Preparatory Year English Language Department

Syllabus
Part I: COURSE INFORMATION
Semester 461 Academic Year 2024-2025

Department Preparatory Year English Language Department

Course Title English II

Course Code ENGL 022 Prerequisite None

Credit Hours 8 Weekly Contact Hours 21

Part II: TEXTBOOK

1. Unlock 3:
Reading, Writing & Critical Thinking.
Listening, Speaking & Critical Thinking.
Active Grammar (Level 2): Selected units based on the specifications of B1-B1 Plus
 Part III: Course Description

Course Course Duration Contact Hours

CEFR Prerequisites
Name Code Theoretical Lab Credits
English II ENGL 022 15 weeks B1 20 1 8 English II

Listening and Speaking

Course Description
The Intermediate Listening and Speaking course (ENGL 022 ) is an 8-credit blended academic English language course that is based on the B1 level competences of
the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). In addition to relevant grammar content input, listening and speaking skills are covered in a
variety of learning activities focusing on academic language use on either the online platform or in the face-to-face classroom. Students undergo 8 hours of face-to-
face classes per week for a semester (15 weeks in total). Students are required to sit for the placement test and score within the B1 level range or above to enroll into
the course or complete A2 level successfully at ELPYI. The pass rate is 60% based on the cumulative score of the assignments, quizzes, mid-terms, and final exams.
Students are obliged to attend 85% of the classes to avoid receiving a designation of ‘DN’ (i.e., denied). Units 1–8 of Unlock 3- Listening, Speaking and Critical
Thinking (2nd Edition) by Cambridge University Press and Active Grammar by Cambridge University Press are used as instructional course materials. Grammar
lessons (4 hours weekly) act as supplementary input that aim to reinforce the grammar topics/areas that are covered in the course.

Course Goal
The main goal of this course is to improve the student’s academic English language skills to achieve the level of “Independent User” (B1 CEFR).

Course Objective
This course aims to enable learners to achieve goals from the following scales of the CEFR. For convenience, the scales are organized under two headings: Speaking
and Listening.

By the end of the course, learners are expected to:

Student Learning Outcomes

Speaking Listening
 Express and respond to feelings such as surprise, happiness, sadness,  Identify both general messages and specific details.
interest and indifference.  Demonstrate an understanding of short narratives.
 Follow rapid speech, even if repetition is required  Demonstrate an understanding of relatively spoken ideas on a general topic
 Give or seek personal opinions and give brief comments on the views of  Show an understanding of the main points of extended discussion around
others. them.
 Explain and defend opinions understood when discussing problems or  Understand the main points of TV and radio programs, including news
topically-relevant practical questions bulletins and interviews.
 Express critically-sensitive thoughts on more abstract, cultural topics  Take notes as a list of key points during a straightforward lecture, which are
such as films, books, music etc. precise enough for their own use at a later date, provided the topic is within
 Express belief, opinion, agreement and disagreement politely their field of interest and the talk is clear and well structured.
 Discuss solutions to practical problems  Demonstrate an understanding of the main points of extended discussion
 Give a short, prepared talk on a particular topic around them.
 Express and defend a point of view clearly in formal discussion  Understand the main points of TV and radio programs, including news
 Recognize examples and the ideas they support in order to develop an bulletins and interviews.
argument  Understand and respond critically to lectures in their own field, and
 Explain why something is a problem, discuss what to do next and straightforward short talks on familiar topics, as long as the presentation is
compare and contrast alternatives, giving brief reasons and explanations. clear.
 Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to use persuasive language
 Exchange, check and confirm information
 Summarize a short story, article, talk, discussion interview, or
documentary and answer further questions of detail.
 Ask for and follow detailed directions and describe how to do something,
giving detailed instructions.
 Give detailed accounts/descriptions of
 Experiences, describing feelings and reactions.
 Unpredictable occurrences, e.g., an accident.
 Events (real or imagined), dreams, hopes and ambitions.
 Give a short talk on a prepared topic
 Narrate a story.
 Relate the plot of a book or film and describe their reactions.
 Reading and Writing
Course Description
The Intermediate Reading and Writing course (ENGL 022 ) is an 8-credit blended academic English language course that is based on the B1 level competences of
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). In addition to relevant grammar content input, listening and speaking skills are covered in a
variety of learning activities focusing on academic language use on either the online platform or in the face-to-face classroom. Students undergo 8 hours of face-
to-face classes per week for a semester (8 weeks in total). Students are required to sit for the placement test and score within the B1 level range or above to enrol
into the course or complete ENGL 022 level successfully at ELPYI. The pass rate is 60% based on the cumulative score of the a ssignments, quizzes, mid-terms,
and final exams. Students are obliged to attend 85% of the classes to avoid receiving a designation of ‘DN’ (i.e., denied). Units 1– 8 of Unlock 3- Listening, Speaking
and Critical Thinking (2nd Edition) by Cambridge University Press and Active Grammar by Cambridge University Press are used as instructional course materials.
Grammar lessons (4 hours weekly) for act as supplementary input that aim to reinforce the grammar topics/areas and vocabulary that are covered in the course.

Course Goal
The main goal of this course is to improve the student’s academic English language skills to achieve the level of “Independent User” (B1 CEFR).

Course Objective
This course aims to enable learners to achieve goals from the following scales of the CEFR. For convenience, the scales are organized under two headings:
Reading and Writing.

By the end of the course, learners are expected to:

Student Learning Outcomes

Reading Writing
 Scan longer texts to find specific or relevant information in everyday  Write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects
material, such as letters, brochures and short official documents. within their field of interest, by linking a series of shorter discrete
 Identify the most relevant information in a text elements into a linear sequence.
 Identify the main conclusions in clearly signalled argumentative texts.  Write a description of an event, a recent trip (real or imagined).
 Recognise the line of argument in the treatment of the issue presented,  Write accounts of experiences, describing feelings and reactions in some
though not necessarily in detail. detail
 Understand and subdivide the arguments in a text  Narrate a story.
 Identify unfamiliar words from the context and deduce sentence meaning  Link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements of writing a passage
provided the topic is familiar. into a connected, linear sequence of points.
 Identify the evidence in a text that supports the line of an argument.  Demonstrate a relatively high level of grammatical and lexical accuracy,
 Identify the structure and content of an argument on a relevant topic. particularly the use of: Connecting words, noun phrases, the passive
 Demonstrate the ability to infer meaning from indirect arguments and voice, relative clauses, collocations, adverbial phrases, comparative and
figurative language superlative forms
 Summarise, report and give their opinion about accumulated factual
information
 Write very brief reports to a standard conventionalised format, which
pass on routine factual information and state reasons for actions.
 Write short, simple essays on topics of interest.
 Part V: ASSESSMENTS
Internal Overall Activity Overall Course
Activity Assessment
Percentage Percentage Percentage

Unlock 3 Quiz 1 50%

Vocabulary
100% 10%
+ Active
Grammar 2 Quiz 2 50%

Assignment 2 5%
Unlock 3
Reading & Reading/Writing 60%
25%
Writing Midterm
Reading/Writing
30% 90%
Final
Assignment 1 5%
Unlock 3
Listening
Listening 5%
Midterm 30%
&
Speaking Listening Final 10%
Speaking Final 10%
100%

Part VI: ATTENDANCE

1. Check your EDUGATE account for the official class time, location, and absences.
2. Attendance will be checked at the start of each period as per ETA Rules and Regulations:
a. If you do not attend the class for any reason, you will be marked ABSENT for the corresponding
missed periods.
b. If you arrive after the first 5 minutes, you will be marked ABSENT for that period.
c. If you arrive after the instructor called all students’ names/IDs but during the first 5 minutes, you
will be marked LATE for that period and will count as 1/3 of an absence.
d. If you were late three times, then these will be counted as 1 full absence.
3. In a semester, you will get a “DN” status if you exceed 15% absences.
If you have a valid reason and wanted your absence to be removed, contact the Office of Student Affairs
and present your valid excuse there.
 ENGL 022 Pacing Schedule (Semester 461)
Reading and Writing: Reading, Writing & Listening and Speaking: Listening, Speaking & Critical Thinking 3 Grammar: Active Grammar - Level 2
Critical Thinking 3

Week Hours Topic Hours Topic Hours Topic

1-4 Introduction 1-4 Introduction 1 Introduction
1
5-8 Unit 1 – Animals 5-8 Unit 1 – Animals 2 Unit 10 – Modals of ability and obligation 1 (1)

1-4 Unit 1 – Animals 1-4 Unit 1 – Animals 1-2 Unit 10 – Modals of ability and obligation 1 (2)
2
5-8 Unit 1 – Animals 5-8 Unit 1 – Animals 3-4 Unit 30 & 31 – Comparatives and superlatives

1-2 Unit 1 – Animals 1 Unit 1 – Animals 1-2 Unit 28 – Prepositions

3
3-8 Unit 2 – The Environment 2-8 Unit 2 – The Environment 3-4 Unit 32 – Adverbs and adverb phrases

1-4 Unit 2 – The Environment 1-4 Unit 2 – The Environment 1-2 Unit 29 – Adjectives
4
5-8 Unit 2 – The Environment 5-8 ASSIGNMENT 1 (Speaking Tasks) 3-4 Unit 45 – Linking words (1)

Saudi National Day – Sunday and Monday, September 22&23 2024

5 1-2 Unit 3 – Transport 1-2 Unit 3 – Transport 1 Unit 35 – Zero, 1st and 2nd conditionals

3-4 Unit 3 – Transport 3-4 Unit 3 – Transport 2 Unit 35 – Zero, 1st and 2nd conditionals

1-3 Unit 3 – Transport 1-3 Unit 3 – Transport 1-2 Unit 14- Request, permission, offers, suggestions, promises

4-6 Unit 4 – Customs & Traditions 4-6 Unit 4 – Customs & Traditions 3 Unit 42– Word Formation: verbs and adjectives
6
7-8 Unit 4 – Customs & Traditions 7-8 Unit 4 – Customs & Traditions 4 Unit 43– Word Formation: nouns

QUIZ 1 (During e-learning class)

1-3 Unit 4 – Customs & Traditions 1-3 Unit 4 – Customs & Traditions 1 Unit 17 – Prepositional verbs (1)

7 4-6 Unit 4 – Customs & Traditions 4-6 Unit 4 – Customs & Traditions 2 Unit 17 – Prepositional verbs (2)

7-8 Revision 7-8 Revision 3-4 Revision

MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS: Listening MT; Reading and Writing MT (13 – 16/10/2024)

8
Extended Weekend – Thursday, October 17, 2024
 Reading and Writing: Reading, Writing & Critical Listening and Speaking : Listening, Speaking & Critical Grammar: Active Grammar - Level 2
Thinking 3 Thinking 3
Week Hours Topic Hours Topic Hours Topic
1-3 Unit 5 – Health and Fitness 1-3 Unit 5 – Health and Fitness 1 Unit 18 – Phrasal verbs (1)

9 4-5 Unit 5 – Health and Fitness 4-5 Unit 5 – Health and Fitness 2 Unit 18 – Phrasal verbs (2)
Unit 12 – Possibility and certainty in the present &
6-8 Unit 5 – Health and Fitness 6-8 Unit 5 – Health and Fitness 3-4
future
1-2 Unit 5 – Health and Fitness 1 Unit 5 – Health and Fitness 1-2 Unit 33 – The passive voice
10 3-5 Unit 6 – Discovery and Invention 2-4 Unit 6 – Discovery and Invention 3 Unit 40 – Defining relative Clauses (1)
6-8 Unit 6 – Discovery and Invention 5-8 Unit 6 – Discovery and Invention 4 Unit 40 – Defining relative Clauses (2)
1-2 Unit 6 – Discovery and Invention 1 Unit 6 – Discovery and Invention 1 Unit 41 –Non-defining relative Clauses (1)

11 3-7 Unit 6 – Discovery and Invention 2 Unit 6 – Discovery and Invention 2 Unit 41 –Non-defining relative Clauses (2)

8 Unit 7 – Fashion 3-8 Unit 7 – Fashion 3-4 Unit 7 – Will and be going to

Fall Break- Sunday-Thursday, November 10-14, 2024

Unit 1– Present Simple and Present Continuous
1-4 Unit 7 – Fashion 1 Unit 7 – Fashion 1
(1)
Unit 1 – Present Simple and Present Continuous
5-6 Unit 7 – Fashion 2-3 Unit 7 – Fashion 2
12 (2)
Unit 8 – Present Continuous and Present Simple
7-8 Unit 7 – Fashion 4-8 Unit 7 – Fashion 3-4
for Future Use
QUIZ 2 (During e-learning class)
Unit 26 – Preposition of place, movement, and
1-3 Unit 7 – Fashion 1-2 Unit 7 – Fashion 1
time1
13 Unit 26 – Preposition of place, movement, and
4-6 Unit 8 – Economics 3-4 Unit 7 – Fashion 2
time2
7-8 ASSIGNMENT 2 (Writing Task) 5-8 Unit 8 – Economics 3-4 Unit 23 – Quantifiers (1)
1-3 Unit 8 – Economics 1-3 Unit 8 – Economics 1 Unit 24 – Quantifiers (2)

14 4-6 Unit 8 – Economics 4-6 Unit 8 – Economics 2 Unit 36 – Third conditional

Unit 5 – Present perfect simple and present
7-8 Unit 8 – Economics 7-8 Unit 8 – Economics 3-4
perfect continuous
1-2 Unit 8 – Economics 1-2 Unit 8 – Economics
1-2 Revision
15 3-4 Unit 8 – Economics 3-4 Unit 8 – Economics
Extended Weekend – Wednesday & Thursday, December 11-12, 2024
16 FINAL EXAMINATIONS: Reading and Writing Final; Listening Final; Speaking Final (15– 19 /12/2024)

17 Makeup Exams: 22-26 /12/2024

 English 2 Assessment Plan and Description (461)
Mode of
Number of Actual
Assessment Date Delivery & Units Content Question Types Duration Test Availability Weight %
Questions Marks
Location
Assignment 1 2-3
Unlock 3
(Speaking Week 4 in-class LS
1 Animals - Give a presentation. minutes per - 20 5%
Task) student
(1 & 2)
- Choose correct words to
complete sentences.
- Read sentences and determine if
Grammar 2 the modal in each sentences
(10, 30, 28, express (obligation / no
32, 29, 45, obligation) (O),
(prohibition) (P) or (advice) (A).
& 35) - Complete a paragraph with
during words in the box.
13 vocabulary
Quiz 1 Week 6 e-Learning Unlock 3 25 12 grammar
- Complete sentences with the 30 minutes - 25 5%
LS&RW correct form of academic words.
class - Put word in the correct order to
(1 & 2) make sentences.
- Join pairs of sentences using
words in brackets.
- Match the sentence halves.
- Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the words in
brackets.
 Mode of
Number of Test Actual
Assessment Date Delivery & Units Content Question Types Duration Weight %
Questions Availability Marks
Location
- Match sentence halves.
- Choose the correct words to
complete sentences.
- Complete the sentences with the
Unlock 3 correct form of the words in the
Listening during as per
LS 15 vocabulary box.
Midterm Week 8 e-Learning 20 20 listening - Listen to an audio and complete 45 minutes e-Learning 20 5%
(1,2,3, &
Exam class notes by choosing words or schedule
4) numbers from drop-down menus.
- Listen to a talk and complete the
notes using the words, or number,
in the box.
- Circle/underline the correct
words to complete the sentences.
- Complete a paragraph with the
correct form of the words in the
box.
- Choose the correct word to
replace the underlined word in
each sentence.
- Read an article and choose the
Unlock 3 correct answers.
Reading & 15 vocabulary - Read an article and match
LS&RW as per MT
Writing paper-based 10 reading paragraphs with main ideas.
Week 8 (1,2,3, & 46 15 grammar - Complete the collocations in the 2 hours Exam 70 25%
Midterm (Exam Halls)
4) 1 writing sentences with the words in the Schedule
Exam box.
- Match sentence halves.
- Circle/underline because or
because of to complete sentences.
- Join pairs of sentences suing the
linking words in brackets.
- Write two body paragraphs of a
problem-solution essay. (100-
150 words)
 Mode of
Number of Test Actual Weight
Assessment Date Delivery & Units Content Question Types Duration
Questions Availability Marks %
Location
- Put the words in the
correct order to make
sentences.
Grammar 2 - Complete the sentences
(14,42,43,17,18, with collocations using the
correct forms of the words
12,33,40,41,
in the box.
&7) - Replace the words in bold
during
Quiz 2 Week 12 Unlock 3 13 vocabulary in the sentences with their
e-Learning LS&RW
25 12 grammar synonyms in the box. 30 minutes - 25 5%
class (3,4,5, & 6) - Match the sentence halves.
- Match the words in bold to
the definitions.
- Choose the correct form of
the adjectives to complete
the sentences.
- Choose the best linking
word(s) complete sentences.

Unlock 3 Period 2
Assignment 2
RW - advantages & - Write two body (AM)
(Writing Week 13 in-class (5, 6, & 7)
1 disadvantages paragraphs. - 30 5%
Period 6
Task)
(PM)
 Mode of
Number of Test Actual
Assessment Date Delivery & Units Content Question Types Duration Weight %
Questions Availability Marks
Location
Unlock 3
LS as per
Speaking Final Speaking
Week 16 in-person (5, 6, 7, 1 - - interview & a short talk/speech - 20 10%
Exam Final Exam
& 8) Schedule
- Circle the correct words to replace the words
or phrases in bold in the sentences.
- Complete the collocations in bold in the
sentences using the words in the box.
- Circle the correct synonyms.
Unlock 3 - Read an article and choose the correct
Reading & paper- LS&RW 15 vocabulary answers.
- Read the article and write short answers. as per RW
10 reading
Writing Final Week 16 based (5, 6, 7, 46 15 grammar
- Read an article and number the main ideas in 2 hours Final Exam 70 30%
the order they appear.
Assessment & 8) 1 writing - Put the words in the correct order to make Schedule
sentences.
- Rewrite sentences to remove generalizations.
- Write a complete graph description and
interpretation essay. ( Introduction- One
body paragraph- Conclusion) (150-200
words)
- Complete the paragraph with the words in
the box.
- Listen to a presentation and complete the
notes.
Unlock 3 - Listen to a presentation and circle the correct
answers. as per
LS - Listen to a presentation and choose
Listening Final in Labs 15 vocabulary words/phrases to complete sentences. Listening
Week 16 (5, 6, 7, 25 20 listening - Listen to a talk and match the sentence 90 minutes 25 10%
Assessment Final Exam
& 8) halves.
- Listen to a presentation and type the missing Schedule
words. Spelling is important.
- Listen to a talk and match causes with their
effects.
- Listen an audio and choose statements that
are true/not true.