‫سه‌روكــــاتییا زانكۆیا زاخــــۆ‬ ‫رئاســة جامعة زاخــــــو‬

‫رێڤه‌به‌رییا دڵنیایى جورى وپەرەپێدانا پرۆگرامان‬ ‫مدیریة ضمان الجودة و تطویر المناهج‬

Presidency of University of Zakho – Directorate of Quality Assurance

and Curriculum Development

MODULE HANDBOOK

Faculty/ College: Faculty of Humanities

Department of: English Language
Year: 2
Module Name: Intermediate Academic English
Academic Year: 2022-2023
Semester No: 3
Term: Autumn (Fall)
1. Introductory information:
Module Name Intermediate Academic English

Module Code PAEUOZ0000

Module Type University

Theory (2 hours), Tutorial Click or tap here to enter text., practical (2
Hours per week
hours)
No. of ECTS 8
Language of
English
Instruction

2. Instructor Information:
Lecturer(s) Name Nechirvan Hassan Jawzal
Academic Title Lecturer
Qualification M.A

Department English Language

Faculty /College Faculty of Humanities

E-mail address: nechirvan.jawzal@uoz.edu.krd
Contact details
Mobile Number: 07504958164

3. Teaching Assistant Information:

TA Name Click or tap here to enter text.

TA Academic Title Choose an item.

TA Qualification Choose an item.

TA Department Choose an item.

Faculty /College Choose an item.

E-mail address: Click or tap here to enter text.

TA Contact details
Mobile Number: Click or tap here to enter text.
 4. Module Overview:
Nowadays, English is used worldwide because it is the language of science, business and
technology. So, it is essential for every educated person to have some knowledge about this
global language. That is why Ministry of Higher Education has included Academic English
module in the curriculum of all departments in the universities of Kurdistan. The inclusion of
this course will help the students’ knowledge and skills in: reading and understanding
academic texts, listening to lectures and presentations, writing sentences, paragraphs and
different essential essay types, participating in seminars and group discussions and preparing
and giving simple presentations.
The current course is designed especially for the third semester students in all departments at
university of Zakho. It covers the basic communication skills in a pre-intermediate level:
reading, writing, speaking and listening. Speaking and listening focuses on both the receptive
and productive skills needed to be successful in an academic environment. Reading uses
extracts from authentic academic textbooks. Writing focuses on some of the most important
aspects of academic writing such as writing sentences and simple paragraphs.

5. Module Objective:
MO Code Module Objectives

MO1 To enable the students read and understand English academic texts

MO2
To enable students to listen to lectures and presentations in academic English

MO3 To enable them write sentences, paragraphs and different essays types.

MO3
To enable them prepare and give seminars and presentations.

6. Learning OUTCOMES:
Upon the completion of the current module
 Learning
Learning Outcome
Outcome Code
Students who have a full attendance must have got enough courage and
LO1 confidence to communicate in a good academic English especially in
formal environment.

They should also improve their writing and reading skills as they will be
LO2 exposed to well-written English texts and accordingly their vocabulary
may also get expanded.

Students will be able to converse with lecturers, present ideas, and write
LO3
academic reports and papers.

7. Syllabus:
In this section the lecture has to show precisely the contents of the module that she/he presents
during the whole semester.

NOTE: Consider Student-Centred Learning concept

Sub-Topics Learning Week

Outcome Commencing
Week Topic(s)/ Topic(s)/
s Theoretical Practical Alignment

Speaking & Introduction Diagnostic

Listening tests
1 04/09/2022
Reading &
Writing

2 Reading & It is all about you Writing: LO2 11/09/2022

Writing
 Asking & Answering Paragraph LO3
Speaking &
Questions + Present
Listening
Continuous

Reading & Memory Reading: LO1 18/09/2022

Writing Remembering &
Showing LO3
Forgetting
3 Speaking & interest
Listening
Used to + Past tense
+ Quiz

Speaking & Around the World Reading: LO1 25/09/2022

Listening
Describing towns and Booking a LO2
4 cities
Reading & flight
LO3
Writing
Comparative and
Superlative

Reading & Life Stories LO1 02/10/2022

Writing LO2
Writing:
Describing life events
5
Emails LO3
Speaking &
Since, for, and ago
Listening

Speaking & Success Writing: LO1 09/10/2022

Listening
CV LO2
Work
+
LO3
Speaking If and when structures
6
Exam

Reading &
Writing

7 Revision Revision

Mid-Term Mid-Term
8
Exam Exam
 In the Media Reading: LO1 30/10/2022

Speaking & LO2

Extreme adjectives
Listening
9 Social LO3
Passive structure media
managemen
Reading &
t
Writing

Socialising Writing: LO1 06/11/2022

Social behaviour cover letter
Speaking & LO2
Listening
Making requests LO3

10 Making generalisation
Reading &
Writing

Homework

Things you can’t live LO1 13/11/2022

without
LO2
Speaking &
11
Listening How machines work Reading: LO3

Basic needs
Quantifiers
Describing everyday
objects
Reading &
Writing

Future Society LO1 20/11/2022

Reading & Writing: LO2

Society and Change
12 Writing
 Making predictions Future LO3
plans

Speaking &
Listening

Listening
Exam

An amazing story LO1 27/11/2022

Speaking &
Types of stories Writing: LO2
Listening
LO3
13
Reported speech Tell a story

Reading &
Writing

Rules and freedom LO1 4/12/2022

Speaking & Reading: LO2

Vocabulary: do
14 Listening
Ancient LO3
Reading & Obligations and Rules
Writing permissions

Speaking activities LO1 11/12/2022

Speaking & Summarizing passages LO2

15 Listening Presentatio LO3
n skills
Reading
Writing

Revision Revision 18/12/2022

16
Week Week

Final Exam Final 25/12/2022

17
Exam
 8. Assessment Strategy:
LO of the Total
Task(s) Number Marks Breakdown
Assessment Tool

Speaking Exam 1 10
Listening Exam 1 10
Assignments Choose an item. Choose an item.

Quizzes 1 5 Choose an item.

Projects Choose an item. Choose an item.
Homework 1 5
Mid-term
1 20 20
examination
Final
1 50 50
examination
Others Choose an item.

Total (100%) 100

9. Teaching and Learning Methods:

To achieve the main goals of the module, the lecturer will adopt different teaching and
learning methods:

1- lectures: to give an overview of each topic the teacher will present the material in
form of lectures
2- group working: the students will work in different activities related to each topic in
groups
3- oral discussions: students will be given topics to give a short presentation.
4- writing: students will be given topics to write sentences and paragraphs.

Audios: The students will do practice on the topic by listening to audios and then do exercises
on them.
 10.Module Reading List and References: Order by Importance

Core Textbooks/Resources:

- Book: Crace et al. (2005). Cutting Edge: Intermediate. Pearson.

- Online Content: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

Supplemental Textbooks/Resources:
Lambert, J. et al. (2018). English File: Pre-Intermediate (4th Edition). Oxford.

Harmer, J. et al. (2007). Just Speaking and Listening: Pre-Intermediate. Marshal Cavendish
Education.

11.GRADING KEY

Level Points Letters

(GP)‫نرخێ ژمارەی‬
‫ئاست‬ ‫خال‬ ‫پیت‬

95 –100 4.0 +A
‫نایاب‬
Excellent 
90 – <95 3.8 A

85 – <90 3.6 -A
‫زور باش‬
Very Good
80 – < 85 3.4 +B

‫باش‬ 75 – < 80 3.2 B

Good 70 – < 75 3 -B

65 – < 70 2.8 +C
‫ناڤنجی‬
Satisfactory
60 – <65 2.6 C

55 – <60 2.4 -c
‫پەسەند‬
Pass 50 – <55 2.2 d
‫کەفتی‬
< 50 0.0 F
Fail
12.Module Handbook Approval:
Lecturer(s) in charge
Name Nechirvan Hassan Jawzal

Academic Title Lecturer

E-mail Nechirvan.jawzal@uoz.edu.krd

Date 15/09/2022

Signature

Head of Departmental Scientific Committee

Name

Academic Title Choose an item.

E-mail

Date

Signature