ATTACHMENT 5.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The National Commission for Academic Accreditation &

Assessment

T6. Course Specifications

(CS)
English Language Skills (1)
(ENGL 101)
 Course Specifications

Institution: Taibah University Date of Report: April 29, 2017

College/Department: Faculty of Arts and Humanities/Department of Languages and
Translation

A. Course Identification and General Information

1. Course title and code: English Language Skills I (ENGL 101)

2. Credit hours: 2 hours
3. Program(s) in which the course is offered: All Faculty of Arts and Humanities programs
(If general elective available in many programs indicate this rather than list programs)
4. Name of faculty member responsible for the course: Dr. Mohamed Radi
5. Level/year at which this course is offered: First Level/ First Year
6. Pre-requisites for this course (if any): None
7. Co-requisites for this course (if any): None
8. Location if not on main campus
9. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)

a. Traditional classroom × What percentage? 100

b. Blended (traditional and online) What percentage?

c. e-learning What percentage?

d. Correspondence What percentage?

f. Other What percentage?

Comments:

B. Objectives
 1- What is the main purpose of this course?
1. Enabling students to listen for general ideas and/or supporting details
2. Training students to use different reading strategies, such as skimming and scanning to
better read passages
3. Enabling students to describe feelings, tell anecdotes and stories (from pictures)
4. Providing students to write paragraphs, postcards, and notes.
2. Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course that
are being implemented. (e.g. increased use of IT or web based reference
material, changes in content as a result of new research in the field)
Plans for developing and improving the course include the use of the New Cutting Edge
Elementary Companion Website (www.longman.com/cuttingedge) which provides extra
downloadable teaching/learning resources, including module worksheets and audio samples
used in class and for homework.
The CEF (Common European Framework) correlations, detailed on the Companion Website,
allow the teacher to see the general ELP descriptors and the Can Do statements for each unit of
this elementary level textbook.

C. Course Description (Note: General description in the form to be used

for the Bulletin or handbook)

Course Description:
English Language Skills (1) is an elementary course aimed at non-English major students. It integrates the teaching
of language (grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation) with the teaching of language skills (listening, reading,
speaking and writing). The up-to-date listening and reading topics of international interest aim to motivate the
learners while the structured speaking and writing tasks emphasize communication and enhance active learning and
study skills.

1. Topics to be covered
List of Topics Week No. Contact
Hours
Module 1: People and places 1 2
Module 2: People and Things 2 2
Module 3: Your Life 3 2
Module 4: Likes and Dislikes 4 2
Module 5: From A to B 5 2
First In-Term Test 6 2
Module 6: Food and Drink 7 2
Module 7: Life Stories 8 2

Module 8: Fact or Fiction 9 2

Module 9: Buy and Sell 10 2
Module 10: Look Good 11 2
Second In-Term Test 12 2
Module 11: Nature 13 2
Module 12: Good Times 14 2
Revision for the Final Test 15 2

2. Course components (total contact hours and credits per semester):

Lecture Tutorial Laborator Practical Other: Total

y
Contact 2 30
Hours
Credit 2 2

3. Additional private study/learning hours expected for students per week.

2 hours

4. Course Learning Outcomes in NQF Domains of Learning and Alignment

with Assessment Methods and Teaching Strategy

On the table below are the five NQF Learning Domains, numbered in the left column.

First, insert the suitable and measurable course learning outcomes required in the appropriate
learning domains (see suggestions below the table). Second, insert supporting teaching
strategies that fit and align with the assessment methods and intended learning outcomes.
Third, insert appropriate assessment methods that accurately measure and evaluate the learning
outcome. Each course learning outcomes, assessment method, and teaching strategy ought to
reasonably fit and flow together as an integrated learning and teaching process.(Courses are not
required to include learning outcomes from each domain.)
Code NQF Learning Domains Course Teaching Course
# And Course Learning Strategies Assessment
Outcomes Methods
1.0 Knowledge

1.1  Identify grammatical structures  Lectures  Exams

(verb tenses, articles,  Assignments &
 Classroom
possessives, demonstratives Activities
Questions
and pronouns) correctly.
1.2  Identify, from short extracts,  Classroom  Exams
mini-dialogues, and longer Questions  Assignments &
texts (interviews, stories and Activities
conversations), the gist, general
ideas and/ or supporting details
2.0 Cognitive Skills

2.1  Explain new lexis, and compare  Lectures  Exams

and contrast meanings of
 Classroom  Assignments &
words, phrases and collocations
Questions Activities

2.2  Summarize the content of  Lectures  Exams

scientific, factual, narrative  Assignments &
 Classroom
and/or descriptive passages… Activities
Questions

3.0 Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility

3.1  Cooperate with colleagues  Classroom  Assignments &

during classroom discussions discussion Activities

4.0 Communication, Information Technology, Numerical

4.1  Communicate effectively orally and  Classroom  Assignments &

in writing, in structured and open discussion Activities
contexts

5.0 Psychomotor

5.1 N/A

5. Map course LOs with the program LOs. (Place course LO #s in the left
 column and program LO #s across the top.)
Program Learning Outcomes
Course (Use Program LO Code #s provided in the Program Specifications)
LOs #
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.2
1.0 Knowledge
1.1 √ √
1.2 √
1.3
2.0 Cognitive Skills
2.1 √
2.2 √
2.2
2.3
3.0 Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility
3.1 √
3.2
4.0 Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
4.1 √ √
5.0 Psychomotor
5.1

6. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students during the Semester

Assessment task (e.g. essay, test, group project, Week Due Proportion of
examination, speech, oral presentation, etc.) Total Assessment
1 1st midterm exam 6 20%

2 2nd midterm exam 12 20%

3 Assignments & Activities 3, 7, 11 20%
4 Final Exam 40%
5 Total 100 %

D. Student Academic Counseling and Support

 1. Arrangements for availability of faculty and teaching staff for individual student consultations
and academic advice. (include amount of time teaching staff are expected to be available each
week)
Weekly office and counseling hours: 6 hours/ week

E. Learning Resources
1. List Required Textbooks
1- Cunningham, S., Moor, P. & Eales, F. (2013). Cutting Edge Elementary (KSA ed.). Essex,
England: Pearson Education Ltd.
2. List Essential References Materials (Journals, Reports, etc.)
1- Cunningham, S., Moor, P. & Eales, F. (2013). New Cutting Edge: Elementary (Workbook).
Essex, England: Pearson Education Ltd.
2- Molinsky, S. J. & Bliss, B. (2000). Side by Side: Book 1 (3rd ed.). Essex, England: Pearson
Education Ltd.
3- Soars, J. & Soars, L. (2013). New Headway Plus: Elementary (Special Edition for the Middle
East and North Africa). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
3- List Recommended Textbooks and Reference Material (Journals, Reports,
etc.)
1- Hartmann, P., Mentel, J., & Motala, A. (2009). Interactions Access (Middle East Gold
Edition). Maidenhead Berkshire: McGraw-Hill Education.
2- Philpot, S. (2011). New Headway Academic Skills: Level 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford
University Press.
4. List Electronic Materials (e.g. Web Sites, Social Media, Blackboard, etc.)
New Cutting Edge Elementary Companion Website:
www.longman.com/cuttingedge
5. Other learning material such as computer-based programs/CD,
professional standards or regulations and software.
New Cutting Edge Elementary Interactive CD-ROM with Video.

F. Facilities Required
Indicate requirements for the course including size of classrooms and laboratories (i.e. number of
seats in classrooms and laboratories, extent of computer access etc.)
1. Accommodation (Classrooms, laboratories, demonstration rooms/labs, etc.)
- Classrooms/ Language laboratories with a 40 to 50 seating capacity
2. Computing resources (AV, data show, Smart Board, software, etc.)
Whiteboard/smart board
Data Show equipment
 Internet access
3. Other resources (specify, e.g. if specific laboratory equipment is required, list requirements or
attach list)
- Computers/ CD-DVD players, or
- Personal MP3 players

G Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes.

1 Strategies for Obtaining Student Feedback on Effectiveness of Teaching
- Questionnaires administered by the university and responded to online by students
2 Other Strategies for Evaluation of Teaching by the Program/Department/ Instructor
- English Language Department follow-up/evaluation
- English Language Unit follow-up/evaluation
3 Processes for Improvement of Teaching
- Observing instructional objectives (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis,
synthesis, evaluation…)
- Promoting active learning in and out of class
- Fostering cooperative learning
- Regular assessment of teaching/ learning quality
- Using appropriate/ effective instructional methods
4. Processes for Verifying Standards of Student Achievement (e.g. check marking by an
independent member teaching staff of a sample of student work, periodic exchange and
remarking of tests or a sample of assignments with staff at another institution)
- Unified exams
- Double-marking (of selected samples)
5. Describe the planning arrangements for periodically reviewing course effectiveness and
planning for improvement.
- Regular Curriculum Committee evaluation of textbooks and course effectiveness
- Areas for improvement are suggested every 3 years and improvements are implemented
the following year

Faculty or Teaching Staff: Dr. Mohamed Radi

Signature: _____________________ Date Report Completed: April 29, 2017
Received by: Dr. Musaad Alrahaili
Department Head

Signature: :.............Date Report Updated 4/11/2021