University of Technical Education Faculty of Foreign Languages

COURSE SYLLABUS FOR ENGLISH 5 Course code: Semester 1 - School year 2011 2012

Class Meeting Information Day, date range, time (Example: Tuesdays, April 10 June 12, 6:00 pm 9:00 pm) Class meeting location (Example: Room A102) Lecturer Information Name: Office Phone: Email: Prerequisites: Non-majors in English who have finished and passed the final test for English 4 Course description: This course is intended for third year students non-majoring in English at HCMUTE. It provides students opportunities to practice four basic skills and language areas for the TOEIC (score level from 400 450), to be equipped with essential learning, test-taking strategies, and international communicative competence at low intermediate level. The course focuses on enhancing students speaking, listening and reading skills as well as the language knowledge in order to develop their TOEIC test taking abilities, thus, improves their TOEIC scores as well as day-to-day business communication. A step-by- step approach to skill building, theme-based and functionbased approaches to grammar and vocabulary exploration are employed to help students develop a real understanding of the language and English competences. Course unit value: 3 credits Course objectives By the end of the course students are expected to be able to Skim and scan the short advertisements, announcements and memos, business letters for general and specific ideas at the rate of TOEIC 450 score level. Use some pre-listening and while-listening strategies to tackle the listening tasks of TOEIC at the level from 400-450 scores Respond to the questions about a short text and presenting their ideas at the pre-intermediate level Understand and use correct functional vocabulary and Grammar for daily, business and TOEIC purposes Use some test-taking strategies to deal with the real TOEIC test Transfer what they acquire and learn from the course to their real life communicative tasks with high confidence Deliberately use self monitoring and self assessment skills to develop their self and cooperative learning strategies and develop their intrinsic learning motivation. Methodology 1

 Combination of Communicative and Learner training approach. Learners are encouraged to take part in the role plays, making conversations both in daily life and business environment, presentations, , group discussions and exchanging the ideas, giving feedback on the activities . The instructor plays a variety of roles such as: the facilitator, the counselor, the model, presenter.who will diagnose and design the activities appropriate to students as well as encourage their intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

Course Text Required: - Darakwon. Toeic Icon: L/C Basic. NXBTH TP.HCM, 2009. - Darakwon . Toeic Icon: R/C Basic. NXBTH TP.HCM, 2009. Reference - Paul Edmunds & Anne Taylor. Developing Skills for the Toeic Test. NXB Tre. - Lin Lougheed. 600 essential words for the TOEIC. Barrons. 2003 - Kim H. & Lee B. Tomato Toeic Speaking Flow. NXB Tong Hop TP.HCM, 2009. Tomato Toeic Basic Listening. NXB Tong Hop TP.HCM, 2009. Tomato Toeic Basic Reading. NXB Tong Hop TP.HCM, 2009. TOEIC Official Test Preparation Guide. ETS. 2001

Evaluation and Grading On-going assessment: 40% (attendance + class participation + mini-tests) Attendance: 10% Class participation: 15% (focusing on speaking, listening skills) Quizzes or mini-tests: 15% 60%

Final assessment:

A written test which is an achievement one in the format of the full TOEIC test with Listening and Reading sections

Grading Scale: 10-mark scale Course Policies Students are required to attend at least 80% of class meetings do homework as assigned actively participate in class activities as well as in pair and group work.

Course Outline 2

Notes: 2. Abbreviations used in the Course Outline (Materials) - IL for Toeic Icon L/C - RL for Toeic Icon R/C 3. Units covered in this course: - Toeic Icon L/C : Part 1: Units 7-11; Part 2: Units 6-10; Part 3: Units 5-8; Part 4: Units 4-6 - Toeic Icon R/C: Part 5&6: Units 8-14; Part 7: Units 4-6

Week Language focus 1 Diagnostic test

Content Speaking Reading Listening

Materials

Homework

Nouns and Articles

Discussion on Learning styles and strategies Introduction to the courses syllabus and guidelines to take the course effectively

Nouns and Articles

News and Articles

- Photographs: Talks - Question and Response: Why Questions

(RL: p. 96-108; p.238-247) (IL: p.37-40; p.7982)

- Read short News and answer the questions - Pronouns

Pronouns

Read short News and answer the questions

- Short Talks: Recorded messages, Operating and Sightseeing Instructions

(RL: p.108-118; p. p.238-247)

- Short Conversations:

(IL: p. : p. 125-130; Appointments and Meetings p.169-174) - Read a short Advertisement and answer the questions

Read a short Advertiseme nt and answer the questions

News and Articles

- Short Conversations: Appointments and Meetings

(RL: p.108-118; p. p.238-247)

- Short Talks: Recorded

(IL: p. : p. 125-130; messages, Operating and p.169-174) Sightseeing Instructions - Adjectives and adverbs

Adjectives and adverbs

Read a short Advertiseme nt and answer the questions - Question and Response: Requests and Suggestions

(RL: p. 119-129; p.218-227) (IL: p.45-48; p.8790)

- Photographs: Architecture - Comparisons - Manuals, Invitation Letters

Comparison Read an s Invitation letters and answer the questions

- Short Conversations: Food and meals

(RL: p. 130-140; p.248-259) (IL: p.131-136; p.175-180)

- Manuals, Invitation Letters - Short Talks: Work Announcemen ts - Presentation: Your favorite friends

Presenting ideas about: (What, how, why? )Your favorite friends

Manuals, Invitation Letters

- Short Conversations: Food and meals - Short Talks: Work Announcement s

(RL: p. 141-151; p.248-259) (IL: p.131-136; p.175-180)

Presentation: Your favorite jobs (What, how, why? ) - Prepositions

Preposition s

Presenting ideas about: Your favorite jobs (What, how, why? )

- Question and Response: Preference questions

(RL: p. 141-151; p.248-259) (IL: p.49-52; p.9194)

-Photographs: Scenery - Conjunctions - Presentation: Your favorite coffee shop, cafeteria, store

Conjunctio ns

Presenting ideas about: Your favorite coffee shop, cafeteria, store

Double Passages

(RL: p. 152-164; p.260-276) (IL: p.137-142; p.181-186)

- Short Conversations: Pastimes - Short Talks: Reports and Lectures -Presentation:

(What, how, why? )

Pastimes

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Presenting ideas about: Pastimes (What, how, why? )

Double Passages

- Short Conversations: Pastimes - Short Talks: Reports and Lectures

(RL: p. 152-164; p.260-276) (IL: p.137-142; p.181-186)

- Relative Pronouns - Presenting ideas about: How to choose a household item(What, how, why? )

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Relative Pronouns

Presenting ideas about: How to choose a household item(What, how, why? )

- Question and Response: Tag-Questions/ negative questions

(RL: p. 165-174; p.260-276) (IL: p.53-58; p.95100)

Presentation: The most important invention(Wha t, why? ) - Photographs: Household Items

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Presenting ideas about: The most important invention(Wh at, why? )

Double Passages

- Short Conversations: Transportation

(RL: p. 165-174; p.260-276) (IL: p.143-150)

TOEIC Test Practice 1

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Revision and TOEIC Test Practice

(RL: p. 291-321) (IL: p.199-221)

TOEIC Test Practice 2 TOEIC Test Practice 2

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