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King Abdul Aziz University English Language Center ELCA 101/ New Plan

Subject: listening and Grammar

Section : H1-H2-G1-G2-X1

Term 1/ 2009

King Abdul Aziz University English Language Center ELCA 101/ New Plan

Subject: listening and Grammar

Section : H1-H2-G1-G2-X1

Term 1/ 2009

1. Content of Portfolio

* Title page

* Checklist

Title page

English Language

Hana Hejazi

ELCA 101 _ New Plan

Term 1- 2008- 2009

Head of the English Department : Dr. Leila

Supervisors of the Academic affair: Mrs Hana Jan

Institution: King Abdulaziz University/ English Language Center

Subject: English Language

Name: Hana Hejazi ( MA in Teaching English as a Foreign

Language)

Course : ELCA 101- New Plan

Section: H1- H2- G1- G2- Xl

Subject: Listening ( Sat- Mon- Wed ) and Grammar ( Sun- Tues)

Office hours: three times a week (Sat- Sun- Mon- 10- 11/ 12- 1)

Office: villa 2- Room 13

Checklist

1. Content of Portfolio

* Title page

* Checklist

2. Course Syllabus

* Course Description

* Course Plan

* Actual Weekly Plans

3. Course Related Materials:

* Power Point presentation

* Assignments/ Quizzes

* Class Activities/ Revision

4. Example of Students' Work:

* Samples of each assignment

5. Instructor Reflections of the Course :

* End of Semester Report

King Abdul Aziz University English Language Center ELCA 101/ New Plan

Subject: listening and Grammar

Section : H1-H2-G1-G2-X1

Term 1/ 2009

Content Of Portfolio

2. Course Syllabus

* Course Description

* Course Plan

* Actual Weekly Plan

Course Description

ElCA 101- New Plan

Term 1- 2008- 2009

Instructor : Hana Hejazi

ELCA 101- Listening and Grammar / Term 1

Term 1/ 2008/ 2009 / classes / H1- H2- G1- G2- XL

Listening: Saturday- Sunday- Monday:

8:00- 9:00 / 9:00 – 10:00

Grammar : Sunday – Tuesday – 8:00- 9:30- 9:30 – 11:00

Sat- Sun- Mon- : 11:00- 12:00

Number of weeks : 14 weeks

Office: villa 2/ Room 13

Office Hours: Saturday- Sunday- Monday

10:00- 11:00- 12:00 -1:00

Objectives:

This course is the beginning level of the series – it aims to provide learners with extensive practice in order to help them achieve ‘accuracy’ in writing and ‘fluency’ in speaking.

Aims: learners will be able to

to read, comprehend, and interpret a short essay.

to relate the reading selection to personal experience.

to use literal comprehension strategies to read for success.

to build vocabulary in context.

to learn and apply concepts relating to verbs , adjectives and nouns.

to respond to the work through writing ( involves word formation process)speaking,

and listening.

Skills: learners would be able to

to identify meaning /pronunciation by listening to main /specific information.

to exchange oral ideas and personal point of view.

to start and end a conversation.

to involve in role play and pair work class work strategies.

Resources:

Interaction Access ; Reading&Writing / McGraw- Hill education,( 2009)
Interaction Access ; Listening & Speaking/ McGraw- Hill education,( 2009)
Unit 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
Interactions Focus On Grammar, McGraw- Hill education,( 2009)
Section 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-13-14
On line Learning Center; http//: mhcontmporary.com.interactionsmosaic

Extra Educational Aids:

CDs – Data Show – Internet- Work Sheets- Video tape ( as applicable.

ELCA 101/ Plan

Course Title : ELCA

Course Number : 101

Number of Credits : 3 Hours

Prerequisite : None

Teaching Hours : 15 hours

Distribution of Teaching Hours : 3 hrs (Listening/Speaking) + 3 hrs (Reading) + 3 hrs (Writing) + 3 hrs (Grammar) + 3 hrs (EAP)

A. Catalog Description (i.e. general aim of the course):

This course is the beginning level of this series. It lays solid foundations for the higher level of this course (i.e. 102). The course aims to provide learners with both extensive and intensive practice in the effective and proper use of the broad and specific listening, speaking, reading and writing skills related to the content of the course books. Additionally the grammar course equips learners with the ability to create their own utterances and use language for their own purposes.

B. Learning Outcomes:

Listening Skills:

Upon completion of the course students are expected to :

1.  be able to listen to main ideas,

2.  listen for specific information,

3.  identify stressed words and contractions; and get meaning from context.

Speaking Skills:

Upon completion of the course students are expected to:

1.  ask for and give personal information,

2.  confirm information,

3.  give reasons,

4.  start and end conversations; and give advice

Reading Skills:

Upon completion of the course students are expected to :

1.  Be able to guess meaning of words from context

2.  Identify main ideas.

3.  Make predictions.

4.  Follow text directions.

5.  Identify essay organization

Writing Skills:

Upon completion of the course students are expected to:

1.  Use There is/are correctly.

2.  Use To be+ complement.

3.  Use Capital letters and punctuation marks where appropriate.

4.  Use Going –to for expressing the future.

5.  Write synopses.

6.  Use Quotation marks appropriately.

7.  Use Pronoun reference appropriately

Grammar Competency:

Upon completion of the course students are expected to use the following grammatical structures with focus on both form and meaning:

1.  the simple present tense of be;

2.  To Be: It & There,

3.  the past tense of be;

4.  the simple present;

5.  the simple present: wh-questions,

6.  the present continuous; the simple present and present continuous

EAP

Upon completion of Vol. 1 & 2 of this book students will be familiar with academic related subjects such as:

1.  Language Learning

2.  Career planning

3.  Business related knowledge

4.  Arts and business vocabulary

C. Learning & Information Resources:

Textbook(s):

Interactions Access Listening/Speaking, 4/Gold .Ed, (2007)

Interactions Access Reading & Writing, 4/Gold.Ed, (2005)

Interactions Focus on Grammar (2005).

EAP Access, 1st Ed. 2008

On-line Resources: Online Learning Center: http://www.mhcontemporary.com/interactionsmosaic

Supplementary:

Work sheets.

Revision exercises

Educational Aids :

Audio tapes and CDs.

Video tapes.

Data Show

Computer connected to Internet

D. Assessment & Evaluation:

Quiz 1 25 %

Quiz 2 25 %

Final Exam 40 %

Continuous Assessment 10 %

E. Course Distribution:

Week/Skill / Listening/
Speaking / Reading / Writing / Grammar / EAP
1 / Introduction to the course / Introduction
to the course / Introduction to the course / Introduction to the course
2 / Chapter 1 / Chapter 1 / Chapter 1 / Sect. 1 +2
3 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 3
4 / Chapter 3 / Chapter 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 4
5 / Chapter 4 / Chapter 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 5
6 / Revision + Quiz # 1 / Revision +
Quiz # 1 / Revision + Quiz # 1 / Quiz # 1
Section 6
7 / Chapter 5 / Chapter 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 7
8 / Chapter 6 / Chapter 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 8
9 / Hajj Break
10 / Chapter 7 / Chapter 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 9
11 / Chapter 8 / Chapter 8 / Chapter 8 / Section 10
12 / Chapter 9 / Chapter 9 / Chapter 9 / Section 11
13 / Revision + Quiz # 2 / Revision +
Quiz # 2 / Revision + Quiz # 2 / Section 12 + Quiz # 2
14 / Chapter 10 / Chapter 10 / Chapter 10 / Section 13
15 / Revision / Revision / Revision / Section 14
16 / Listening Final / Revision
17 / Final Exams

Lesson plan

12 week

Hana Hejazi/ Term 1/ 2008/ 2009 / sections: H1- H2- G1- G2- XL

Grammar& Listening/ ELCA New plan . 101

Villa 2- Room 13- Office hours: Sat- Sun-Mon-

10:00- 11:00/ 12:00-1:00

Week 2 ------

Daily plan

Listening

Saturday:

Part 1 – Hometowns_ Discussing cities and towns – Guessing new words from context

Monday:

Listening for main ideas – and specific information-p6- vocabulary preview- p7

Wednesday:

Stressing words in English – listening for stressed words

Grammar

Sunday:

The simple present – adverbs of frequency

Tuesday:

Adverbs of frequency with to be- spelling and pronunciation of final

-s- and -es

2

Weekly plan

1.Materials to be Covered:

Listening

·  Listening Part 1‘Neighborhoods, Cities and Towns’ Hometowns

·  Discussing cities and towns.

·  Guessing meaning: interesting- transportation- hometown- population

·  Comparing long forms and contractions

·  Part 2 Using language/ Asking for and giving personal information

·  Listening for personal information

Grammar

1.1  simple present of to be nouns

1.2  nouns plural

1.3  subject pronouns

1.4  subject pronouns + simple present of to be

1.5  negative of to be

1.6  to be + adjective

2.Aims: learners will be able to

Listening

listen for main ideas

listen for specific information

listen to descriptions

use context clues

listen to flight information

to relate the listening selection to personal experience.

to build vocabulary in context.

Grammar

to learn and apply concepts relating to verbs, adjectives and nouns

to use nouns in singular and plural forms correctly.

To use adjectives and nationalities with verb to be in present

3.Skills: learners use learning strategies

Listening

to identify meaning and pronunciation by listening to the instructor’s specific language and interpretation of words and contents (i.e population- megacity- crowded- density – crime ----etc).

to reflect upon the listening selection by exchanging ideas orally and giving short answers

Grammar

To reflect upon the grammar selection by writing exercises .

to involve in role play and pair work class work activities.

To correct their own mistakes.

Resources:Interaction Access ; Listening g& Speaking McGraw- Hill education,( 2009) Chapter 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9

Interactions Focus On Grammar, McGraw- Hill education,( 2009)Chapter 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-13-14

Extra Educational Aids: Data Show – Power Point Presentation

Work Sheets- ( exercises related to the topic)

Hana Hejazi/ Term 1/ 2008/ 2009 / sections: H1- H2- G1- G2- XL

Grammar& Listening/ ELCA New plan . 101

Villa 2- Room 13- Office hours: Sat- Sun-Mon-

10:00- 11:00/ 12:00-1:00

Week 3 ------

Daily plan

Listening

Saturday:

Part 3 – Getting meaning from context – listening for time and distance- vocabulary preview- time distance page 16

Discussing time and distance page 17

Monday:

Listening for fares page 18 vocabulary preview – prelistening questions- listen -

Wednesday:

Discussing public transportation information

Part 4 speaking

Grammar

Sunday:

1.7 possessive adjective

1.8 demonstrative adjectives

1.9 yes –no questions with to be

Tuesday:

1.10 questions with what , where, and who

1.11 prepositions of place

3

Weekly plan

1.Materials to be Covered:

Listening

·  Asking for and giving personal information page 12 /

·  Writing personal information page 13

·  Getting meaning from context , example-subway- small town..

·  Time and distance and graphic organizer page 16.- a two- hour walk /ride- a mile- two miles…

·  Guessing meaning: ferry- elevated railway- -- public transportation- divided- senior- zones--

·  Writing and saying dates : cardinal numbers- ordinal numbers

·  Using in / on for dates page 21

·  Talking about days and dates / appointment activity page 23

Grammar

Possessive adjectives ( mine – your) demonstrative adjective ( this-that) yes- no questions and wh questions with verb to be. ( Is he – Why are they.?) preposition of place( under- on--) page 20

2.Aims: learners will be able to

Listening

listen for main ideas

listen for specific information

listen to transportation

use context clues

speak and practice saying days and dates

to relate the listening selection to personal experience.

to build vocabulary in context.

Grammar

to learn and apply concepts relating to verbs, adjectives and nouns

to use possessive adjective and demonstrative adjective correctly with pronouns and with nouns.

To make yes and no- wh questions and negative forms of the verb to be in present ( is –are- am)

To allocate prepositions correctly in any given sentence.

3.Skills: learners use learning strategies

Listening

to identify meaning and pronunciation by listening to the instructor’s specific language / tape recorder and interpretation of words and contents (I ferry- public transportation –subway- tickets –fares- a two minutes ride ----etc).

to reflect upon the listening selection by exchanging ideas orally and giving short answers

Grammar

To reflect upon the grammar selection by writing exercises .

to involve in role play and pair work class work activities.

To correct their own mistakes.

Resources:

Interaction Access ; Listening g& Speaking McGraw- Hill education,( 2009) Chapter 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
Interactions Focus On Grammar, McGraw- Hill education,( 2009)Chapter 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-13-14

Extra Educational Aids: Data Show – Power Point Presentation

Work Sheets- ( exercises related to the topic)

Hana Hejazi/ Term 1/ 2008/ 2009 / sections: H1- H2- G1- G2- XL

Grammar& Listening/ ELCA New plan . 101

Villa 2- Room 13- Office hours: Sat- Sun-Mon-

10:00- 11:00/ 12:00-1:00

Week 4 ------

Daily plan

Listening

Saturday:

Chapter 2- Shopping and e-commerce

Part 1- comparing online shopping to traditional shopping – vocabulary preview page 29.

Guessing meaning page 30- listening to main ideas page 3

Monday:

Listening for main ideas and for specific information page 31

Using a chart to compare and contrast pro- con

Wednesday:

Vocabulary preview – listening for stressed words-

Strategy –reductions- interviewing class members – page 36

Grammar

Sunday:

The simple present – adverbs of frequency

Tuesday:

Adverbs of frequency with to be- spelling and pronunciation of final

-s- and -es

4

Weekly plan

1.Materials to be Covered:

Listening

·  Compare online shopping to traditional shopping

·  Discussing window shopping.

·  Guessing meaning: crowded- save- look for- spend- look around- browse- try on

·  Listening for main and specific information

·  Filling a dialogue page 33

·  Listening to compare long and short form page 34

·  Practice speaking with class members and interviewing them,

Grammar

The simple present – adverbs of frequency- adverbs of frequency with to be

Spelling and pronunciation of final-s and -es