GREEN UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Course Profile - English for Academic Purposes

Basic Course Information

Faculty Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)

Department Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

Program B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Course name English for Academic Purposes

Course code EAP 009 / EAP 0231-009

Semester Fall

Year 2024

Pre-requisite Nill

Status Language Course

Credit value 0

Credit hours 2.5 hours / week

Total Marks 100

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Counselling hour Day Class hours Venue

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Course Description

Textbook * English for Academic Purposes, EAP 009: Language Center, Green University of
Bangladesh
 * The curse of the Mummy-Joyce Hannam
Reference * "English for Academic Purposes: A Handbook for International Students" by Stephen
Bailey
The course English for Academic Purposes is designed to enhance the English language
proficiency of students, equipping them with essential academic communication skills.
Through a combination of grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening practice,
Course rationale the course prepares students for effective academic performance. It focuses on building
critical reading and listening abilities, improving grammatical accuracy in writing, and
fostering spontaneous speaking skills, all of which are crucial for success in academic
environments.
The primary objective of EAP 009 is to enable students to develop the necessary
academic language skills for success in their studies. By the end of the course, students
Course objective will be able to read and listen critically and analytically, construct grammatically correct
sentences in writing, and communicate effectively with moderate grammatical accuracy
in speaking.

Course content Grammar

 Tense and its Classification

 Modal Verbs

 Pronouns and Possessives

 Quantifiers

 Degree of Comparison

 Tag Questions

 Error Correction

Reading

 Jigsaw Reading

 Guessing Meaning from the Context

 Skimming

 Scanning

 Inferring

 Matching Title with the Text

Writing

 Pre-Writing

 Brainstorming/Mind Mapping

 Topic Sentence

 Arranging Ideas in Order of Importance

 Writing Short Paragraphs

 Writing Accordion Paragraphs

Speaking

 Presentation (Group and Individual)

 Role Play

 Describing Place, Person, and Objects

Listening

 Listening to Audio Tracks

 Listening to Lectures by the Course Teacher and Classmates

 Answering Questions
 Lesson Plan

Lecture plan Selected topics CO Reference Activities

Lecture 01 Tense and its Classification CO2 ** Lecture

Modal Verbs; Pronouns and Possessives. CO2 Lecture,

Lecture 02-03 Question-answer
**

Quantifiers; Degree of Comparison; Tag CO2 Lecture,

Lecture 04-07 **
Questions; Error Correction Question-answer

Jigsaw Reading; Guessing Meaning from the CO1 Lecture,

Lecture 08-09 **
Context. Question-answer

Skimming; Scanning; Inferring. CO1 Lecture,

Lecture 10-12 ** Question-answer

Matching Title with the Text; Pre-Writing; CO1 Lecture,

Lecture 13-14
Brainstorming/Mind Mapping CO2 ** Question-answer

Lecture 15 Revision before the mid-term exam **

Mid Examination

Topic Sentence; Arranging Ideas in Order of CO2 Lecture,

Lecture 16-18 Importance; Writing Short Paragraphs ** Question-answer

Writing Accordion Paragraphs; Role Play; CO2 Lecture,

Lecture 19-22 **
Describing Place, Person, and Objects. CO3 Question-answer

Lecture 23 Presentation (Group and Individual) CO3 **

Listening to Audio Tracks; Listening to CO1 Lecture,

Lecture 24-26 **
Lectures by the Course Teacher; Question-answer

Answering Questions from Audio Tracks CO1 Lecture,

Lecture 27-28 **
Question-answer

Lecture 29 Answering Questions from Lectures CO1 **

Lecture 30 Revision before the final exam **

Final exam
 OBE Mapping

Course Outcomes and mapping to the level of learning taxonomy

Course Learning Outcomes Cognitive Psychomotor Affective

Apply good command on critical and analytical C4 P1 A3

CO1
reading and listening skill.

Construct sentences with accurate grammatical C3 P4 A2

CO2
structure in writing.

Develop spontaneous speaking with mid-level C3 P5 A2

CO3
grammatical accuracy.

Demonstrate the ability to work as a team A2, A3

CO4
member/team leader

CO5 Develop the skill to communicate effectively P2

Develop the ability to receive instructions from the A1

CO6
instructor/course teacher

C1: Remember, C2: Understand, C3: Apply, C4: Analysis, C5: Evaluate, C6: Create

P1: Perception, P2: Set, P3: Guided response, P4: Mechanism, P5: Complex overt response (expert), P6: Adaption, P7: Origination (Simpson,
1972)

A1: Receiving, A2: Responding, A3: Valuing, A4: Organization, A5: Characterization
 Course Outcome (CO) to Program Outcome (PO), Knowledge Level (KL), Complex
Engineering Problem (CEP) and Complex Engineering Activities (CEA) Mapping

CO PO KL CEP CEA

CO1 PO10 WK8 - -

CO2 PO10 WK8 - -

CO3 PO10 WK8 - -

CO4 PO9 - - -

CO5 PO10 WK8 - -

CO6 PO10 WK8 - -

PO1 Engineering knowledge PO7 Environment and sustainability

PO2 Problem analysis PO8 Ethics

PO3 Design/development of solutions PO9 Individual work and teamwork

PO4 Investigation PO10 Communication

PO5 Modern tool usage PO11 Project management and finance

PO6 The engineer and society PO12 Life-long learning

WK1 A systematic, theory-based understanding of the natural sciences applicable to the discipline

WK2 Conceptually based mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and the formal aspects of computer and information science to
support analysis and modelling applicable to the discipline.

WK3 A systematic, theory-based formulation of engineering fundamentals required in the engineering discipline.

WK4 Engineering specialist knowledge that provides theoretical frameworks and bodies of knowledge for the accepted practice areas in
the engineering discipline; much is at the forefront of the discipline

WK5 Knowledge that supports engineering design in a practice area.

WK6 Knowledge of engineering practice (technology) in the practice areas in the engineering discipline

WK7 Comprehension of the role of engineering in society and identified issues in engineering practice in the discipline: ethics and the
engineer’s professional responsibility to public safety; the impacts of engineering activity; economic, social, cultural, environmental and
sustainability

WK8 Engagement with selected knowledge in the research literature of the discipline

Assessment Plan

Assessment of COs
Formative Assessment Summative Assessment

Semester Mid Semester End

Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE)
Exam (SME) Exam (SEE)

Domai Domai Domai Domai

Class Mid Final Domain Tota
n& KSA1 n& KSA2 n& n&
Course Test Exam Exam & Level l
Level Level Level Level
Outcome
5+5 10 10 30 40 100

CO1 5 C3 10 C3 20 C3 35

CO2 10 C3 10 C4 20

CO3 5 C3 10 C4 10 C4 25

CO4 10(AS) A2, A3 10

 CO5 5(PS) P2 5

CO6 5(CP) A1 5

KSA1- Comprehensive Assignment/Project/Term paper (10)

KSA2- Presentation (5), Class Performance/Viva Voce (5)

PS – Presentation, CP – Class Performance, AS – Assignment, PT- Project, TP – Term Paper, VV – Viva Voce, PO - Portfolio

Rubrics for Assessments

Assignment (AS)

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) KSA Marks

KPI1 - Explains the design process including engagement of resources

2
clearly

KPI2 - Presents the final design clearly with all supporting information and
2
documents
CO4 KSA1
KPI3 - Discusses how innovation has been used in design and to resolve
4
conflicting requirements including the impact on sustainability

KPI4 - Prepares a report which is free from mechanical errors (format,

2
grammar, spelling)

Total 10

Presentation (PS)

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) KSA Marks

KPI1 - Presents information in logical order which audience can easily follow 1

KPI2 - Demonstrate required knowledge with proper explanation and

1.5
elaboration of the content
CO5 KSA2
KPI3 - Address all the questions accurately 1

KPI4 - Uses clear voice and correct pronunciation so that the audience can
1.5
hear clearly

Total 5

Class Performance (CP)

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) KSA Marks

KPI1 - Attends class on time 1

KPI2 - Ask questions and participate in discussions 1

CO6 KPI3 - Contributes positively on shared work KSA2 1

KPI4 - Takes responsibility in assigned tasks 1

KPI5 - Works well under pressure 1

Total 5
 Course Policy and Regulations
No late homework submission will be accepted. Plagiarism will be checked, and any kind of copy will
Assignments
bear zero mark.

Presentation will be taken individually or in-group. The evaluation will be performed according to the
Presentation
rubrics described above.

There will be at least two class tests. A CT can be taken without any prior announcement. If more
Class Test (CT)
than two CTs are taken, average marks will be calculated.

Exams Mid-term and final exam policy will be followed as defined by the exam controller office.

A student can sit for the make-up final examination, if s/he could not appear in one/ more courses of
Makeup Policy the final Examination for any valid reason, including sickness, accident, or any other emergencies;
but s/he has appeared in the mid-term or make-up mid-term examination

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