Deanship of Educational Services

English Department

Course Syllabus - Summer 2019

Preparatory Year English Program – ENGL005

Credit Units' Type Pre -requisite Co -requisite

Hours Lect. Tut. Lab.
4 20 ---- - ENGL004 None

Class hours Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Classroom

10am- 10am- 10am-

Time 10am-4pm 10am-2pm
4pm 4pm 4pm

Instructor: Instructor Name

Office: Office
Office Phone: Instructor Phone Number
Office Hours:
Email: Instructor Email
Course Description
This is an upper intermediate B1+ to B2 undergraduate level course that focuses on developing
students’academic and test taking skills for IELTS. This program prepares participants for all
parts of the IELTS exam – Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking modules. It focuses on the
skills and techniques which are required to sit the test and assists students to familiarize
themselves with the various test formats and directions. It familiarizes them with the types of
questions that are tested in each section and identifies the ablitities of each student and provides
tips to enhance their learning potential.. Undergraduates will practice different language tasks
through a variety of academic orientated activities and assignments aimed at Freshman year
students.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

- Be prepared for the examination using techniques and academic strategies specific to IELTS by
providing a step by step approach through practice tests and text book activities.
-Develop academic skills for the purpose of reading and listening in a limited time frame.
-Generate complex information for academic writing and meeting a specific word count.
- Speak fluently and express ideas naturally by continual speaking practice on familiar and unfamiliar
subjects..
- Producing precise and accurate grammar through activities focused on IELTS question format
- Increase academic and general vocabulary by using academic skills such as paraphrasing.
- Provide complete IELTS practice tests with elaboration
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Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course students should be able to successfully engage in the following tasks:
- Reading: - Extract information from academic reading passages and answer 15 (or more)
different types of 40 IELTS questions in one hour.
- Writing: - Interpret and summarize visual and graphical information in an academic context.
Describe, compare and contrast such information in an allocated time limit and specific word
count.
- To develop a discursive essay on a specific topic, giving two opposing views and providing
reasons and supporting evidence from an academic stand point.
- Speaking: - Participate in a speaking test consisting of an interview, a description of a familiar
topic and a two-way discussion on an unfamilar topic. (10 – 15 minutes).
- Listening: - Extract relevant information from audio passages and answer 16 (or more) different
types of 40 IELTS questions which includes spelling in limited time period.
Required Text
• Official Cambridge IELTS including Practice Tests and Audio Files
• Reading Explorer 4
• Online Practice
Course Requirements and Assessment
Assessment Date of Evaluation (if known) Weighting
Effort / Attendance/ Participation Continuous assessment 10%
Homwork (Reading) Continuous assessment 5%
Progress test 1 Week 2 10
(Reading Explorer 4) units 1,3,4,5
Writing Assessment 1 Week 3 5%
(Task 1) (20 minutes)
Speaking Assessment Week 4 5%
Midterm Week 4 20
(IELTS Listening and Reading)
Progress Test 2 Week 6 10
(Reading Explorer 4) comprehensive
units 1,3,4,5,6,8,9,10
Writing Assessment 2 Week 7 5%
(Task 2) (40 miutes)
IELTS Final Speaking Test
Final Week 8
(IELTS Listening and Reading) (Required overall IELTS Band 5 or 30%
IELTS Final Writing Test above)
Task 1 & Task 2
Total 100%

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Final Assessment Breakdown of Grades

Overall IELTS Band Mark

below 4 0%

4 5%

4.25 10%

4.5 15%

4.75 20%

5 and above 30%

Course Outline
Week Skill Pages Time Assessments

Introduction and IELTS p. 5-12 1 hr.

summary
Unit 1 Listening p. 13- 4 hrs.
17
Getting ready to listen
Unit 1 Reading p. 42- 5 hrs.
47
Reading strategies
1
p. 10-
RE4 : Unit 1 words and
21
pictures
June 9-13th Unit 1 Writing p. 91- 4 hrs.
97
Academic writing -Task
1/Describing a chart, tables or
graph
Unit 1 Speaking p. 134- 2 hrs.
137
The speaking test- Part 1
p. 37- 4 hrs.
RE4: Unit 3 Food and Health 49

Week Notes

2 Unit 2 Listening p. 18- 5 hrs.

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June 16-20th Following a conversation 21

Unit 2 Reading p. 48- 5 hrs.

50
Descriptive passages
p.59 -
RE4: Unit 4 Design and
71
Engineering
Unit 2 Writing P. 100- 5 hrs.
105
Academic writing -Task
1/Comparing and contrasting
graphs and charts
Part 1 4 hrs.
Practic
e
Unit 1 Speaking Practice- Part online
1 Practice topics
1 hr Progress Test 1
(Reading Explorer
4)
1 or 2 Reading
passages

Week Notes

Unit 3 Listening P. 22- 5 hrs.

24
Recognizing paraphrase
P. 55- 5 hrs.
Unit 3 Reading
58
3 Understanding the main idea
p.73-
RE4: Unit 5 Human journey 85
Unit 3 Writing P. 106- 5 hrs.
June 23-27th
108
Academic writing -Task 1/
Describing diagrams
Unit 2 Speaking/ Part 2/ P. 140- 2 hrs.
Giving a talk 143

RE4: Unit 6 Conversation p.87 - 2 hrs.

Challenges 99

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p. 205 20 Writing assignment
minutes 1/
Writing Task 1
Week Notes

Unit 4 Listening P. 25- 4 hrs.

28
Places and directions
P. 59- 5 hrs.
63
Unit 4 Reading
Locating and matching
information
p. 123
RE4: Unit 8 Investigations -135
4
p. 173- 1 hr. Continuous
175 Assessment/
June 30-July 4th practice test 2/
Sectio
Listening +
n1,2
discussion
&3
Unit 4 Writing P. 110- 5 hrs.
112
Describing maps
Part 2 3 hrs. Speaking
Assessment
2 hrs. tMIDTERM
(IELTS Listening
& Reading)
Week Notes

P. 29- 5 hrs.
32
Unit 5 & 6 Listening
P. 33-
5 Listening for actions and 34 (1.4
July 7-11th processes & 1.5)
P. 64- 5 hrs.
Unit 5 Reading
67
Discursive passages
P. 137

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RE4: Unit 9 Reputations -149

Unit 6 Writing P. 119- 5 hrs.

122
Writing Task 2/ Getting ready
to write
Unit 3 Speaking P. 145- 2 hrs.
148
Part 3- Talking about abstract
topics
RE4 Unit 10 Science Frontiers P. 159- 3 hr.
171

Week Notes

P. 34- 5 hrs.
35
Unit 6 & 7 Listening
P. 36-
Following a lecture or talk 38
Unit 6 Reading P. 70- 5 hrs.
72
MCQs questions
Unit 7 Writing P. 124- 5 hrs.
6 127
Writing Task 2/ Expressing
July 14-18th your ideas
Unit 4 Speaking P. 149- 3 hrs.
153
Checking, correcting and
assessing
P. 283 1 hr. Continuous
Assessment/ Test 7/
Writing task 1 + 2
1 hr. Progress test 2

Week Notes

Unit 8 Listening P. 39- 5 hrs.

7 41
Contrasting ideas
July 21-25th P. 73- 4 hr.
Unit 7 Reading 77

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p. 213- 1 hr. Homework 2/
219 Practice test
Test 4/ Reading
Passages 1 & 2
(5 Marks)
Unit 8 Writing P. 129- 5 hrs.
132
Checking and correcting
Part 3 4 hrs.
Practic
e
Unit 3 & 4 Speaking -
online
Part 3 Practice topics
40 Task 2
Writing assignment 2 minutes
Week Notes

Final IELTS Speaking Test

Final Exam (IELTS In-house Test
8
Listening & Reading)
July 28- Aug 1st
Final IELTS Writing Test
(Task 1 & 2)

Attendance Policy
Students are expected to attend all classes. An excuse of absence is required for a student who
does not attend classes due to personal or medical reasons. At UPM, the attendance policy will
be applied as follows:

1. If the student unexcused absences exceed 15 hours, the student will get their FIRST
WARNING.

2. If the student unexcused absences exceed 23 hours, the student will get their SECOND
WARNING.

3. If the student unexcused absences exceed 39 hours, the student will get a DN (DENIAL). A
DN student will not be allowed to attend the final exam and will get a final DN grade in the
course.

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4. A student who arrives 10 minutes after the class has commenced will be considered late.
While a student who arrives to class after 10 minutes will be marked absent and not allowed to
attend the class.
Excused Absences
Hospital excuses are firstly approved from Student Affairs and then by the PYP Department.
Plagiarism
Students must write each material on their own. No copy paste will be allowed. Also, proper
reference to online texts must be made.
Late Work
Late submission of assignments is allowed but with a penalty of 10% reduction, only if
submission is made one week after the due date and 20% if the submission is made during the
second week after the due date).

Electronic Device Policy

Students should maintain a calm and disciplined environment during classes. Electronic devices
like mobile phones and laptops are not allowed during classes and exams.

Academic Integrity
To maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the Prince Mugrin University are
expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility.