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ACADEMIC YEAR COURSE CODE / N° Weekly Contact Hours Credit Hours 2011-2012 TERM II ENGLISH ELCS 110 18 3 Prerequisite(s): ELCS100 Compulsory [√] Optional [ ] Course Objectives: This course aims to: 1. help students understand the main ideas of text on most topics. 2. enable students to produce clear text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantage and disadvantage of various options. 3. help students have control of basic grammar rules. 4. enable students to deal with occasional word order problems. 5. help students understand a wide range of longer texts and generally recognize their meaning. 6. enable students to summarize information from different spoken and written sources. 7. help students produce clear texts on main subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns. 8. enable students to use more and more complex sentences with occasional errors. Textbook: Liz & John Soars. New Headway Plus, (Pre-Intermediate) Student Book + Work Book. Oxford University Press Liz & John Soars. New Headway Plus, (Intermediate) Student Book + Work Book. Oxford University Press Learning Aids: Interactive Practice CD Pacing Guide: Week 1 Jan 28-Feb 1 Book acquisition New Headway Plus (pre-intermediate) Week 2 Feb 4-8 Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Week 3 Feb 11-15 Unit 4 + Stop and Check Unit 5 Unit 6 Week 4 Feb 18-22 Unit 7 + Stop and Check Unit 8 Unit 9 Week 5 Feb 25-29 Unit 10 Mid-Term Test 1 Unit 11 Week 6 March 3-7 Oral presentation rehearsal Speaking Test 1 Unit 12 Week 7 March 10-14 Unit 13 Revision (writing practice) Writing Test 1
