LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
II
ENGLISH 112—SPRING
2007
Section 4
Colin S. Cavell,
Ph.D. Course Room No.: S17-005
Class UTH:
Office Hours: By appointment Office No.: S17-263
VOICE: 17438775 (W) 17729091 (H)
Course
Aims:
The aim of the course is to
develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing; to expand
students’ working vocabulary and their familiarity with functions and
grammatical structures.
Course
Objectives: By the end of the course, students should be
able to:
·
Extract
propositional content from speech;
·
Recognize
aural contextual cues;
·
Recognize
speakers’ attitudes;
·
Recognize
implications in conversation;.
·
Speak
for two minutes on a chosen topic;
·
Hold
a conversation with the teacher using the functions learned;
·
Read
and understand extensive levels of a factual nature;
·
Recognize
textual structures such as sequence and argument;
·
Infer
meaning from a text;
·
Recognize
the attitude of the writer to his/her subject;
·
Write
a composition of 150-180 words as required.
Grading Policy: 20% for Test 1;
20% for Test 2; 10% for Listening Test; and 50% for the Final Exam
Test Dates: Test 1,
Test 2,
Listening
Test,
Final
Exam,
Attendance
Policy*: Attendance in class is mandatory. It is the student’s responsibility to sign the
attendance sheet each day of class; failure to sign the attendance
sheet—even if in attendance—will be counted as an absence. If your unexcused absences exceed 25% of the
total number of lectures of the course in this semester [25%=12 classes], you
will be automatically withdrawn from the course and be given a grade of (WF)
which will be counted towards your GPA.
As well, you are expected to follow the syllabus and accordingly be
prepared for each day's class. This
means that you must read the pre-assigned readings before class so that you
will be prepared to discuss in class the subject matter scheduled for that day
and answer questions related to the issues being covered.
* Absence from class may be made up by preparing a two-page, typed (i.e. using maximum 12 point font size and maximum
double-spaced text with one-inch margin on all sides), summary on the missed material scheduled to be covered the
day(s) of your absence. The summary must
be in your own words and must not be copied material from the text(s),
the internet, or any other source(s).
Cell
Phone Policy: TURN OFF all cell phones during class. Any student whose cell phone rings, sounds
alarm, or makes any noise whatsoever during class must immediately leave
the classroom for that day. This policy
applies to any electronic device students carry with them.
Required Texts:
Acklam, Richard & Araminta
Crace. 2003. going for Gold:
Intermediate coursebook.
Burgess, Sally, Richard Acklam
& Araminta Crace. 2003. going for
Gold: Intermediate language maximiser.
Sept. 17: The English
Alphabet
Subject
Matter: Knowing the ABCs
Sept. 19: A Dolphin and An Astronomer
Subject
Matter: Unit 1:
Speaking, Reading
Sept. 21: A Dolphin and An
Astronomer
Subject
Matter: Unit 1:
Vocabulary, Language Study
Workbook
Assignment Unit 1: A
Sept. 24: [First day of Ramadan 1427]
Sept. 24: A Dolphin and An
Astronomer
Subject
Matter: Unit 1:
Use of English, Vocabulary
Workbook
Assignment Unit 1: C Vocabulary 2
Sept. 26: A Dolphin and An
Astronomer
Subject
Matter: Unit 1: Language Study, Listening,
Speaking
Workbook
Assignment Unit 1: D Use of English 1, E Use of English 2
Sept. 28: [Last day for dropping courses]
Sept. 28: A Dolphin and An
Astronomer
Subject
Matter: Unit 1:
Writing
Workbook
Assignment Unit 1: F Vocabulary 3
Oct. 1—Nov. 23: [Withdrawal
period with “W”]
Oct. 1: A
Dolphin and An Astronomer
Subject
Matter: Unit 1:
Revision and Extension
Workbook
Assignment Unit 1: G Use of English 3, H Reading 2
Oct. 3: Travel
Wisely, Travel Well
Subject
Matter: Unit 2:
Speaking, Use of English
Workbook
Assignment Unit 2: A
Oct. 5: Travel Wisely, Travel Well
Subject
Matter: Unit 2:
Speaking, Vocabulary
Workbook
Assignment Unit 2: C Vocabulary 1
Oct. 8: Travel Wisely, Travel Well
Subject
Matter: Unit 2:
Reading, Language Study
Workbook
Assignment Unit 2: D Language Study
Oct. 10: Travel Wisely,
Travel Well
Subject
Matter: Unit 2:
Listening, Language Study
Workbook
Assignment Unit 2: E Vocabulary 2
Oct. 12: Travel Wisely, Travel Well
Subject
Matter: Unit 2:
Speaking, Writing
Workbook
Assignment Unit 2: F Vocabulary 3
Oct. 15: Travel Wisely, Travel Well
Subject
Matter: Unit 2:
Revision and Extension
Workbook
Assignment Unit 2: G Vocabulary 4
Oct. 17: Travel Wisely, Travel Well
Subject
Matter: Unit 2:
Listening
Workbook
Assignment Unit 2: H Use of English
Oct. 19: The Interview
Subject
Matter: Unit 3:
Speaking, Reading
Workbook
Assignment Unit 3: A
Oct. 22: The Interview
Subject
Matter: Unit 3:
Vocabulary, Language Study
Workbook
Assignment Unit 3: B Vocabulary 1
Oct.
23-25: Eid Al-Fitr
1427—
Oct. 26: The Interview
Subject
Matter: Unit 3:
Use of English, Vocabulary
Workbook
Assignment Unit 3: C Writing
Oct. 29: The Interview
Subject
Matter: Unit 3:
Listening, Speaking
Workbook
Assignment Unit 3: D Phrasal Verbs
Oct. 31: The Interview
Subject
Matter: Unit 3:
Workbook
Assignment Unit 3: E Use of English
Nov. 2: The Interview
Subject
Matter: Unit 3:
Language Study
Workbook
Assignment Unit 3: F Vocabulary 2
Nov. 5: The Interview
Subject
Matter: Unit 3:
Writing, Revision and Extension
Workbook
Assignment Unit 3: G Language Study, H Reading 2
Nov. 7: Secret Messages
to Ourselves
Subject
Matter: Unit 4:
Speaking, Reading
Workbook
Assignment Unit 4: A
Nov. 9:
Midterm Exam
Nov. 12-16: Mid-semester break [No classes]
Nov. 19: Secret Messages
to Ourselves
Subject
Matter: Unit 4:
Language Study
Workbook
Assignment Unit 4: C Language Study 1
Nov. 21: Secret Messages
to Ourselves
Subject
Matter: Unit 4:
Listening
Workbook Assignment Unit
4: D Vocabulary 2
Nov. 23: Secret Messages
to Ourselves
Subject
Matter: Unit 4:
Vocabulary, Language Study
Workbook
Assignment Unit 4: E Language Study 2, F Language Study 3
Nov. 26: Secret Messages
to Ourselves
Subject
Matter: Unit 4:
Use of English, Speaking
Workbook
Assignment Unit 4: G Phrasal Verbs, H Use of English 1
Nov. 28: Secret Messages
to Ourselves
Subject
Matter: Unit 4:
Vocabulary, Language Study, Writing
Workbook
Assignment Unit 4: I Language Study 4
Nov. 30: Secret Messages
to Ourselves
Subject
Matter: Unit 4:
Revision and Extension, Listening
Workbook
Assignment Unit 4: J Use of English 2
Dec. 3: Neighbours
Subject
Matter: Unit 5:
Speaking, Reading
Workbook
Assignment Unit 5: A
Dec. 5: Neighbours
Subject
Matter: Unit 5:
Language Study, Listening, Vocabulary, Speaking
Workbook
Assignment Unit 5: C Language Study 1, D Language Study 2
Dec. 7: Neighbours
Subject
Matter: Unit 5:
Use of English, Language Study
Workbook
Assignment Unit 5: E Language Study 3, F Language Study 4
Dec. 10: Neighbours
Subject
Matter: Unit 5:
Use of English, Speaking
Workbook
Assignment Unit 5: G Vocabulary 2
Dec. 12: Neighbours
Subject
Matter: Unit 5:
Vocabulary, Word Formation, Language Study
Workbook
Assignment Unit 5: H Vocabulary 3, I Vocabulary 4
Dec. 14: Neighbours
Subject
Matter: Unit 5:
Writing, Revision and Extension
Workbook
Assignment Unit 5: J Use of English
Dec. 16-17: National Day of Bahrain—Holidays [no classes]
Dec. 19: Does Honesty
Always Pay?
Subject
Matter: Unit 6:
Speaking, Reading, Speaking, Language Study, Vocabulary
Workbook
Assignment Unit 6: A The Honesty Questionnaire
Dec. 21: Does Honesty
Always Pay?
Subject
Matter: Unit 6:
Workbook
Assignment Unit 6: B Vocabulary 1, C Language Study 1
Dec. 24: Does Honesty
Always Pay?
Subject
Matter: Unit 6:
Language Study, Use of English, Listening
Workbook
Assignment Unit 6: Use of English 1
Dec. 26: Does Honesty Always Pay?
Subject
Matter: Unit 6:
Speaking, Language Study, Vocabulary
Workbook Assignment Unit
6: E Language Study 2, F Language Study 3
Dec. 28: Does Honesty Always Pay?
Subject
Matter: Unit 6:
Writing, Revision and Extension, Listening
Workbook
Assignment Unit 6: G Use of English 2, H Vocabulary 2
Dec. 30: Arafh Holiday
Dec. 31-Jan. 2: Eid Al-Adha Holiday [no classes]
Jan.
4, 2007: ???
Jan. 7: ???
Jan. 9: Last day of classes; Review
Jan. 29-