1 PROGRAM: DBS/BBA Subject: ELEMENTARY ENGLISH Code: UEE 1015 Credit Hours: 5 Level: Semester 1/Year 1 Duration: 14 weeks/70

hours Course Synopsis: The course is designed to develop key cognitive skills such as analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating via a unique critical thinking approach in addition to developing language skills that are essential for academic success. Students will be taught to respond to reading texts and present their views in writing. The students will be encouraged to think critically to improve their communicative ability. Course Objectives: Students will learn to: Read and evaluate different kinds of text Learn vocabulary to answer the unit question and to consider new information related to the units theme that utilizes this vocabulary Use information to think critically about new questions and use those answers to practice the listening, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and speaking skills needed to achieve each units learning outcomes. Write topic sentences and develop coherent paragraphs Main reference: 1. Sarah Lynn (2011). Q:Skills for Success- Reading and Writing 1, New York:Oxford University Press 2. Sarah Lynn (2011). Q:Skills for Success- Listening and Speaking 1, New York:Oxford University Press ALL students MUST purchase the above textbooks by the SECOND WEEK of class. Xeroxed books are NOT ALLOWED in class. Other references: 1. Azar, B.S. (1989) Understanding and Using English Grammar (2nd ed.) New Jersey, USA: Regents /Prentice 2. Oshima, A.. & Hogue, A. (2006) First Steps in Academic Writing (4th ed.) New York: Pearson/Longman 3. Gillie, J.W., Ingle, S., Mumford, H., (2001) Read to Write, Singapore:McGraw-Hill 4. Folse, K.S., Muchmore-Vokoun, A., Solomon, E.V. (2010) Great Sentences for Great Paragraphs , Boston, USA:Heinle

2 Attendance: Attendance is compulsory. Students whose class attendance falls below 80% may be barred from taking the final exam. A letter of absence or a medical certificate must be submitted to the class lecturer within 48 hours. Classroom participation: You are expected to be actively involved in class: taking part in discussions; voicing opinions; asking /answering questions; and sharing knowledge with your peers. Multi-media Lab: You are expected to work in the lab on your own using your own access code and class code on either one of the paired skills (Listening/Speaking) or (Reading/Writing) during the two 1 hour slots that are scheduled in your time-table every week.

Assessment: Course Work Attendance/Participation/Online Practice 10% Listening 20% Speaking/Project 20% Mid -Semester Test (Reading & Writing) 10% Final Exam (Reading & Writing) 40% __________________________________________________________________ Total: 100%

COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK UNIT THEME 1 LISTENING & SPEAKING READING & WRITING GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Dictionary Skills Workshop Reading pg 4-21 Scan for details and complete answers. Read and tick correct answer. Writing Punctuation. Write about a person or product based on questions Reading pg 27-41 Read and infer meaning Read and match Writing Write sentences Write a paragraph about a job you like Reading pg 44-58 Scan for main idea and details Answer MCQ Read and tick answers Writing Combining sentences Reading pg 62-72 Read and tick answers Read and make inference Writing Write a story in the past tense using time order Simple present tense forms Word opposites with prefixes Common and proper nouns ASSESSMENT

Unit 1 2 & 3 Do you like your name?

Introduction to the course. Ice breaking Listening pg 4 23 Listen for main ideas and supporting details. Listen and match words Speaking Ask and answer personal questions. Talk about self Introduce partner and talk from notes made Listening pg 25 -42 Listen for details and tick answers Speaking Asking for repetition and clarification politely Role play to given situations Pair work

Unit 2 Work

Regular and irregular verbs Past tense forms Word forms Nouns /Verbs Speaking assessment 1

Unit 3 5 Long Distance

Listening pg 48-61 Listen and tick correct information Listen and make notes Speaking Presenting information from notes Customs in a culture Listening pg 66-81 Listen and tick. Listen and match Listen and answer wh questions Speaking Make sentences with because and so Pronunciation practice

Use of modals Should/ shouldnt Root words Conjunctions There is /was are/were Past tense forms Present perfect forms Phrasal verbs Word form Ss to be given project assignment and tasks Speaking assessment 1 (contd)

Unit 4 6 Positive Thinking

4 Unit 5 7 Vacation time Listening pg 83-89 Listen for numbers and dates Speaking Introduction to oral presentation -plan to visit a place of interest Reading pg79-85 Read emails and match words. Writing Introduction to paragraph writing Topic sentence, supporting and concluding sentence Future tense forms Will/ Going to Suffixes- ful -ing Listening assessment 1

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MID -SEMESTER BREAK

Listening pg 90-94 Listen for details Speaking Individual presentation Plan and present a tour Reading pg 89-99 Read charts, graphs and tables. Writing Write an explanation of a chart/graph Reading pg 102 119 Read for main idea and details Underlining topic sentences in a paragraph Writing Writing topic sentence Supporting details and concluding sentence Reading pg 122-137 Read and underline supporting details. Read and tick answers Writing Process writing Write about music and what it makes you feel Topic sentence and supporting details Compound words Prepositions MIDSEMESTER TEST (Reading & Writing)

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Unit 6 Laughter

Listening pg 106-119 Listen for specific details Listen and complete answers

Simple present tense forms Sub/verb agreement Combining sentences with when

Ss to be given feedback on Project Assignment

Speaking To relate a funny episode

Speaking assessment 2

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Unit 7 Music

Listening pg 124-137 Listen and tick answers Listen and complete answers Speaking Ask and give personal opinion Group discussion Why is music important to you?

Use of sentence connectors Dictionary skills Gerunds as subjects or objects Prefix un Prepositions of location

Speaking assessment 2 (contd)

5 12 Unit 8 Honesty Listening pg 142 -156 Listen for details and make inferences Listen and tick Reading pg 142-159 Read and tick answers Read and complete chart Writing Writing concluding sentences Write an opinion paragraph -pair work Reading pg 164-180 Read and complete MCQ Vocabulary exercises Writing To write about an experience in your life with a time plan Reading pg 184-201 Read and answer structured questions Writing What are you afraid of and why? Verb-noun collocations Imperative be Use of after and after that Speaking assessment 3 Use of so and such with adjectives Word families Contrasting ideas with however Comparative and superlative adjectives Percentages and fractions Conjunctions -and-but Pronouns Infinitive -to Listening assessment 2

Speaking To state percentages and fractions To report using fractions and percentages

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Unit 9 Life changes

Listening pg 160-175 Listen and complete answers Listen to opinions and give personal view. Speaking Group discussion How to break a bad habit Listening pg 181-194 Listen and answer structured questions Listen and take notes Speaking Language functions Express feelings in speech To tell a personal story

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Unit 10 Fear

Speaking assessment 3 (contd)

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