EL101 : English Language 1

Department

Department of Computer Science

Academic Program

Bachelor in computer science

Type

University requirement

Credits

02

Prerequisite

Overview

English courses specially designed for students who choose to study at the faculty of Basic Sciences. The principle objectives for both courses is to enable students use English for scientific. They provide students with practice on sentence patterns, structural words as well as non-structural vocabulary which are common to all scientific branches. The material incorporated in these courses intend to give students a good opportunity to read scientific texts, do grammar exercises and work on scientific terminology.

Intended learning outcomes

a (Knowledge & understand

Description of the knowledge to be acquired: With the completion of the course, learners should be able to

1

inculcate and develop the habit of reading English texts, mostly at the general level.

2

develop general lexical skills.

3

identify and write simple sentences and develop writing skills with special reference to spelling and writing short sentences.

b (Mental skills

With the completion of the course, learners should be able to

1

expand general listening / speaking skills.

2

at home with simple sentence structures and common English tenses.

3

The ability to read simple authentic texts for gist or for specific information.

4

The ability to use language related to topics of general interest.

c (Practical & professional skills

With the completion of the course, learners should be able to

1

The ability to remember common and core vocabulary items as parts of expressions with regard to everyday experiences.

2

The ability to communicate meaningfully in real life situations.

3

The ability to write letters and short paragraphs.

d) Generic and transferable skills

With the completion of the course, learners should be able to

1

The ability to remember common and core vocabulary items as parts of expressions with regard to everyday experiences.

2

The ability to communicate meaningfully in real life situations.

3

The ability to write letters and short paragraphs.

Teaching and learning methods

  • Lectures
  • Class discussion
  • Close reading and text analysis
  • Collaborative learning / pair work / group work
  • Assignments

Methods of assessments

Rating No.

Evaluation methods

Evaluation Duration

Evaluation weight

Percentage

Rating Date (Week)

First Assessment

First midterm exam

An hour and a half

Topics: 1-2

25

Sixth week

Second Assessment

Second midterm exam

An hour and a half

Topics: 2-3

25

Week Eleven

Final Evaluation

Final Exam

Two hours

All Topics

50

Final Exams Week

Total

100 degree

Course content

Scientific topic

No. hours

lecture

lab

exercises

discussion

Independent

Simple present active

6

3

-

-

-

2

Simple present passive

6

3

-

-

-

2

Past simple active

4

2

-

-

-

1

Past simple passive

4

2

-

-

-

2

Model auxiliaries.

4

2

-

-

-

1

References

Bibliography

Publisher

Version

Author

Where it is located

Textbooks:

English for Scientific Purposes

Fathi M. Zlitni

English Language 1 (EL101)
Mathematics 1 (MA100)
Plan Analytic Geometry (MA101)
Introduction to statistics (ST101)
Programming Principles (CS100)
Arabic language 1 (AR051)
Calculus and Analysis principle 2 (MA102)
Solid Analytic Geometry (MA103)
General Physics І (Electricity ) (PH112)
Structured Programming I (CS111)
Arabic language 2 (AR052)
English language 2 (EL102)