| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
| Course Level | Associate Degree |
| Year of Study | 1 |
| Semester | First Term (Fall) |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- learn basic grammatical structures
- build up basic reading and listening skills
- write informal paragraphs and letters
- learn vocabulary to such an extent as to communicate at a basic level
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
| Course Description | ENG 127 is a beginner (A1 level) course which aims to teach general English. The course aims to enhance students? knowledge of English language and vocabulary, and develop the four language skills (reading, listening, speaking, and writing). |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Unit 1: am / are / is, my / your, this is |
|
2nd Week |
Unit 1: how are you?, numbers 1-10 and plurals, greetings |
|
3rd Week |
Unit 2: he / she / they, his / her, questions (What?s his name?, Where is she from?) |
|
4th Week |
Unit 2: Vocabulary (countries, adjectives, nouns, numbers 11-30) |
|
5th Week |
Unit 3: am / are / is, negatives, answers and short questions, |
|
6th Week |
Unit 3: Vocabulary related to jobs and giving personal information, social expressions |
|
7th Week |
Unit 3: Prepositions and word stress |
|
8th Week |
Unit 4: possessive adjectives, possessive?s, has / have, adjectives +noun |
|
9th Week |
Unit 4: Vocabulary related to family describing a friend, the alphabet, telephone conversations, saying e-mails |
|
10th Week |
Unit 5: present simple I / you / we / they, a / an, Adjective +noun, |
|
11th Week |
Unit 5: Vocabulary related to sports / food / drinks |
|
12th Week |
Unit 5: adjectives, verbs, languages and nationalities |
|
13th Week |
Unit 5: listening and speaking, asking and telling prices (How much is it?) |
|
14th Week |
Revision Units 1-5 |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | Soars, J, and Soars, L. (2013). New Headway Beginner. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Additional self-study materials are suggested
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
|
| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Oral Exam |
1 |
10 |
| Other |
1 |
50 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
100 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
0 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
|
| Individual or group work |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
|
|
|
| Total Work Load | 137 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.56 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
|
| Language of Instruction | English |
| Work Placement(s) | No |