COMMUNICATION
FOR INTERNET TECHNOLOGY
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT I
ENGLISH
111—FALL 2005
Section
19
Colin
S. Cavell, Ph.D. Course Room No.: S17-109
Class
SMW:
Office
Hours: By appointment Office No.: S17-263
VOICE: 17438775 (W) 17729091 (H)
The first of a series of six
integrated courses designed to develop both linguistic understanding and all
round operational proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. The series provides for individualized
self-instruction and incorporates a monitored extensive reading program
utilizing the self-access reading lab.
Course Aims: The aim of
this course is to provide students with an opportunity to develop their use of
the English language. The course is an
integrated skills course, and it aims at expanding the students' knowledge of
grammar, increasing the range of their active and passive vocabulary, as well
as developing their reading, writing and oral skills.
Course Objectives: By the
end of the course, students should be able to:
·
Recognize, define and use in context a given number
of vocabulary items as specified by the textbook;
·
Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of
specific morphological processes involved in word formation as specified in the
textbook;
·
Demonstrate an ability to interpret a text by
reading it using a variety of clues and reading skills as specified by the
textbook;
·
Apply acquired knowledge of the language to produce
written texts as specified by the textbook;
·
Demonstrate an understanding of spoken English
through specific listening exercises;
·
Illustrate an ability to use the language orally for
discussion purposes.
Grading Policy: 20% for Test 1;
20% for Test 2; 10% for Listening Test; and 50% for the Final Exam. A course grade sheet for Section 19 is
available at: <http://userspages.uob.edu.bh/cscpo/english111/>.
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be automatically withdrawn from the course and be given a grade of (WF) which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.
NOTE: TURN OFF all cell
phones during class.
* 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).
Times New Roman font is strongly recommended; however, if you use an
alternative style, make sure your font does not resemble italic or bold text. Also, Comic Sans
MS font is not allowed.
Required Text:
O'Neill, Robert, Michael
Duckworth & Kathy Gude. 1997/2008. New Success at First
Certificate.
Duckworth, Michael &
Kathy Gude. 1997/2004. New Success at First Certificate WORKBOOK.
Sept. 17: The English Alphabet
Subject Matter:
Knowing the ABCs
Sept. 19: Sentence Structure
Subject Matter: Fill-in-the-blank
quiz
Sept. 21: Active and Passive Verb Voice
Subject Matter: Contrasting
the active verb voice with the passive verb voice
Sept. 24: Definite and Indefinite Articles
Subject Matter: Reviewing
the difference between definite and indefinite articles
Sept. 26: Definite and Indefinite Articles [continued]
Subject Matter: Reviewing
the difference between definite and indefinite articles
Sept. 28: A Dolphin and An
Astronomer
Subject Matter: Unit 1: Speaking, Reading
Oct. 1: A Dolphin and An Astronomer
Subject Matter: Unit 1:
Workbook Assignment Unit 1: A
Oct. 3: A Dolphin and An Astronomer
Subject Matter: Unit 1: Language Study, Use of English
Workbook Assignment Unit 1: C Vocabulary 2
Oct. 4: First Day of Ramadhan 1426
Oct. 5: A
Dolphin and An Astronomer
[Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 1:
Use of English, Vocabulary, Language Study
Workbook Assignment Unit 1: D Use of English 1
Oct. 8: A Dolphin and An Astronomer [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 1: Language Study, Listening
Workbook Assignment Unit 1: E Use of English 2
Oct. 8-Nov. 23: Withdrawal Period with (W)
Oct.
10: A Dolphin and An Astronomer [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 1: Listening, Speaking
Workbook Assignment Unit 1: F Vocabulary 3
Oct. 12: A Dolphin and An Astronomer [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 1: Speaking, Writing
Workbook Assignment Unit 1: G Use of English 3
Oct. 15: A Dolphin and An Astronomer [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit
1: Revision and Extension
Workbook Assignment Unit 1: H Reading 2
Oct. 17: Travel Wisely, Travel Well [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 2: Speaking, Use of English
Workbook Assignment Unit 2: A
Oct. 19: Travel Wisely, Travel Well [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 2: Speaking, Vocabulary
Workbook Assignment Unit 2: C Vocabulary 1
Oct. 22: Travel Wisely, Travel Well [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 2: Reading, Language Study
Workbook Assignment Unit 2: D Language Study
Oct. 24: Travel Wisely, Travel Well [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 2: Listening, Language Study
Workbook Assignment Unit 2: E Vocabulary 2
Oct. 26: Travel Wisely, Travel Well [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 2: Speaking, Writing
Workbook Assignment Unit 2: F Vocabulary 3
Oct. 29: Travel Wisely, Travel Well [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 2: Revision and Extension
Workbook Assignment Unit 2: G Vocabulary 4
Oct.
31: Travel Wisely, Travel Well [Ramadhan—
Subject Matter: Unit 2: Listening
Workbook Assignment Unit 2: H Use of English
Nov.
1: TEST I—
Nov.
2: The Interview
Subject Matter: Unit 3: Speaking, Reading
Workbook Assignment Unit 3: A
Nov. 3-5: Eid Al-Fitr Holiday 1426 [No classes]
Nov. 5-11: Mid-semester Break [No classes]
Nov.
12: The Interview
Subject Matter: Unit 3: Vocabulary, Language Study
Workbook Assignment Unit 3: B Vocabulary 1
Nov. 14: The Interview
Subject
Matter: Unit 3:
Use of English, Vocabulary
Workbook
Assignment Unit 3: C Writing
Nov. 16: The Interview
Subject
Matter: Unit 3:
Listening, Speaking
Workbook
Assignment Unit 3: D Phrasal Verbs
Nov. 19: The Interview
Subject
Matter: Unit 3:
Workbook
Assignment Unit 3: E Use of English
Nov. 21: The Interview
Subject Matter: Unit 3: Language Study
Workbook Assignment Unit 3: F Vocabulary 2
Nov.
23: The Interview
Subject Matter: Unit 3: Writing
Workbook Assignment Unit 3: G Language Study
Nov.
26: The Interview
Subject Matter: Unit 3: Revision and Extension
Workbook Assignment Unit 3: H Reading 2
Nov. 28: Secret Messages to Ourselves
Subject
Matter: Unit 4:
Speaking, Reading
Workbook Assignment Unit 4: A
Nov. 30: Secret Messages to Ourselves
Subject
Matter: Unit 4:
Language Study, Listening
Workbook Assignment Unit 4: C Language Study 1, D Vocabulary 2
Dec. 3: Secret Messages to Ourselves
Subject Matter: Unit 4: Vocabulary, Language Study
Workbook Assignment Unit 4: E Language Study 2, F Language Study 3
Dec. 5: Secret Messages to Ourselves
Subject Matter: Unit 4: Use of English, Speaking
Workbook Assignment Unit 4: G Phrasal Verbs, H Use of English 1
Dec. 7: Secret Messages to Ourselves
Subject Matter: Unit 4: Vocabulary, Language Study
Workbook Assignment Unit 4: I Language Study 4
Dec. 10: Secret Messages to Ourselves
Subject Matter: Unit 4: Writing, Revision and Extension, Listening
Workbook Assignment Unit 4: J Use of English 2
Dec. 11: TEST
II—
Dec. 12: Review of Unit 1: A Dolphin and An Astronomer
Subject Matter: Unit 1
Workbook Assignment Unit 1: Review
Dec. 14: Review of Unit 2: Travel Wisely, Travel Well
Subject Matter: Unit 2
Workbook Assignment Unit 2: Review
Dec. 16 & 17: National Day
Dec.
19: Review of Unit 3: The Interview
Subject Matter: Unit 3
Workbook Assignment Unit 3: Review
Dec.
21: Review of Unit 4: Secret Messages to Ourselves
Subject Matter: Unit 4
Workbook Assignment Unit 4: Review
Dec. 24: Listening Component
Subject Matter: TBA
Dec. 26: Last day of classes; Review
Dec. 28: Final Exam
Jan. 7: Last day for
submitting grades