Course Title: English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

Course Code: 999819-2

Program: Bachelor Degree Program
Department: English Language Centre
College: Sciences
Institution: Taif University
Table of Contents
A. Course Identification .................................................................................................... 3
6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply) ............................................................................... 3
B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes ............................................................... 4
1. Course Description ................................................................................................................. 4
2. Course Main Objective At the end of this course, students will be able to: ........................... 4
3. Student Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, students will be able to: .................... 4
C. Course Content ............................................................................................................. 4
D. Teaching and Assessment ............................................................................................ 5
1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and Assessment
Methods At the end of this course, students will be able to: ...................................................... 5
2. Assessment Tasks for Students ............................................................................................... 6
E. Student Academic Counseling and Support .............................................................. 6
F. Learning Resources and Facilities............................................................................... 7
1.Learning Resources .................................................................................................................. 7
2. Facilities Required................................................................................................................... 7
G. Course Quality Evaluation .......................................................................................... 7
H. Academic Advising
1. Repeating Levels of Courses ……………………………………………………… 8
2. Attendance and Denial……………………………………………………………. 8
3. Complaints Policy………………………………………………………………….. 8
4. Make-up Exams……………………………………………………………………. 8

I. Specification Approval Data ........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

2
A. Course Identification

1. Credit hours: 2 hours

2. Course type
a. University  College Department Others
b. Required  Elective
3. Level/year at which this course is offered: Third year, 1st semester
4. Pre-requisites for this course (if any):
REAP1-4

5. Co-requisites for this course (if any):

N/A

6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)

No Mode of Instruction Contact Hours Percentage
1 Traditional classroom 14wks x 3hrs =42 100%
2 Blended -
3 E-learning -
4 Correspondence
5 Other -

7. Actual Learning Hours (based on academic semester)

No Activity Learning Hours
Contact Hours
1 Lecture 42
2 Laboratory/Studio -
3 Tutorial
4 Others (specify) -
Total 42
Other Learning Hours*
Study 14wks x 1hr/wkly =
1
14hrs
Assignments 14wks x 30min/wkly
2
= 7hrs
3 Library
4 Projects/Research Essays/Theses
5 Others (specify)
Total 21
* The length of time that a learner takes to complete learning activities that lead to achievement of course learning
outcomes, such as study time, homework assignments, projects, preparing presentations, library times

3
B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes
1. Course Description
This course is designed to meet the language requirements for students who need English to
get a job in the science related field.

1.1 Course Goal

This course enables learners to be proficient in their career specific field equivalent to CEFR
B1 level.

2. Course Main Objective

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

 Understand the main points of clear standard input in matters relating to

the sciences field that may regularly be encountered in their respective
career fields

 Deal with most situations likely to arise in both their academic and work
environments

 Produce simple connected text on topics in the context of sciences related to

both the academic and work environment

3. Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

SLOs
1 Vocabulary: Recall enough language to get by, with sufficient vocabulary to express
themselves with some hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as ‘digital
technology’, ‘biology’ and ‘chemistry’ etc.
2 Reading: Identify the ideas in texts that consist mainly of high frequency
everyday or job-related language in their academic and career specific fields.
3 Writing: Write simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of
professional interest (such as ‘food and agriculture.’)
*Acknowledgement: SLOs are adopted from Common European Framework for languages
(CEFR).

C. Course Content
No List of Topics Contact Hours
1 Introduction 3 hours
2 Unit 1: Digital Technology 3 hours
3 Unit 1: Digital Technology 3 hours
4 Unit 3: Biology 3 hours
5 Unit 3: Biology 3 hours

4
 6 Unit 4: Chemistry 3 hours
7 Unit 4: Chemistry 3 hours
8 Midterm Exams 3 hours
9 Unit 5: Mathematics 3 hours
10 Unit 5: Mathematics 3 hours
11 Unit 14: Information Technology 3 hours
12 Unit 14: Information Technology 3 hours
13 Unit 15: Telecommunications 3 hours
41 weiveR 3 hours
15 Final Reading and Writing Exams 3 hours
Total 42

D. Teaching and Assessment

1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and

Assessment Methods
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

Code Student Learning Assessment Distribution Benchmark

Teaching Strategies
Outcomes Methods of Marks target
Vocabulary: Individual/pair work Quiz
Recall enough language to Elicitation Midterm
get by, with sufficient Role play Exams
vocabulary to express Teacher fronted 80% of
themselves with some presentation Written final students will
1 hesitation and Pre and Post Reading Exams 37% achieve 60%
circumlocutions on topics and Listening activities in this SLO
such as ‘digital that focus on
technology’, ‘biology’ and vocabulary Assignments
‘chemistry’ etc. Practice activities through
Class discussion Blackboard

5
 Reading: Activate Schema
Identify the ideas in Pre-Reading Activities
texts that consist mainly Previewing difficult Quiz
of high frequency vocabulary Midterm
everyday or job-related Exams
language in their Teaching specific
academic and career reading strategies 80% of
specific fields. and/or techniques such students will
as: achieve 60%
2 Written final 33%
Scanning in this SLO
Exams
Skimming
Summarizing
Assignments
Assisting students in through
answering Blackboard
comprehension and
other questions about
reading
Writing: Pair work Midterm
Write simple connected Teacher fronted Exams
text on topics that are presentation
3 familiar or of personal Process writing
interest (such as ‘food Teach specific writing Written final 20% 80% of
and agriculture.’) sub-skills (as taught in Exams students will
the course book) achieve 60%
Practice writing tasks Assignments in this SLO
done in class which the through
teacher collects and Blackboard
gives feedback on.
Students write answers
on the board and the
teacher gives whole
class feedback.

2. Assessment Tasks for Students

Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Midterm Exam Final Exam Total

Activities/ V R Vocabulary Reading Writing V R Writing
Assignments
5 5 12 8 10 20 20 10

10 40 marks 50 marks 100

*Assessment task (i.e., written test, oral test, oral presentation, group project, essay, etc.)

E. Student Academic Counseling and Support

Arrangements for availability of faculty and teaching staff for individual student
consultations and academic advice:

6
 - Face to face counseling during allotted office hours
- English club activities
- Student support programs

F. Learning Resources and Facilities

1.Learning Resources

Required Textbooks TECHNOLOGY FOR ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES

Essential References
Textbook, homework assignments.
Materials

Electronic Materials Youtube videos for explanations of various processes

Other Learning
Web research
Materials

2. Facilities Required
Item Resources
Accommodation
(Classrooms, laboratories, demonstration Classrooms, Resource rooms
rooms/labs, etc.)
Technology Resources
(AV, data show, Smart Board, software, Projector, videos
etc.)
Other Resources
(Specify, e.g. if specific laboratory
equipment is required, list requirements or
attach a list)

G. Course Quality Evaluation

No. Task Detail of Review of Target Supporting Documents

Processes tasks/ Date
processes
1 College need After five Feedback End of Meetings with colleges
assessment years from academic
respective year 2021
TU colleges
2 Goals and Annual Feedback End of Course Report
objectives and review from faculty academic Survey for faculty and
syllabi for each and students year students
course
3 Teaching Annual Feedback End of Course Report
materials review from faculty academic Survey for faculty and
and students year students

7
4 Teaching Annual Feedback End of Course Report
methods and review from faculty academic Survey for faculty and
methodologies and students year students

5 Student learning Annual Feedback End of Course Report

outcomes review from faculty academic Survey for faculty and
and students year students

Evaluation areas (e.g., Effectiveness of teaching and assessment, Extent of achievement of course learning
outcomes, Quality of learning resources, etc.)
Evaluators (Students, Faculty, Program Leaders, Peer Reviewer, Others (specify)
Assessment Methods (Direct, Indirect)

H. Academic Advising
Students receive academic advising in their respective colleges. However, if they have English
related queries, they refer to the Academic Coordination and Follow up Unit.

1. Repeating Levels of Courses

If a student fails a prerequisite course or level, he/she is neither allowed to enroll in the next
course, nor drop it.

2. Attendance and Denial

Students have to attend classes regularly. They will be denied access to final exams if their
attendance rate is less than 75%.

3. Complaints Policy
To raise a formal complaint whether Academic (marks, denial, teachers’ indiscipline, etc.) or
Non-academic (threatening, verbal abuse, etc.), the student must complete a form and submit it
to the Academic Coordination Unit. At the ELC, the Academic Coordination Unit investigates
the complaint and responds to the student. In case a student is not satisfied with the decision,
he/she may have recourse to the Student Rights Committee.

4. Make-up Exams
The Testing Unit arranges make-up exams for students who failed to attend the final exams.
Absent students are allowed to take the Make-up exams based on their accepted excuses
presented to their respective colleges.

I. Specification Approval Data

Council / Committee
Reference No.
Date

8
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner
Scanned by CamScanner