This is a one-semester Academic English course for elementary English language level students. Students have six class hours, one tutorial hour and an e-learning requirement. This course introduces basic academic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through students’ active participation in diverse and intensive academic and discipline-related activities and assessments at an appropriate elementary level. Simple academic texts and discipline-related materials enhance students’ accurate use of basic grammar structures, enlarge their vocabulary and facilitate their development of language skills for a variety of academic contexts. The course provides a foundation for students to develop the academic English skills and abilities necessary for studying at the university level in English.
Intended Learning Outcomes
CILO-1: Understand the main point of short, simple lectures and presentations on common academic topics.
CILO-2: Read elementary level academic texts to identify specific information.
CILO-3: Write short sentences and paragraphs for defining and describing facts.
CILO-4: Participate in short group activities and discussions using simple academic language and expressions.
CILO-5: Prepare and give short, simple, discipline-related presentations.
CILO-6: Recognize and use simple academic and discipline-related vocabulary and grammar.