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  • ENG 102: English II

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  • Introduction

    Course Summary:

    The course will be suitable for learners who have entered tertiary level of education and have to study through the medium of English, but are not skilled enough to meet the demands of academic reading and writing. The course will help learners attain Study Skills necessary for studying in English. There will be focus on reading academic texts and writing for academic purposes. The course will also orient learners with IELTS General Training.

     

    Objectives:

    After completing the course, students will be able to-

    i)                   Recognize and write different types of sentences

    ii)                 Write summary

    iii)               Find information by skimming and scanning texts

    iv)               Acquire vocabulary on the Academic word list

    v)                  Recognize and write various types of Academic Prose

    vi)               Recognize and respond to various question formats on the IELTS

    vii)             Deliver an oral presentation based on reading/listening

     

    Learning Outcome: Reading

    -          guessing the meaning of words from contexts

    -          reading academic descriptions

    -          understanding process

    -          reading for main ideas and supporting details

    -          distinguishing facts from opinion

    -          supporting opinions with evidence

    -          expressing cause and effect relationship

     

    Learning Outcome: Writing

    -          writing coherent and cohesive paragraphs

    -          developing focus and formulating hypotheses

    -          supporting ideas with evidence

    -          paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting etc.

    -          writing an argumentative essay

     

    The above will be taught in the context of texts, tasks and activities – and will involve the practice of skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

     

    Assessment:

    There will be class tests/quizzes, a midterm and a final examination. Tests and exams will be conducted as per university practices. Grades will be awarded as per UGC guidelines.

    Students having less than 80% attendance in class will not be allowed to sit for the final examination. Students will have to attain minimum D grade to pass the examination, failing which they will have to retake the course.

     

    Resources:

    English for Academic Purposes 1 & 2 – British Council and UGC

     

    Teaching Plan

    Lesson

    Topic

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    Lesson 1 - Understanding and using the language of definitions and examples (page 1 – 8)

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    Lesson 2 - Expressing similarities and differences (page 9 – 14)

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    Lesson 3 - Understanding process (page 17 – 22)

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    Lesson 4 - Guessing meanings of words from contexts, title matching (page 23 – 26)

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    Lesson 5 - Expressing cause and effect relationship (page 27 – 31), QUIZ 1

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    IELTS writing task 1 introduce and practice (annex)

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    Lesson 7 - Reading for main ideas and supporting details (page 41 – 46)

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    Lesson 8 - Distinguishing facts from opinions, supporting opinions with evidence (page 47 – 51)

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    Lesson 9 - Expressing agreement and disagreement (page 52 – 56), QUIZ 2

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    Matching headings, Flow chart completion & Identifying information (true/false/not given) – IELTS practice (annex)

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    Review session/Mock Exam

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    MIDTERM EXAMINATION

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    Lesson 15 - Writing coherent paragraphs (page 81 – 87)

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    Lesson 16 - Writing cohesive paragraphs (page 88 – 91+110+135)

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    Lesson 18 - Supporting ideas with evidence (page 104 – 109)

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    Lesson 19 - Paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting, synthesizing and referencing (page 111 – 118)

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    Lesson 19 - Paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting, synthesizing and referencing (page 111 – 118) ASSIGNMENT

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    Lesson 21 - Writing an argumentative essay (page 125 – 130)

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    IELTS writing task 2 introduce and practice (annex)

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    Reading – matching information & matching features (annex)

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    QUIZ 3

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    Reading – Short answer questions and multiple choice question (annex)

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    Review session/Mock Exam

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    FINAL EXAMINATION

     


  • Midterm

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      Midterm Assignment
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      Be careful about plagiarism. 

       

       

      Daffodil International University

      Department of Computer Science and Engineering

      Faculty of Science & Information Technology

      Midterm Exam Examination, Summer 2021 @ DIU Blended Learning Center

      Course Code: ENG123 (Day/Evening), Course Title: Writing and Comprehension 

      Level: 3        Term: 3          Section: A,D

      Instructor: Farjana Yesmin          Modality: Open Book Exam

      Date: Sunday 15 November , 2021      Time: 06:00am-8:30am

                    Two and half hours (2:30), Marks: 25


  • Basic Grammar

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      After this lesson, students will be able to:

       

      distinguish between six verb tenses

      identify incorrect and correct verb tense in text

      explain common verb tense errors


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      WH question Page
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      Put the following words in correct order Page
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      The difference between when and while Page
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      Conditionals 

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  • Reading (Skimming And Scanning )

  • Matching Headings and flow chart

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      -  to raise awareness of the skills needed to answer task type 5, 

      -including identifying topic sentences

      - understanding the main idea and 

      -choosing the most appropriate heading 

      - to practice these skills and to complete a task type

    • Course content 

      Understand reading technique 
      how to skim 
      underline topic sentence 
      assume vocabulary 

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      Match the Heading (practice) Page


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      Match the Title (library) Page
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      Questions 1-5

      Match paragraphs A-E above with the headings i-vii.  Some headings may not be used.

      list of headings - Reading 6.5 - matching headings

      1. Paragraph A .................

      2. Paragraph B .................

      3. Paragraph C .................

      4. Paragraph D .................

      5. Paragraph E .................


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      Traffic Jam (Match the Title) Page
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      List of Headings

      i        A solution which is no  solution

      ii       Changing working practices

      iii      Closing city centres to traffic

      iv      Making cars more environmentally friendly

      v       Not doing enough

      vi      Paying to get in

      vii     A global problem

       



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      Match the Title (Yoruba Town) Page
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      List of Paragraph Headings

      i.   Town facilities

      ii.  Colonisation

      iii.  Urban divisions

      iv.  Architectural home styles

      v.  Types of settlements

      vi. Historical foundations

      vii. Domestic arrangements

      viii. City defenses

      ix.  The residences of the rulers

      x.  Government buildings


        

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      Practice File
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      Totara lang File
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      Identify and underline topic sentence Page
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      IELTS Reading File
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      Fill gap technique File

      PPT

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      Worksheet File

      for practice

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      Topic sentence Page
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  • Writing Graph

  • Assignment (1st quiz)

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      Video presentation Page
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      Lesson Objective

      This course will develop the students’ ability to

      ·         take responsibility for completing tasks

      ·         utilize digital literacy tools to develop collaborative skills

      Lesson Outcome

      Given a real world problem, the student will be able to:

      ·         work collaboratively;

      ·         divide tasks;



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      Video presentation Assignment
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  • True/ False/ Not Given

  • Writing (Letter,Paragrapg and Eassy )

  • Brainstorming

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      Lesson Objective Page

      This course will develop the students’ ability to

      ·         use pre-writing strategies to plan writing

      ·         generate ideas from sources to develop content


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      How to Make Your Brainstorming Sessions Successful

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      Lesson Outcome Page

      Given a writing prompt, the student will be able to:

      ·         produce a well-organized academic writing with brainstorming;

      plan writing from prompt and jot down  ideas


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      Lesson Content Page

      major concepts a of pre-writing and major contents of academic writing


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      Video on brainstorming Page

  • Essay Writing

    Assignments

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      Essay Writing (quiz 2 ) Assignment

      7. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

      Write about the following topic:

      The amount of violence in movies has increased.

      What effect does this have on viewers? Should governments censor movies?

       

      Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.


  • Linking Words 1

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  • Presentation

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      Lesson Objective

      This course will develop the students’ ability to

      ·         deliver an effective oral presentation

      ·         present information using digital tool

      Lesson Outcome

      Given a topic to research and present in class, the student will be able to:

      ·         locate and select relevant information;

      ·         give an oral presentation in class using effective delivery strategies


      Lesson Content

      skills :work collaboratively, manage time, be prepared, comply with academic integrity rules



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      Presentation Assignment
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      1.Religion is the cause of war .

      2.Highly competitive environment is good for studying and working .

      3.Village is better than city life 

      4. Social media can make people more social 

      5. Dieting is a good way to lose weight 

      6. Involvement of students in politics may transform the scenario. 

      7. What is better - to fight terrorism or to fight poverty . 

      8 . Online classes are not effective in educating students .

      9.Arrange marriage is more effective than love marriage .

      10. CCTV can protect our privacy.  

       


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      rubric File

      for ted talk

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      video 1 File
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      video 3 File

  • Quiz 2

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  • Vocabulary