Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | BASIC ENGLISH | ||||||||||
Course Unit Code | AENG101. | ||||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 2 | ||||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||||
Course Contents | An intensive study of the language which includes aspects of grammar and syntax leading to development of students' writing and oral skills. In particular, the course covers the following: introduction to major structural and grammatical areas of English: Parts of Speech Prepositions Pronouns Verbs: Statements (Affirmative, Negative, Interrogative, Imperative) Tenses (Simple Future, Simple Present, Simple Past, Future Perfect, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Continuous Tenses) word order, use of conjunctions, sentence structure and synthesis which lead to paragraph and composition writing writing paragraphs and compositions (narrative and descriptive) informal letter writing (giving news and invitation) vocabulary development through reading and listening to passages based on various topics including the use of synonyms, antonyms and phrasal verbs comprehension: reading texts on various topics, comprehending, analysing and reproducing new pieces of work development of oral communication skills through dialogues, role play, class discussions on passages, articles, books, films and current issues spelling and punctuation rules | ||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course is delivered to students by means of lectures conducted by the instructor. The major method of teaching is the interactive communicative approach based on the principles of functional language learning and teaching. Audio-visual aids, class discussions, pair and group work and other communicative drills are among the instructor’s tools to keep students’ interest alive and elicit the maximum participation from students. Students are also encouraged to make extensive use of the Internet. | ||||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |