ENGL1101 Fall Semester 2023 Syllabus

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Vocab
Content Intro U1 U1 Activity 1 U2 U2 Activity 2 U3 U3 Activity U4 U4 Activity Quiz
(Data (Oral 3 4 &
Summary Summary) (PMP) (IMRAD) Make-
ups
)
Simple Syllabus

Assessment
Activities 1, 3 & 4 50%
Oral Summary 15%
Vocabulary Quiz 15%
Participation: 20%
NOTE: There is no Mid-term or Final Exam

Detailed Syllabus
Assessment
Week Unit/Dates Description Major Objectives
& Homework
● Meet students; preview course content
October Introduction
1.
02-06 to class ● Introduce the Academic Word List

● Read and interpret a graphic

Data representation of scientific data (chart)
Unit 1
summaries ● Describe a chart in writing, selecting
2. October appropriate features and in appropriate
textual and linguistic form
09-13
● Orally summarise the main trend and
significant features of a chart

● Read and interpret a graphic

representation of scientific data (chart) Homework 1
Unit 1 Data
summaries ● Describe a chart in writing, selecting (Data Summary)
3. October appropriate features and in appropriate
textual and linguistic form
16-20
● Orally summarise the main trend and
significant features of a chart
4.
Unit 1 ● Read and interpret a graphic
Activity 1
representation of scientific data (chart) (Data Summary)
October Activity 1 ● Describe a chart in writing, selecting
23-27 appropriate features and in appropriate Unit 1
(Data textual and linguistic form vocabulary and
Summary) paraphrasing
activities
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● Identify the topic, main idea (even when

not explicitly stated), major details and
minor details of academic English texts

Main idea and

● Identify the topic, main idea (even when
Unit 2 supporting
details not explicitly stated), major details and
minor details of academic English texts
5 Oct. 30 - Supporting ● Plan and write a short paragraph on a
Nov. 03 details
general academic topic containing main
idea, major and minor details

Unit 2 Main idea and

supporting ● Identify the topic, main idea (even when
Homework 2
6. November details not explicitly stated), major details and (Oral Summary)
06-10 minor details of academic English texts
Implied main
ideas

 Homework
November Mid-semester Unit 2 vocabulary and paraphrasing
13-17 break

Unit 2 Activity 2 ● Identify the topic, main idea (even when Activity 2
7. (Oral Summary)
(Oral not explicitly stated), major details and
November paragraph minor details of academic English texts Unit 3
20-24 summary)
vocabulary and
paraphrasing

Determining
● Identify the purpose and main idea of a
the purpose of
Unit 3 short, authentic academic text, using
a text;
summarising / textual clues
Nov. 27 paraphrasing
8. - from a work ● Paraphrase sentences from academic
Dec. 01 of reference
English texts, using a range of language
resources
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● Identify the purpose and main idea of a

Unit 3 Determining Homework 3
short, authentic academic text, using
the purpose of (Purpose/ Main
textual clues
a text; Idea/
9. summarising/
December Paraphrase)
04-08 paraphrasing ● Paraphrase sentences from academic
from a work
English texts, using a range of
of reference
lexicogrammatical resources

Activity 3
● Identify the purpose and main idea of a (Purpose/ Main
10. Unit 3 Idea/
short, authentic academic text, using Paraphrase)
Activity 3
textual clues
(Purpose/ Unit 4
Main Idea/ vocabulary/
December Paraphrase) paraphrasing
11-15 ● Paraphrase sentences from academic activities
English texts, using a range of
Tutorials
lexicogrammatical resources

● Identify the IMRAD elements of a short

Unit 4 science news article
11.
December IMRAD
18-22 summaries ● Paraphrase and summarise IMRAD
elements of a short science news article
● Convey information and opinions with
clarity and confidence in an academic
setting

● Identify the IMRAD elements of a short Homework 4

Unit 4 science news article (IMRAD
IMRAD
12. summary summary)
December ● Paraphrase and summarise the IMRAD
25–29
elements of a short science news article

13.
Activity 4
Unit 4 Activity 4
(IMRAD ● Identify the IMRAD elements of a short (IMRAD
January Summary) summary)
02–05 science news article Unit 5
(summarizing/
● Paraphrase and summarise the IMRAD
paraphrasing
elements of a short science news article activities)
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Vocabulary ● Read and understand vocabulary from the

Vocabulary
Quiz Academic Word List
Quiz /
January (online)
14. Make-ups
08–12 ● Make-ups (various objectives)
Make-ups

NOTE: There is no Mid-term or Final Exam on this course.

(Your grade is made up of the Activities & Homework assignments above.)

There will be no lesson tomorrow Wednesday 4th October as no classroom has been assigned yet.