Write Your Own Success Story page 92

Listening Skill: Identifying amounts; cardinal and ordinal numbers

page 96

Listening 2: Science on the edge page 98

Quiz 1 Level Three Units (1,2,3) Time: 11-12 Date: Monday, 24/9/2018- 14/1/1440

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Unit Video: Mount Nyiragoingo page 101

Vocabulary Skill: Word families page 102

S 2 hours Grammar: Modals expressing attitude page 80

Pronunciation: Intonation in questions page 81

Speaking Skill: Giving and supporting your opinions page 83

Note-taking Skill: Using a mind map to note opinions page

85 Unit Assignment: Take part in a group discussion

Grammar: Past perfect page 104

Pronunciation: Contraction of had page 106

Speaking Skill: Giving a short presentation page 107

Unit Assignment: Give a short presentation


5th Week

30/9 – 4/10/2018

20 – 24/1/1440

Level 3

Reading & Writing

Unit 6

Philosophy


Unit 6

Philosophy

R 4 hours Unit 6: Philosophy page 118 Q: Why do people help each other?

Reading 1: A Question of Numbers page 120

Reading Skill: Using a graphic organizer page 127

Reading 2: The Biology of Altruism page 129

Unit Video: Lost and Found Honesty page 135

Vocabulary Skill: Phrasal verbs page 135

W 2 hours Writing Skill: Stating reasons and giving examples page

137

Grammar: Gerunds and infinitives page 141

Unit Assignments: Write an analysis essay with reasons and examples

L 4 hours Unit 6: Philosophy page 110 Q: Are we responsible for the world we live in?

Unit Video: TOMS Shoes page 111

Listening 1: Cooperative Social Responsibility page 112

Listening Skill: Inferring a speaker’s attitude page 116

Listening 2: Personal responsibility page 117


S 2 hours Grammar: Gerunds and infinitives as the objects of verbs

page 122

Pronunciation: Stress on important words page 124

Speaking Skill: Leading a group discussion page 125

Note-taking Skill: Building an outline to take notes in a

discussion page 127

Unit Assessment: Take part in a group discussion


Quiz 2 Level Three Units (4,5,6) Time: 11-12 Date: Sunday, 7/10/2018- 27/1/1440

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6th Week

7-11/10/2018

27/1-2/2/1440

Level 3

Reading & Writing

Unit 7

Economics


Unit 7

Economics

R 4 hours Unit 7: Economics page 144 Q: How can a small amount of money make a big difference?

Reading 1: How a Ugandan Girl Got an Education. page

page 146

Reading Skill: Using a timeline page 152

Skill Video: Using a timeline page 152

Reading 2: How to Make the Biggest Difference When Giving

to Charity page 153

Vocabulary Skill: Collocations with nouns page 160

W 2 hours Writing Skill: Writing a cause,/effect essay page 162

Grammar: Complex sentences. page 165

Unit Assignment :write a cause / effect essay

L 4 hours Unit 7: Economics page 130 Q: Can money buy happiness?

Listening 1: Sudden Wealth page 132

Listening Skill: Listening for Signposts page 136

Skill Video listening for signposts page 136

Listening 2: Happiness Breeds Success…and Money!

page 139

Vocabulary Skill: Idioms page 143

S 2 hours Grammar: Types of sentences page 145

Pronunciation: Intonation in different types of sentences

page 146

Speaking Skill: Agreeing and disagreeing page 147

Note-taking Skill: Taking and organizing notes from a discussion


7th Week

14-18/10/2018

5-9/2/1440

Level 3

R 4 hours UNIT 8: Behavioral Studies page 168 Q: What does it take to be successful?

Unit Video: Dymond Miami Soccer page 169

Reading l: Fast Cars, Big Money. page 170

Reading Skill: Scanning a text page 174

Reading 2: Practice Makes... Pain? page 175

Vocabulary Skill: Collocations with adjectives + prepositions

page 180

W 2 hours Writing Skill: Writing an argumentative essay page 182

Grammar: Sentence fragments page 188

Unit Assignment Write an argumentative essay

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Reading & Writing

Unit 8

Behavioral Studies


Unit 8

Behavioral Science

L 4 hours UNIT 8: Behavioral Science page 152 Q: What can we learn from success and failure? Unit video: Blind Drag Racer Has Message of Positive Thinking

page 153

Listening 1: Chasing your dreams page 154

Listening Skills: listening for example page 157

Listening 2: Against All Odds---- An Interview with Abu-dayya

page 160

Vocabulary Skills: Prefixes page 164

S 2 hours Grammar: Simple past and present perfect page 165

Pronunciation: Varying intonation to maintain interest

page 167

Speaking Skill: Asking for and giving clarification page

168

Note-taking Skill: Taking notes with examples page 170

Unit Assignment: take part in a pair discussion


Quiz 3 Level Three Units (7,8) Time: 11-12 Date: Sunday, 21/10/2018- 12/2/1440

8th Week

21-25/10/2018

12-16/2/1440

Quiz 3 Level 3 Mid-term

Speaking test

Mid-term

Paper Test

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Quiz 3 Level 3

Mo

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Mid-term Speaking Test

Tu

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Mid-term Paper Test

Wed

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normal classes

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normal classes

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Mid-term

Speaking Test Time: 8 – 12 Date: Monday, 22/10/2018

13/2/1440

Mid-term

Paper Test

Time: 10 – 12 Date: Tuesday, 23/10/2018

14/2/1440

9th Week

28/10-1/11/2018

19-23/2/2018

Level 4

Reading & Writing

Unit 1

Sociology

Unit 2

Consumer Behavior


Unit 1

Business

Unit 2

Behavioral Science

R 4 hours Unit 1: Sociology page 2 Q: what makes someone admirable?

Unit Video: Virtual Map of Natural Wonders page 3

Reading 1: We Are All Need a Role Model. page 4

Reading Skill: Previewing and predicting page 4

Reading 2: Everyday Heroes page 11


Unit 2: Consumer Behavior page 28 Q: What makes you want to buy something?

Reading 1: So Much Dead Space page 30

Reading Skill: Highlighting and annotating page 36

Reading 2: Now on Stage: Your Home! page 37

Vocabulary Skill: Collocations with nouns page 44

W 2 hours Writing skill: Organizing and developing an essay page 22

Grammar: Restrictive relative clauses page 25

Unit Assignment: Write a three-paragraph analysis essay

Writing Skill: Writing a descriptive essay page 46

Grammar: Definite and indefinite articles page 51

Skill Video: Definite and indefinite articles page 51

Unit Assignment: Write a descriptive essay

L 4 hours UNIT 1: Business page 2 Q: What makes a good leader?

Unit Video: Model CEO page 3

Note-taking Skill: Using a chart to organize notes about main

ideas page 4

Listening 1: Best of Both Worlds? page 6

Listening Skill: Listening for main ideas page 10

Listening 2: Myths of Effective Leadership page 12

Vocabulary Skill: Understanding meaning from context page

16.

Unit 2: Behavioral Science page 22 Q: How does appearance affect our success?

Listening 1: A Perfect Mess page 24

Listening Skill: Identifying details page 28

Note-taking Skill: Taking notes using a T-chart page 29

Listening 2:The Changing Business Dress Code page 31

Unit Video: Benefits to Being Messy page 35


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S 2 hours Grammar: Gerunds and infinitives page 18

Pronunciation: Syllable stress page 19

Speaking Skill: Checking for understanding page 20

Unit Assignment Give a presentation on how to be an effective leader

Grammar: Subjunctive for suggestions page 37

Pronunciation: Unstressed syllables page 39

Speaking Skill: Confirming understanding page 40

Unit Assignment: Role-play


10th Week

4-8/11/2018

26/2-1/3/1440

Level 4

Reading & Writing

Unit 3

Developmental

Psychology


Unit 3

Developmental

Psychology

R 4 hours Unit 3: Developmental Psychology page 54 Q: What important lessons do we learn as children?

Reading 1: The Good Teen page 56

Reading Skill: Making inferences page 62

Reading 2: Life Lessons I Learned from My Dad in 23 Years

page 64

Vocabulary Skill: Prefixes and suffixes page 71

Skill Video: Prefixes and suffixes page 71

W 2 hours Writing Skill: Writing a narrative essay and varying sentence patterns

page 73

Grammar: Past perfect and past perfect continuous page 78 Unit Assignment Write a narrative essay

L 4 hours UNIT 3: Developmental Psychology page 42 Q: When does a child become an adult?

Note-taking Skill: Taking notes using key words and phrases page

44

Listening 1 : Making the Right Decision page 45

Listening Skill: Making predictions page 49

Listening 2: Growing Up Quickly page 51


S 2 hours Grammar: Phrasal verbs page 55

Grammar Skill Video: Phrasal verbs page 58

Pronunciation: Sentence stress page 59

Speaking Skill: Giving a presentation page 61 Unit Assignment Give a presentation to a group


Quiz 1 Level Four Units (1,2,3) Time: 11-12 Date: Sunday, 11/11/2018- 4/3/1440

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11th Week

11-15/11/2018

4-8/3/1440

Level 4

Reading & Writing

Unit 4

Anthropology

Unit 5

Nutritional Science


Unit 4

Fine Arts

Unit 5

Nutrition

R 4 hours

Unit 4: Anthropology page 82 Q: How important is it to write by hand?

Reading 1 : Two Styles of Writing page 84

Reading Skill: Understanding compare and contrast

organization page 90

Reading 2: Haji Noor Deen -- A Chinese Muslim Calligrapher

page 91

Unit Video: The Future of Handwriting page 97

Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary to distinguish between

homonyms page 97

Unit 5 Nutritional Science page 108 Q: should science influence what we eat?

Unit Video: Genetically Modified Alfalfa page I09

Reading 1: Eating Well: Less Science, More Common Sense

page 110

Reading Skill: Recognizing bias page 116

Reading2: Anatomy of a Nutrition Trend page 118

Vocabulary Skill; Cause and effect collocations page

124

W 2 hours Writing Skill: Writing a compare and contrast essay page 99

Grammar: Subordinators and transitions to compare and contrast

page 104 Unit Assignment: Write a compare and contrast essay

Writing Skill: Writing a cause and effect essay page 127

Grammar: Agents with the passive voice page 131

Unit Assignment: Write a cause and effect essay

L 4 hours Unit 4: Fine Arts page 64 Q: why do people do things by hand?

Listening l: Quilting’s New popularity page 66

Listening Skill: Making inferences page 70

Note-taking Skill: Using a split page to take notes and create

questions page 72

Listening 2: A different Path of Life page 73

Vocabulary Skill: Word Forms page 78

Unit 5: Nutrition page 88 Q: How has science changed the food we eat?

Unit Video: Farming with Flying Robots page 89

Note-taking Skill: Editing notes after a lecture page 90

Listening 1: Food Additives Linked to Hyperactivity in Kids

page 9l

Listening Skill: Understanding bias in a presentation page

95

Listening 2: The Science behind Food Cravings page 96

Vocabulary Skill: Prefixes and suffixes page 101

S 2 hours Grammar: Present perfect and present perfect continuous

page 80

Grammar Skill Video; Present perfect and present perfect

continuous page 80

Pronunciation: Basic intonation patterns page 82

Speaking Skill: Avoiding answering questions page 84

Unit Assignment Present a business plan

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Grammar: Comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs

page 103 Pronunciation: Other common intonation patterns page

105 Speaking Skill: Expressing interest during a conversation

page 106

Unit Assignment Take part in a debate


12th Week

18-22/11/2018

11-15/3/1440

Level 4

Reading & Writing

Unit 6

Education


Unit 6

Education

R 4 hours Unit 6: Education page 134 Q: Does school prepare you for work? Reading1:From Student to Employee :A Difficult Transition

page 136

Reading Skill: Using an outline page 141

Reading 2: Making My First Post-College career Decision

page 143

Vocabulary Skill: word forms page 150

W 2 hours Grammar: Reported speech with the present tense and

shifting tenses page 152

Skill Video: Reported speech page 153

Writing Skill: Writing a summary page 156

Unit Assignment: write a summary

L 4 hours Unit 6: Education page 110

Q: ls one road to success better than another? Note-taking Skill: Comparing and contrasting notes on multiple

topics page I12

Listening 1: Changing Ways to Climb the ladder page 113

Listening Skill: Listening for contrasting ideas page 116

Listening 2: Life Experience before College page 118

Unit Video: Failure and success in Startups page 122

Vocabulary Skill: Using the dictionary: formal and informal

words page 123

S 2 hours Grammar: Simple compound, and complex sentences page

125

Pronunciation: Highlighted words page 127

Speaking Skill: Changing the topic page 129

Unit Assignment Reach a group decisions


Quiz 2 Level Four Units (4,5,6) Time: 11-12 Date: Sunday, 25/11/2018- 18/3/1440

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13th Week

25-29/11/2018

18-22/3/1440

Level 4

Reading & Writing

Unit 7

Anthropology


Unit 7

Anthropology

R 4 hours Unit 7: Anthropology page 162 Q: Is discovery always a good thing?

Unit Video: The Agriculture page 163

Reading l: A Tribe Is Divorced page 164

Reading Skill: Understanding the purpose of quoted speech

page l7l

Reading 2: Alaska’s Pebble Mine: Minerals vs. Nature page

172

Vocabulary Skill: Word roots page 178

W 2 hours Writing Skill: Writing an opinion essay page 180

Grammar: Adverb phrases of reason page 184

Unit Assignment: write an opinion essay

L 4 hours Unit 7: Anthropology 132 Q: How can accidental discoveries affect our lives?

Listening l: The Power of serendipity page 134

Listening Skill: Listening for signal words and phrases page

138

Note-taking Skill: Taking notes on details page 140

Listening 2:Twin Girls Reunited page 142

Vocabulary Skill: Collocations with prepositions page 147

S 2 hours Grammar: indirect speech page 149

Grammar Skill Video: Indirect speech page 149

Pronunciation: Linked words with vowels page 151

Speaking Skill: Using questions to maintain listener interest

page 153

Unlit Assignment: Tell a story


14th Week

2-6/12/2018

25-29/3/1440

Level 4

Reading & Writing

Unit 8

Psychology


R 4 hours Unit 8: Psychology page 188 Q: why is it important to play?

Unit Video: Something Fishy page 189

Reading l: The Promise of Play page 190

Reading Skill: Identifying counterarguments and refutations

page 195

Reading 2: Child's Play: It's not just for Fun page 197

Vocabulary Skill: Collocations with prepositions page 203

W 2 hours Writing Skill: Writing a persuasive essay page 205

Grammar: Adverb clauses of concession page 211

Unit Assignment: Write a persuasive essay

L 4 hours Unit 8: Social Psychology page 156 Q: Is athletic competition good for children?

Listening 1: Training Chinese Athletes page 158

Listening Skill: Listening for causes and effects page

163

Listening skill video: Listening for causes and effects page

163

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Unit 8

Social Psychology

Note-taking Skill: Taking notes on causes and effects page

164 Listening 2: Until It Hurts Discusses Youth Sports Obsession 166

Vocabulary Skill: Idioms page 170

S 2 hours Grammar: Uses of real conditionals page 172

Pronunciation :Thought groups page 174

Speaking Skill: Adding to another speaker3 comments page

175 Unit Assignment: Share opinions about sportsmanship


15th Week

9-13/12/2018

2-6/4/1440

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Marking

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Speaking test

Time: 8 – 12 Date: Monday, 10/12/2018

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Final

Paper Test

Time: 10 – 12 Date: Tuesday, 11/12/2018

4/4/1440

1. Topics to be Covered

Quiz 3 Level Four Units (7,8) Time: 11-12 Date: Sunday, 9/12/2018- 2/4/1440

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2. Course components (total contact hours and credits per semester):

Lecture Tutorial Laboratory/

Studio Practical Other: Total

Contact

Hours

Planed 210 210

Actual 210 210

Credit

Planed 90 90

Actual 90 90

3. Additional private study/learning hours expected for students per week.

4. Course Learning Outcomes in NQF Domains of Learning and Alignment with Assessment Methods

and Teaching Strategy

On the table below are the five NQF Learning Domains, numbered in the left column.

First, insert the suitable and measurable course learning outcomes required in the appropriate learning

domains (see suggestions below the table). Second, insert supporting teaching strategies that fit and

align with the assessment methods and intended learning outcomes. Third, insert appropriate

assessment methods that accurately measure and evaluate the learning outcome. Each course learning

outcomes, assessment method, and teaching strategy ought to reasonably fit and flow together as an

integrated learning and teaching process. (Courses are not required to include learning outcomes from

each domain.)

NQF Learning Domains

And Course Learning Outcomes

Course

Teaching

Strategies

Course

Assessment

Methods

1.0 Knowledge

1.1 Recognizing and memorizing new vocabulary. Pair – work Quizzes, Tests,

Homework

1.2 Describing scientific process Group work Quizzes, Tests

1.3 Knowing about others’ cultures discussions Quizzes,

2.0 Cognitive Skills

2.1 Ability to listen and speak English Language in a proper way. Learning

strategies Presentations

2.2 Abilities to express their feelings in different way. Learning

strategies Group work

2.3 Analyzing and recognizing grammatical rules. Presentation Quizzes, Tests,

Homework

5 hours per week

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3.0 Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility

3.1 Students can build up their skills of communication, listening

and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses by regular class

discussions.

Individual

counseling with

students about their

learning or writing

difficulties

Performance in

exams.

Research papers.

3.2

Students can act responsibly and learn the skills of

management by carrying out different group projects or

individual assignments.

Lectures in which

students can

develop their skills

by discussion.

Active class

participation.

4.0 Communication, Information Technology, Numerical

4.1 Assessing other students work (peer assessing).

Pair-work Evaluating

4.2 Illustrating the answers after dong tasks

Pair-work , group-

work Evaluating

4.3

Use of PowerPoint, lap-top and projector systems. Encourage students

to bring web-based

materials for the

assignments.

Bonus marks for

the web-based

homework or

assignments

5.0 Psychomotor

5.1 ..................................................................... .................. ..................

5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester

Assessment task (i.e., essay, test, quizzes, group project,

examination, speech, oral presentation, etc.) Week Due

Proportion of Total

Assessment

1 Homework and participation ................ 10%

2 Quizzes ( 6 Quizzes) Every other

week 20%

3 Midterm Exam 8 30%

4 Final Exam 16 40%

Test Units Time Date Mark

Quiz 1 Level Three Units (1,2,3) Time: 11-12 Monday, 24/9/2018-

14/1/1440 20 = 3.33%

Quiz 2 Level Three Units (4,5,6) Time: 11-12 Sunday, 7/10/2018-

27/1/1440 20 = 3.33%

Quiz 3 Level Three Units (7,8) Time: 11-12 Sunday, 21/10/2018-

12/2/1440 20 = 3.33%

18/20

Mid-term Speaking Test Level 3 Time: 8 – 12 Monday, 22/10/2018

13/2/1440 15 = 10%

Mid-term Paper Test Level 3 Time: 10 – 12 Tuesday, 23/10/2018

14/2/1440 45 = 20%

Participation Level 1 &2 10%

D. Student Academic Counseling and Support

1. Arrangements for availability of faculty and teaching staff for individual student consultations and

academic advice. (include amount of time teaching staff are expected to be available each week):-

The staff members along with the Academic Counseling Committee offer advice to students in

their office hours ( 4 hours a week), tell them about their attendance and give them warning

letters when exceeding 5%, 10% and 15% of total contact hours.

E Learning Resources

1. List Required Textbooks

Miles Craven, Kristin Donnalley Sherman: Skills for Success level 3 Listening and

Speaking : Oxford University press2016, Second Edition.

IQ online integrated digital content

Colin .S Ward, Margot .F Gramer .Q: Skills for Success Level 3 Reading and Writing:

Oxford University press2016, Second Edition.


Robert Freire, Tamara Jones. Q : Skills for Success Level 4Listening and Speaking

: Oxford University press2016, Second Edition.


Debra Daise, Charl Norloff. Q : Skills for Success Level 4 Reading and Writing

: Oxford University press2016, Second Edition.


2. List Essential References Materials (Journals, Reports, etc.)

3. List Electronic Materials, Web Sites, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Smart board

Laptops

Overhead Projector

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TVs 4. Other learning material such as computer-based programs/CD, professional standards or regulations

and software.

IQ ONLINE with integrated digital content .

Videos.

Audio tracks

I tools

F. Facilities Required Indicate requirements for the course including size of classrooms and laboratories (i.e. number of seats

in classrooms and laboratories, extent of computer access,etc.)

1. Accommodation (Classrooms, laboratories, demonstration rooms/labs, etc.)

Classrooms, 5 desks, 20 chairs for 20 students, 20 laptops, smart-boards and whiteboards.

2. Technology resources (AV, data show, Smart Board, software, etc.)

Laptops and smart-boards

3. Other resources (specify, e.g. if specific laboratory equipment is required, list requirements or attach

list)

G Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes 1. Strategies for Obtaining Student Feedback on Effectiveness of Teaching

Online questionnaires

Direct feedback to the academic supervisors.

2. Other Strategies for Evaluation of Teaching by the Instructor or by the Department

Peer Review evaluation of course’ content, format, and teaching strategies

3. Processes for Improvement of Teaching

Workshops

presentations

Regular meetings.

4. Processes for Verifying Standards of Student Achievement (e.g. check marking by an independent

member teaching staff of a sample of student work, periodic exchange and remarking of tests or a

sample of assignments with staff at another institution)

Marking and scoring checking the exam papers by the course teachers.

Two teachers assessing the student together in the speaking exams depending on specific criteria.

Two teachers grading the same sample of students writing when assessing the writing task in the exams

depending on specific criteria.

20/20

5. Describe the planning arrangements for periodically reviewing course effectiveness and planning for

improvement.

* Dividing teachers into teams and getting a weekly feedback. (weekly reports)

Name of Course Instructor: Mohammad Jawarneh

Signature: …………………………. Date Specification Completed: 02-09-2018

Program Coordinator: Tariq Hamed

Signature: ………………………….. Date Received: ………………………………......

course title and code: specification approved date : 02

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