FPT UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
SYLLABUS
ecision No: 475/QĐ-ĐHFPT dated 19/04/2018)
1 Course Name
2 Course Code
3 No of credits
4 Degree Level

5 Time Allocation

6 Pre-requisite

7 Main objectives

8 Description

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Teaching &
10 Learning
Materials

Assessment
11
scheme

12 Scoring scale
13 Schedule
14 Exam structure
15 Approval Date
16 Approval level

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
SYLLABUS
PT dated 19/04/2018)
ENGLISH 4
ENT303
N/A
Intermediate
Course = 70 slots x 1,5h = 105 hours
Interactive Classroom Teaching
1 slot=90'

ENT203 or passing the pre-intermediate level as indicated in the placement test

The main objective of this course is to help students acquire vocabulary and
enhance all language skills required for the pre-intermediate level. Additional
writing and grammar lessons will be incorporated in the course.

This course is designed to further develop the learner's confidence and fluency in using
the English language and to enrich their learning experience through interactive lessons
and communicative exercises.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
a. Integrated Language Skills based on the prescribed textbook
1. Demonstrate knowledge of a vocabulary range covered in lessons (including meaning,
opposites, spelling and pronunciation).
2. Speak confidently and use acceptable expressions in daily communication.
3. Listen and respond (orally and in writing) to each other, recorded texts and video clips
4. Show understanding of the reading texts by responding to questions
5. Respond to writing exercises in the textbook appropriately
6. Demonstrate understanding of grammar rules taught through exercises.
b. Vocabulary Development based on text book and reference books
1. Show understanding of new words learnt in textbook
2. Know of meaning of synonyms, antonyms and homonyms
3. Do word puzzles and play word games
c. Additional Writing & Grammar
1. Show ability to skim and scan for information
2. Demonstrate ability to make inferences and predictions on readings
3. Identify thesis statements in articles and be able to write thesis statements on given
topics
4. Construct outlines and write essays : descriptive, narrative
5. Demonstrate ability to use grammar points learnt effectively in writing

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- Attend more than 80% of contact hours in order to be accepted to the final examination
- Actively participate in class activities
- Fulfil tasks given by intructor after class
- Use their own laptop in class only for learning purpose
- Use CD-ROM provided with the textbook
- Access the course website (http://lmscantho.fpt.edu.vn) for up-to-date information and
material of the course, for online support from teachers and other students and for
practicing and assessment.

Main book and its resource:

Top Notch 3 package, including:
1) Student’s Book (hardcopy)
2) Workbooks (hardcopy and/or scanned files)
3) Student Take Home CDs
4) Online Activities TOP NOTCH
5) Teacher’s Book with complete Lesson Plans
6) Go & Copy
7) Complete Assessment package: CD1: Audio; CD2: Testbank in Exam View
8) Skillful 2 - Reading and Writing,
Macmillan (pdf)
9) http://lmscantho.fpt.edu.vn
Coverage: All 10 Units – Top Notch 3

References:
• Focus on Grammar 4: Pearson-Longman
• First Steps in Writing By Ann Hogue
• English Newspapers
• Advertisements
• Magazines
• English Teaching/Learning Websites
Tools: Foxit pdf editor
Internet access

1) On-going assessment: 50%

Participation: 10%, 2 phases of an assignment, evaluated on 2 written documents: 20%
(10% each), 1 oral presentation: 10%, 1 progress test (Units 1-5): 10%

2) Final Examination (FE): 50%

3) Final Result: 100%
4) Passing score:
a) On-going assessment >0, Final Exam Score >=4/10 & Final Result >=5/10
b) Each part of final exam must be >0.
- Students must attend more than 56 slots.
- If FE < 4/10, student must take resit exam (all parts);
- If have a) but not b), student must take resit exam for the failed parts only

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See Appendix 1
See Appendix

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R-L-S-Wr = Reading-Listening-Speaking-Writing

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Slot Content Teacher's Material Students' homework

Course Intro &
1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Unit1-Preview
Exercises of Unit 1 - Lessons 1 & 2 in the Workbook +
2 Unit1-Lesson1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
exercises on LMS
Unit1-Lesson2 - Topics for
Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go +
3 written and speaking N/A
Topics for assignments
assignments Exercises of Unit 1 - Lessons 3 + 4 in the Workbook +
4 Unit1-Lesson3 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go exercises on LMS + Brainstorming ideas for the
assignment
5 Unit1-Lesson4 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A

Writing- Skillful - Foundation

Unit 1 Skillful - Foundation - Reading & Writing (Teacher's
6 Writing skills - Making simple book, Teacher's Resource) + supplementary Exercises on LMS + Outlining the assignment
sentences exercises for Unit 1
Grammar + Writing task

Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource

Unit1- Additional activities & Top
7 Top Notch TV, teaching Notes, Activity sheet, N/A
Notch TV
Assessment package

8 Unit2-Preview Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go Discussing the outline with the lecturer
Exercises of Unit 2 - Lesson 1 in the Workbook +
9 Unit2-Lesson1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
exercises on LMS + Starting drafting the assignment
10 Unit2-Lesson2 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 2 - Lessons 1 & 2 in the Workbook +
11 Unit2-Lesson3 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
Revising the assignment draft
Exercises of Unit 2 - Lessons 3 & 4 in the Workbook +
12 Unit2-Lesson4
Writing- Skillful - Foundation Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go exercises on LMS + Submitting the assignment on LMS
Unit 2 for review
13 Writing skills - Using pronouns Skillful - Foundation - Reading & Writing N/A
to avoid repetition Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource
Grammar + Writing task

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Unit2 - Additional activities & Top Exercises of Unit 2- in the Workbook + Revising the
14 Top Notch TV, teaching Notes, Activity sheet,
Notch TV assignment draft under the lecturer's feedback
Assessment package
15 Unit3-Preview Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 3 - Lesson 1 in the Workbook +
16 Unit3-Lesson1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
exercises on LMS
17 Unit3-Lesson2 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 3 - Lessons 2 & 3 in the Workbook +
18 Unit3-Lesson3 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
Preparation for a mock presentation
Exercises of Unit 3 - Lesson 4 in the Workbook +
19 Unit3-Lesson4
Writing- Skillful - Foundation Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
exercises on LMS + Rehearsal for the presentation
Unit 3
Skillful - Foundation - Reading & Writing
20 Writing skills - Writing N/A
Teacher's
Teacher's book,
book, Teacher's
Teacher's Resource
Resource, Language for
paragraphs
Unit3-Additional activities & Top
Grammar + Presentation
Writing task presentations Exercises of Unit 3 in the Workbook and LMS +
21 Notch TV +
Top Notch TV, teaching Notes, Activity sheet, Revising the assignment and submitting if possible
language
Assessment package
22 Unit4-Preview Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Reviewing Units 1 - 3 for preparation for the Progress
23 Unit4-Lesson1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
Test
24 Unit4-Lesson2 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A

25 Unit4-Lesson3 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go Preparing presentation materials
Extra-curricular activities
26 Unit4-Lesson4
recommended + Writing- Skillful Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go Exercises of Unit 4 in the Workbook and LMS
- Foundation Unit 4 Extra-curricular activities + Skillful - Foundation -
27 Writing skills - Reading & Writing Teacher's book, Teacher's N/A
Extra-curricular
Using commas withactivities
adjectives Extra-curricular
Resource activities + Teacher's book, Teacher's
recommended
Grammar+ Unit4 -
+ Writing Resource
28 Preparing presentation materials
Additional
task activities & Top Notch Top Notch TV, teaching Notes, Activity sheet,
TV, Review Units 1 - 4 Assessment package
29 Unit5-Preview Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 5 - Lesson 1 in the Workbook and
30 Unit5-Lesson1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
31 Unit5-Lesson2 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A

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32 Unit5-Lesson3 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
Exercises of Unit 5 - Lesson 3 in the Workbook and
33 Unit5-Lesson4
Writing- Skillful - Foundation Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
Unit 5
Skillful - Foundation - Reading & Writing
34 Writing skills - Using commas N/A
Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource
Grammar +
Progress Test + Students' Exercises on LMS + Revising the written assignment
35 Writing task of their assignments
submission Progress Test with the lecturer's further feedback + Submitting the
for the 1st phase assignment
36 Unit6-Preview Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 6 - Lesson 1 in the Workbook and
37 Unit6-Lesson1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS + revising the assignment draft
38 Unit6-Lesson2 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 6 - Lessons 2 & 3 in the Workbook and
39 Unit6-Lesson3 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
40 Writing- Skillful - Foundation
Unit6-Lesson4 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go Preparing presentation practice
Unit 6
Writing skills - Combining Skillful - Foundation - Reading & Writing
41 N/A
sentences with and and but Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource
Grammar rehearsal
+ Writing Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource
Students' presentation
42 task Top Notch TV, teaching Notes, Activity sheet, Exercises of Unit 6 - Lesson4 in the Workbook and LMS
Assessment package
43 Unit7-Preview Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 7 - Lesson 1 in the Workbook and
44 Unit7-Lesson1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
45 Unit7-Lesson2 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 7 - Lessons 2 & 3 in the Workbook and
46 Unit7-Lesson3 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
47 Extra-curricular
Unit7-Lesson4 activities Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
recommended Writing- Skillful -
Extra-curricular activities + Skillful - Foundation -
Foundation Unit 7 Exercises of Unit 7 - Lesson 4 in the Workbook and
48 Reading & Writing Teacher's book, Teacher's
Extra-curricularWriting skills -
activities Extra-curricular
Resource activities + Teacher's book, Teacher's LMS
Capitalizing
recommended letters
+ Unit7-Additional Resource
49 Grammar + Writing task Revising the assignment
activities & Top Notch TV Top Notch TV, teaching Notes, Activity sheet,
Assessment package

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 50 Unit8-Preview Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 8 - Lesson 1 in the Workbook and
51 Unit8-Lesson1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
52 Unit8-Lesson2 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 8 - Lessons 2 & 3 in the Workbook and
53 Unit8-Lesson3 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
Exercises of Unit 8 - Lesson 4 in the Workbook and
54 Unit8-Lesson4
Writing- Skillful - Foundation Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
Unit 8
Skillful - Foundation - Reading & Writing
55 Writing skills - Using transition N/A
Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource
words to add ideas
Unit8-Additional activities & Top Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource
56 Grammar
Notch TV + Writing task Top Notch TV, teaching Notes, Activity sheet, Submitting the assignment if possible
Review and Unit Test 8 Assessment package
57 Unit9-Preview Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 9 - Lesson 1 in the Workbook and
58 Unit9-Lesson1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS + Revising the assignment
59 Unit9-Lesson2 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 9 - Lessons 2 & 3 in the Workbook and
60 Unit9-Lesson3 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
61 Writing- Skillful - Foundation
Unit9-Lesson4 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go Student's book and CD, Workbook, Online resource
Unit 9
Writing skills - Supporting your Skillful - Foundation - Reading & Writing
62 N/A
writing by submission
Students' giving reasonsof their Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource
Grammar Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource
assignments for the + Writing
2nd phase +
63 task Top Notch TV, teaching Notes, Activity sheet, Submitting the assignment
Unit9-Additional activities & Top
Assessment package
Notch TV
64 Unit10-Preview Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 10 - Lesson 1 in the Workbook and
65 Unit10-Lesson1 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS + Final check for the oral presentation
66 Unit10-Lesson2 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go N/A
Exercises of Unit 10 - Lessons 2 & 3 in the Workbook
67 Unit10-Lesson3 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
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68 Unit10-Lesson4 Teacher's book, Teacher's Resource, Copy and Go
LMS
Students' presentations
69 Student name list N/A
Students' presentations
70 Student name list N/A

FINAL EXAMINATION

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Evaluation Type of Number of Scope of knowledge

Part Weight Duration How?
Category Participation: questions questions and skill of questions
10%, 2 phases of
an assignment,
Progress
evaluated on 2
Test: MC,
written
Multi
On-going documents: 20% During the Knowledge and skills in
50% response, in classroom
assessment (10% each), 1 course Units 1 - 5
Matching,
oral
Completion
presentation:
10%, 1 progress
test (Units 1-5):
10% FE: All 10 units,
Final exam 50% 90' Units 1 -10 >=70% new questions; by Exam Board
new texts

MC, Multi
response,
1 Reading 20% 20' Matching, ~20 Paper tests
Completion

20% MC, Multi

response,
Grammar -
2 20' Matching, ~40 Paper tests
Vocabulary
Completion

20%
Marked by
3 Listening 25' 15-20 new records Paper tests
computer

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Paragraph 100-120 Based on topics of
4 Writing 25' Paper tests
Writing words studied units

Speaking/ 20%
in exam room,
Interview (not Based on topics of
5 5'-7' face to face
included in the studied units
with examiners
Progress Test)

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Students are not allowed

to use any materials during
the exam.

Reading: ~20 questions

Grammar: ~20 questions

Vocabulary: ~ 20
questions

(total track records~10' x 2

times)

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