ATTACHMENT 5.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The National Commission for Academic Accreditation &

Assessment

T6. Course Specifications

(CS)
Advanced Grammar
(ENGL 213)
 Course Specifications

Institution: Taibah University Date of Report: April 29, 2017

College/Department Faculty of Arts and Humanities / Department of Languages and
Translation

A. Course Identification and General Information

1. Course title and code: Advanced Grammar (ENGL 213)

2. Credit hours: 3 hours
3. Program(s) in which the course is offered: English Language Program
(If general elective available in many programs indicate this rather than list programs)
4. Name of faculty member responsible for the course: Dr. Mohamed Radi
5. Level/year at which this course is offered: Third Level / Second Year
6. Pre-requisites for this course (if any): Grammar in Use (ENGL 112)
7. Co-requisites for this course (if any): None
8. Location if not on main campus
9. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)

a. Traditional classroom X What percentage? 100

b. Blended (traditional and online) What percentage?

c. e-learning What percentage?

d. Correspondence What percentage?

f. Other What percentage?

Comments:
B. Objectives
1. What is the main purpose for this course?
1- Training students to explain correctly the normal, irregular and exceptional cases of subject-
verb agreement.
2- Enabling students to distinguish between personal pronouns and possessive adjectives.
3- Promoting students’ understanding and proficiency in using all types of noun, adjective and
adverb clauses.
4- Training students to reduce adjective clauses to adjective phrases.
2. Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course that
are being implemented. (e.g. increased use of IT or web based reference
material, changes in content as a result of new research in the field)
Use of the student workbook with additional interactive online practice and audio CD
Use of an online management system for teachers to manage classes, students, generate reports
and devise assessment tools

C. Course Description (Note: General description in the form to be used

for the Bulletin or handbook)
Course Description:
This course aims to build on what has already been covered in Introduction to Grammar and Grammar in Use. The
course will also deal with personal pronouns and possessive adjectives, different types of noun and adjective
phrases and clauses, and adverb phrases and clauses. Other areas are covered such as subject-verb agreement,
pronouns, and noun, adjective and adverb clauses.

1. Topics to be covered
List of Topics Week Contact
No. Hours
Part 5: Modifying Nouns
Chapter 13
Relative Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns: 1 3
--Identifying Nouns with Restrictive Relative Clauses
Relative Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns 2 3
-- Adding Extra Information with Nonrestrictive Relative Clauses
Chapter 14
Relative Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns: 3 3
--Identifying Nouns and Adding Extra Information
Relative Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns: 4 3
--Object Relative Pronouns with Prepositions
-- Reducing Relative Clauses
First Midterm Test 5 3
Part 6: Conditionals
Chapter 15
Real Conditionals, Unreal Conditionals, and Wishes 6 3
--Real Conditionals
Real Conditionals, Unreal Conditionals, and Wishes 7 3
--Unreal Conditionals
-- Wishes
Chapter 16
Past Unreal Conditionals and Past Wishes 8 3
-- Past Unreal Conditionals
Past Unreal Conditionals and Past Wishes 9 3
--Past Wishes
Second Midterm Test 10 3
Part 7: Noun Clauses and Reported Speech
Chapter 17
Noun Clauses 11 3
-- Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses
--Wh- and If /Whether Clauses 12 3
--‘That’ Clauses
Chapter 18
Reported Speech 13 3
Reported Speech 14 3
Revision for the Final Test 15 3

2. Course components (total contact hours and credits per semester):

Lecture Tutorial Laboratory Practical Other: Total
Contact Hours
3 45

Credit 3 3

3. Additional private study/learning hours expected for students per week.

2 hours of study per 1 hour of class
Code NQF Learning Domains Course Teaching Course
And Course Learning Strategies Assessment
Outcomes Methods
1.0 Knowledge
1.1  Identify the three types of  Lectures  Exams
clauses – noun, adjective,  Activities &
adverb Assignments
1.2  Define the subordinators  Classroom  Exams
(pronouns) used with the three questions
types of clauses and their
meanings
1.3  Identify direct versus reported  Classroom  Exams
speech. discussion

2.0 Cognitive Skills

2.1  Differentiate between relative  Lectures  Exams
clauses with subordinators as  Classroom  Activities &
the subject versus relative discussion Assignments
clauses with subordinators as
the object
2.2  Identify restrictive and non-  Classroom  Exams
restrictive clauses questions

2.3  Compose sentences which  Drills and  Exams

demonstrate how to reduce both practices  Activities &
restrictive and non-restrictive Assignments
clauses
2.4  Indicate subject-verb agreement  Drills and  Activities &
in relative clauses practices Assignments

2.5  Transpose direct speech into  Drills and  Exams

reported speech practices  Activities &
Assignments

2.6  Correct errors in context for  Classroom  Activities &

relative clauses, noun clauses, discussion Assignments
and reported speech.

3.0 Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility

3.1  Demonstrate the ability to  Cooperative  Activities &
actively participate in pair learning Assignments
 work, group work, and class
discussions relevant to course
content
4.0 Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
4.1  Apply grammatical use and  Drills and  Exams
meaning of relative clauses, practices  Activities &
noun clauses, and reported Assignments
 Classroom
speech through written and oral
discussion
communication
5.0 Psychomotor
5.1 N/A

5. Map course LOs with the program LOs. (Place course LO #s in the left
column and program LO #s across the top.)
Program Learning Outcomes
Course (Use Program LO Code #s provided in the Program Specifications)
LOs #
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.2
1.0 Knowledge
1.1 √ √
1.2 √ √
1.3 √ √
2.0 Cognitive Skills
2.1 √
2.2 √
2.3 √ √
2.4 √
2.5 √ √
2.6 √
3.0 Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility
3.1 √
4.0 Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
4.1 √
4.2
5.0 Psychomotor
5.1
 6. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester
Assessment task (e.g. essay, test, group Week Due Proportion of Total
project, examination, speech, oral Assessment
presentation, etc.)
1 1st midterm test 5 20%
2 2nd midterm test 10 20%
3 Activities & Assignments 4, 8, 13 20%
4 Final Exam 40%
5 Total 100 %

D. Student Academic Counseling and Support

1. Arrangements for availability of faculty and teaching staff for individual student
consultations and academic advice. (include amount of time teaching staff are expected to be
available each week)
Faculty and teaching staff availability during office hours – 4 hours / per week and by
appointment. Communication via Email and social media

E. Learning Resources
1. List Required Textbooks
1- Bland, S. K. (2012). Grammar sense 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
2. List Essential References Materials (Journals, Reports, etc.)
1- Azar, B. (2009). Understanding and Using English Grammar (4th ed.). New York:
Longman.
2- Murphy, R. (2010). Essential Grammar in Use (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
3- Parrot, M. (2003). Grammar for English Language Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
4- Puchta, H., Gerngross, G., & Thornbury, S. (2006). Teaching Grammar Creatively.
Austria: Helbling Languages.
3. List Recommended Textbooks and Reference Material (Journals,
Reports, etc)
1- Swan, M. & Smith, B. (2002). Learner English: A Teacher’s Guide to Interference and
Other Problems (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2- Woodward, S. (1997). Fun with Grammar: Communicative Activities for the Azar
Grammar Series. MA: Prentice Hall Regents.
4. List Electronic Materials (e.g. Web Sites, Social Media, Blackboard,
etc.)
 1- https://gs.ouponlinepractice.com/auth/index (use with online access code)
2- http://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/
3- https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar
4- http://www.adultlearn.com/resources/articles/importance-of-grammar/
5- http://www.nonstopenglish.com/
6- http://www.englishpage.com/
5. Other learning material such as computer-based programs/CD, professional standards or
regulations and software.
1- Grammar Sense 3 Audio CDs (2 Discs). Susan Kesner Bland, Cheryl Pavlik, Alice
Savage, Patricia Mayer, 2004.

F. Facilities Required
Indicate requirements for the course including size of classrooms and laboratories (i.e.
number of seats in classrooms and laboratories, extent of computer access etc.)
1. Accommodation (Classrooms, laboratories, demonstration rooms/labs, etc.)
Traditional classroom; size dependent upon course enrollment.

2. Computing resources (AV, data show, Smart Board, software, etc.)

Data show - lecture presentations
Smart Board – interactive activities
Wireless Internet access - online demonstrations / presentations
3. Other resources (specify, e.g. if specific laboratory equipment is required, list
requirements or attach list)
None
G. Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes
1. Strategies for Obtaining Student Feedback on Effectiveness of Teaching
 Confidential completion of standard evaluation questionnaire
 Student – faculty face-to-face meetings
2. Other Strategies for Evaluation of Teaching by the Program/Department Instructor
 Classroom observations
3. Processes for Improvement of Teaching
 Professional development workshops
4. Processes for Verifying Standards of Student Achievement (e.g. check marking by an
independent member teaching staff of a sample of student work, periodic exchange and
remarking of tests or a sample of assignments with staff at another institution)
 Departmental guidelines for uniformity, objectivity, and fairness of evaluation
 standards and assessment tools
 Periodic checking of random samples of examination papers by course coordinators
and fellow colleagues
5. Describe the planning arrangements for periodically reviewing course effectiveness and
planning for improvement.
 Regular meetings between faculty members and course coordinators
 Regular meetings by the Curriculum Review Committee
 Departmental meetings as necessary to discuss and finalize proposals made by the
Curriculum Review Committee

Faculty or Teaching Staff: Dr. Mohamed Radi

Signature: ____________________ Date Report Completed: April 29, 2017
Received by: Dr. Musaad Alrahaili
Department Head

Signature: :.............Date Report Updated 4/11/2021