Jordan University of Science and Technology

Language Center
LG 503
First Semester 2022\2023

Teachers: Dr. Asma Al- Ghazo & Dr. Nisreen Azar

Office: Language Center
E- mail Addresses: asmaalghazu@just.edu.jo nnazar@just.edu.jo

Course Objective:

To improve students' proficiency in English by focusing on the use of English grammar,

some reading comprehension skills and some listening skills. The purpose is to help
students achieve better understanding of English so they could use it more effectively in
their study (specially their academic study) or their careers.

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Text Book:
Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL test (the paper test) by Deborah
Phillips.

Grading Plan:
Attendance and Participation: (not included in the grading system) Students must be
careful about their attendance since they are only allowed to get absent for only 10% of the
total number of their classes without an excuse or they won't be allowed to continue in the
course.
Quizzes 20%
Mid- term exam: 30% (TBA)
Final Exam: 50% (TBA)

1
 Schedule:

Topics to be covered
Week One: Introduction

Lecture 1

General Introduction about English sentence

structure and its elements / Related appendices

Lecture 1\ part 2

Structure skills (1-5) pages 98- 107

Lecture 1

-Structure Skills (6-8) pages 107- 113

Reading Skill 1 (answer main idea question

correctly) pages 251- 254

Lecture 2

Structure Skills (9- 12) pages 114- 121

Reading skill 2 (Recognize the organization of ideas)

pages 255-257

Lecture 1

Structure Skills (13- 14) pages 123- 128

Reading skill 3/ pages 259- 263

Lecture 2

Structure Skills (15- 19) pages 131- 140

Reading skill 4/ pages 264- 266

2
 Lecture 1

Structure Skills (20- 23) pages 144- 150

Reading skill 5/ pages 267-269

Lecture 2

Structure Skills (24- 26) pages 152-156

Lecture 1

Structure Skills (27- 29) pages 158- 162

Reading skill 6/ pages 275-279

Lecture 2

Structure Skills (30- 32) pages 164- 167

Reading skill 7/ pages 279-282

Lecture 1

Structure Skills (33- 36) pages 169- 175

Reading skill 8/ pages 288- 292

Lecture 2

Structure Skills (37-38) pages 178-180

Reading skill 9/ pages 292- 294

Lecture 1

Revision for Structure Skills (1- 38) and Reading

Skills (1- 9)

3
 Mid-Term Exam

Lecture 1

Structure Skills (39- 42) pages 182-188

Reading skill 9/ pages 292 -294

Lecture 2

Structure Skills (43- 45) pages 190- 194

Reading skill 10/ pages 294-296

Lecture 1

Structure Skills (46- 48) pages 196- 202

Reading skill 11/ pages294- 296

Lecture 2

Structure Skills (49- 51) pages 204-208

Reading skill 12/ pages 306- 309

Lecture 1

Structure Skills (52- 55) pages 210- 215

Reading skill 13/ pages 309- 314

Lecture 2

Structure Skills (56- 57) pages 217- 219

Reading skill ( revision and practice)

Structure Skills ( 58- 60) pages 221- 225

Revision

Lecture 1

Listening skills 1+2/pages 12-15

Lecture 2
4
 Listening skills 3+4/pages 16-21

Methods for writing scientific research

Final Examination Period (Paper- based and

computer-based exams)