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SYLLABUS UGRU Communications English Level 3 Spring Semester 2013

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UGRU Communications English Level 3 Spring Semester 2013

Course Information Name Code Section Requirements Contact Hours

English Level 3 ENGU 1303 Min. CEPA 175 or 60% Level 2 204/semester

Teacher Information Name Desk Office Hours E-‐mail

Class Information Day/Time

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Course Description A pre-‐intermediate level course that:

• encourages interest in academic topics of importance

• prepares students for success in the IELTS Exam

• develops reading, listening and study skills in an academic context

• develops paragraph and composition (4+ paragraphs) writing skills

• enhances fluency and accuracy of oral skills in an academic context

• develops note-‐taking skills

• focuses on high frequency and academic vocabulary

• encourages critical thinking

• consolidates and expands upon basic grammatical knowledge

• stresses the importance of independent study

Course Materials

• Focus on IELTS Foundation • Level 3 iBook

Apps Road to IELTS

Tips for Success

Work hard and be interested! Take control of your studies; do not rely on anybody else for success.

Concentrate on vocabulary, grammar and the Preview Listenings and Readings if you want to pass.

Use all the resources you can in order to learn – your teacher, the course materials and UGRU facilities.


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Course Organization

Module 1 Units Focus

Weeks 1-‐9

Level 3 iBook • U1: Numbers • U2: Words • U3: People • U4: Places

Level 3 Textbook ‘Focus on IELTS Foundation’

• Read all about it • Take note • Jobs • Family values • Sport • Animal rights

Grammar

• Verb forms: simple present, past, future tenses

• Linkers, pronouns, determiners, time conjunctions

• 0 and 1st conditionals • Parts of speech • present continuous & present

perfect tenses • Nouns and noun phrases

Vocabulary • VTL lists 1-‐6

Reading • read for detailed understanding

• Understand IELTS tasks

• develop scanning skills • practice pre-‐reading skills

Listening • develop listening and note taking skills

• Understand IELTS tasks

• using prediction skills • answering questions while

listening

Speaking • answer questions on familiar topics

• talk at length on a familiar topic • discuss more abstract topics • prepare for IELTS speaking

Writing • Writing Project 1 • Timed Writing Exam 1

Module 2 Units Focus

Weeks 10-‐17

Level 3 iBook • U5: Technology • U6: Time • U7: Health • U8: Life

Level 3 Textbook ‘Focus on IELTS Foundation’

• Appropriate Technology

• Communications • Earth matters • Health check • Science of

happiness • Buildings

Grammar

• Verb forms: present, and past passive

• Linkers, coordinating pairs

• Nouns and noun phrases

• 2nd conditional • Modals • Quantifiers • Comparatives and superlatives

Vocabulary • VTL lists 7-‐12

Reading

• read for detailed understanding

• understand IELTS tasks

• develop scanning skills • practice pre-‐reading skills

Listening • develop listening and note taking skills

• understand IELTS tasks

• using prediction skills • answering questions while

listening

Speaking • answer questions on familiar topics

• talk at length on a familiar topic • discuss more abstract topics • prepare for IELTS speaking

Writing • Alternative charts • Timed Writing Exam


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Assessment Module 1

Week Component Description %

4 CGE 1 Vocabulary, Grammar and Preview Reading Quiz 3


8 Coursework Grade 1 Learner training & fluency 5

9 Midterm Exam Listening and Reading (with preview text) 10

(Writing) Writing Project 1 (7)

(Writing) Final Timed Writing Exam (10)

Module 2

week Component Description %



15 Coursework Grade 2 Learner training & Fluency 5

15 Final Exam Listening and Reading (with preview text) 20

15 -‐ 16 IELTS Exam Listening, Reading, Writing exam + Speaking exam

9 (Writing) Alternative Charts Project (3)

14 (Writing) Final Timed Writing Exam (10)

Integrated/Total 70/100

Grade Distribution % Letter Grade Points % Letter Grade Points

90-‐100 A 4.0 70-‐74 C 2.0 85-‐89 B+ 3.3 65-‐69 D+ 1.3 80-‐84 B 3.0 60-‐64 D 1.0 75-‐79 C+ 2.3 0-‐59 F 0

Letter grades will not appear on your official UAEU transcript and no grade points are awarded.


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Attendance Policy Attendance is taken after the first five minutes of class. It is important that you come to class on time. If you miss a class, you should visit your teacher during his/her office hours to collect the materials used in the lesson. Absences are calculated for the course as a whole and absences from each component (IS and Writing) are added together. If your absences reach 15%, then you will not be able take any examinations. It is each student's responsibility to keep track of his or her absences. Failure to do so will not be considered a valid reason to excuse an absence.

6 Absences 5% Integrated Skills and Writing 11 Absences 10%

16 Absences 15% FA

Exam Policies ID You must show an approved photo ID.

• Approved IDs: Official UAEU Student ID, Passport, National ID, Driver’s License (NB: Driver’s License NOT valid for IELTS Exam)

o If your photo ID is not approved, you must show an approved ID within 2 working days after the exam.

o No approved ID after exam = Grade of 0 (Absence Policy applies) No photo ID before exam = No exam (Absence Policy applies)

Lateness If you are more than 10 minutes late for an exam, you cannot take the exam at that time.

Absence (including more than 10 minutes late)

Midterm Exam: Make-‐up exam is possible: • Go to Student Affairs immediately to ask if you can take the make-‐up exam: Ø Excused Absence (needs written proof): No penalty

Unexcused Absence: Penalty = make-‐up exam graded out of 85%, not 100%

Final Exam: Make-‐up exam is possible in the next semester if your grade before the final exam is > 60% and your absence is excused:

• Go to Student Affairs immediately to ask if you can take the make-‐up exam: Ø Grade > 60% and Excused Absence (needs written proof): No penalty (Grade =

Incomplete) Grade < 60% or Unexcused Absence: No make-‐up exam (Grade = F)

Electronic Dictionaries are not allowed in any exam.

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