Identification Subject (code, ENGL 103 AcademicEnglish-4 KU/8 ECTS

title, credits)

Department English Language and Literature

Program Undergraduate
(undergraduate,
graduate)
Term Spring 2024

Instructor Parvana Babayeva

E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Classroom/hours Monday- Friday

Prerequisites ENGL 102 English Foundations-2

Language English
Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
- New Total English Intermediate Students’ Book by Rachael Roberts, Antonia Clare
Required textbooks and JJ Wilson with Active Book plus Vocabulary trainer. Pearson Education Limited
and course materials 2013
- New Total English Intermediate Workbook by Antonia Clare and JJ Wilson
with Anthony Cosgrove. Pearson Education Limited 2013
- Focus on Vocabulary 1, Diane Schmitt, Norbert Schmitt, David Mann,
Pearson Education, 2011
- Longman English Grammar Practice, L. G. Alexander, 1995
- Keynote Intermediate by Paul Dummet, Helen Stephenson and Lewis Landsford, 2015
- Solutions Intermediate third edition, by Tim Falla and Paul A Davies, 2019
- NorthStar 3, fifth edition by Laurie Barton and Carolyn Dupaquier,2019

The course focuses on 3 essential language skills (listening, speaking and reading) and
Course outline contributes to their development in an integrated way. Students learn to communicate both in
spoken and written forms on a variety of topics. English proficiency level of CEFR B1+ is
achieved.

Course objectives 1. Reading passages on various topics and understanding their meanings
2. Listening to real-life dialogues and acting them out
3. Learning new vocabulary in context

After finishing the course the students will be able to:

Learning outcomes  be confident in communicating in English
 express their opinions both in written and spoken forms
 talk on a variety of topics

Teaching methods Lecture

Group discussion Group discussion
Experiential exercise
Case analysis
Simulation Simulation
Course paper
 Others

Evaluation Methods Date/deadlines Percentage (%)

Midterm Exam April (1st week) 30
Activity/Class Participation Before Final Exam 5/5
Speaking/Video Before Final Exam 7
Extensive Reading Before Final Exam 8
Writing project Before Final Exam 10
Final Exam June (1st week) 35
Total 100
Assessment
Class participation and activity. The students are expected to contribute to
discussions in each class and to do all home assignments given by the instructor.

Extensive Reading.
Short stories and staged simplified novels are selected and assigned to be read by the students.
A continual observance of reading progress is recommended.

Self-video Recording.
Students record a video narration of the read short stories or any other subject of their own
choice relevant to their disciplines, in their mobile phones for five minutes. The recorded works
can be displayed in the classroom and accordingly evaluated on their fluency, content,
creativity, vocabulary and structure.

Writing Project.
Every student is given an opportunity to conduct independent investigation on a topic,
preferably in their own field of study that interests her/him the most. For the selection of the
topics, students can consult their relevant teachers at their own departments. The length of the
project, depending on the level of her/his English, will be about 1500 words.

Policy Attendance (Lateness): Attendance is important. Absences can be detrimental to one’s grade
due to the number of class activities (presentations and class participation) and complexity of
the subject. For every three unexcused absences one (1) point will be deducted from the grade
point average. More than 10 unexcused absences is excessive. Free participation is discouraged.

Missed exams or assignments: Advance notification should be given if the student is unable
to attend a scheduled presentation or test. Full class participation and completion of assigned
homework are necessary.

Academic Dishonesty: Any plagiarism while studying will be severely penalized, including the
possibility of receiving a non-pass for the course. Reference should be given to the sources used
in one’s work. However, any research paper consisting of references and citations only, without
further analysis by the student, will not be acceptable either. Cheating during the tests
will be penalized including the possibility of a zero mark on the test.
Tentative Schedule

Date/Day Topics Textbook/Assignments/Reading

Week

(tentative)

Introduction to the course. Ice breaking activities

Friends New Total English, Unit 1,
1 Grammar: Auxiliary verbs (do, be, have) Present simple, Workbook, Unit 1
Present Continuous
Course content: How many friends should you have?
Brotherly love? Not in my culture…
 Media
2 Grammar: Defining relative clauses. Past simple, Past New Total English, Unit 2
Continuous. Passive voice. Workbook, Unit 2
Course content: Media, news, silver screen.
Lifestyle
Grammar: Comparative and superlative degrees of New Total English, Unit 3
3 adjective (Adjective describing place) Compound nouns Workbook, Unit 3
Course content: Describe hopes, dreams and ambitions

Wealth
Grammar: Question tags. Modal verbs of obligation and New Total English, Unit 4
prohibition. Zero and first conditionals with Workbook, Unit 4
4
if/when/unless/as soon as
Course content: Getting rich quick. Good with money.
Free time New Total English, Unit 5
Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous and Present Workbook, Unit 5
Perfect Simple. Verb patterns with –ing and infinitive.
5
Course Content: Are you creative? Three ways to
become more creative.

Free time New Total English, Unit 5

Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns. Workbook, Unit 5
Quantifiers.
6 Course Content: Free time activities: theatre, books,
films. Memorable meals.
NOVRUZ HOLIDAY
7 Quizzes, presentations and evaluation

Review session

8 Midterm Exam

Holidays New Total English, Unit 6

Grammar: Past Perfect Simple. Articles. Uses of like. Workbook, Unit 6
Course content: Across Africa. Travelers’ tales. Strange
9
things happen when you travel…

Learning New Total English, Unit 7

Grammar: Subject and object questions. Used to and Workbook, Unit 7
would. Modals of ability, past and present.
10
Course content: Learning from experience. Mistakes that
work… Great teachers. Some methods for memorization

New Total English, Unit 8

 22/04/2024 Grammar: Present simple passive, prepositions of time, Workbook, Unit 8
11 26/04/2024 past continuous and past simple
Course content: The forbidden apple. Change the world.
Making the right decisions.

29/04/2024 Jobs New Total English, Unit 9

12 Grammar: Reported speech (statements). Workbook, Unit 9
3/05/2024
Past obligation/permission
Course content: New on the job.
Jobs New Total English, Unit 9
Grammar: Reported speech (interrogative). Make, let, Workbook, Unit 9
13 allow.
Course content: Freedom at work. Skills and experience.
Write a formal email/letter of application.
Memories New Total English, Unit 10
Grammar: I wish if only Workbook, Unit 10
Course content: Childhood memories. Memorable
14
people. Saying goodbye. Memory blockbusters.

15 Quizzes, presentations

Review session

16
Evaluations

17 Final Exam