AZERBAIJAN STATE OIL AND INDUSTRY UNIVERSITY

SYLLABUS TO MASTER COURSE “English“

Autumn, 2022 (Term I)

SYLLABUS INSTRUCTOR: GULSHAN SH. ALIYEVA

gulshanaliyeva10@yahoo.com
gulshanaliyeva100@gmail.com
High Educational Institution
Department
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry
University
Foreign Languages, Room #.417

Faculty Information Technology and Management

Subject/Total hours General English (Intermediate; 60 hours)

Office hours 08.30-15.30 (Monday-Friday)

Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University www.asoiu.edu.az

(web page)
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University Azadliq 20, Baku, Azerbaijan (Main
(address) Campus)

Specialities:

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SYLLABUS

Approved by the decision of the meeting of the department of “Foreign Languages”

of Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University dated to 9.09.2022 (protocol #1)

Head of the Department: Ph.d F.A. Huseynova

Syllabus instructor : Gulshan Aliyeva

The structure of the syllabus on the subject “General English” (intermediate)

I. Course description
II. Learning outcomes
III. Course objectives
IV. Teaching and Learning activities:
V. Instructions for presentations
VI. Assessment
VII. Course Expectations
VIII. Recommended literature
IX. Course teaching schedule

I. Course description

This course has been designed for intermediate students to develop practical classroom
language skills in studying English for General Purposes. The course helps students develop
their skills in English to allow them to master their university studies. It also focuses on
assisting students in achieving greater independence in their language learning with a view
towards life-long learning as English language specialists.
The course tries to offer students ample opportunity to use the language in both its oral
and written form, with particular emphasis on speaking activities. This will be achieved
through a variety of procedures and assignments, like peer-to-peer and group interaction /
assignments, both spoken and written, or the more metacognitive task of reflecting on their
own learning. So it focuses on developing all integrated skills: Reading, Writing, Listening
and Speaking.
This module is accomplished on the basis of textbooks, training materials and original
supplementary material.

II. Learning outcomes

By the end of the course the students will have been able to:

• discuss familiar topics in detail.

• give their opinions and explain advantages and disadvantages.
• speak regularly with native speakers
• understand long speech and lectures and follow complex arguments if the topic is
reasonably familiar.
• understand most TV news and current affairs programmes.
• understand the majority of films in common accents.
• read articles and reports about common topics
• understand modern novels.
• write clearly and in detail about a wide range of subjects.
• write an essay or report.
• write letters about events and personal experiences.
 III. Course objectives

The main objectives are to help students develop the followings:

General Competences:
1. Ability to communicate in a foreign language.
2. Ability to work in a team.
3. Ability to work autonomously.
4. Ability to plan and manage time.
5. Skills in the use of information and communication technologies.
6. Ability to be critical and self-critical.
7. Ability to evaluate and maintain the quality of work produced.

Specific Competences:
1. To improve extensive and intensive listening skills at B1 level and beyond.
2. To improve interactive and non-interactive speaking skills at B1 level and beyond.
3. To identify and use grammar structures accurately.
4. To use strategies needed for oral expression in different contexts.
5. To develop higher writing skills.
6. To be able to deliver a short speech in public
7. To demonstrate the ability to understand, both orally and in writing, texts at the B1 level of
the European Framework for Languages.
8. To demonstrate the ability to express oneself, both orally and in writing, at the
B1 level of the European Framework for Languages.

IV. Teaching and Learning activities:

Class sessions:
Classes will take a communicative, participative format, emphasizing students’
involvement and use of the English language in all kinds of communicative situations.

Tutorials:
Students can attend group or individual tutorials as and when necessary providing a more
personal, individual attention to their learning and where, again if necessary, extra activities
and resources will be recommended in order to enhance their progress.

Individual student work:

Students will work on the development of their skills, as well as be responsible for remedial
work in their problem areas independently of the teacher, but with his/her guidance. They will
also need to prepare projects alone or in groups.

V. Instructions for presentations

A research-based presentation is expected to be submitted by the students and the

admission of the presentation is approved by the teacher. Students should prepare their
presentations using a range of references. Presentation is assessed with 1-20 points. The
deadline for presentation submissions is the 14th week of semester.
№ Topics for presentations
1 The world belongs to those who read.
2 Travelling: problems and solutions..
3 Where words fail, music speaks.
4 Family: where life begins and love never ends.
5 Art is a therapy .
6 Predictions about future.
7 Healthy lifestyle.
8 Team sports or individual sports?
9 The evolution of technology.
10 Job hunting and career choices.
11 Positive and negative personality traits.
12 Clever machines.
13 How to manage time effectively.
14 Global network.
15 My dream house. Living in a house or in apartment?
16 University clubs.
17 Choosing a leisure activity.
18 Holiday activities.
19 Film industry in the world.
20 Parenting problems and solutions.
21 Adventure activities.
22 Intuition in decision making.
23 Sleep solves everything.
24 Study abroad.
25 Mobile phones: advantages and disadvantages

VI. Assessment:
Midterm, Final and Continuous Evaluation Components

The total of the students' course grade is 100%. The assessment has two components:
50% comes from:
Presentation - 20 points
Midterm Exam - 20 points
Class activities -10 points
Final Exam - 50 points
Presentation- 20 points. Students will present their presentations individually or in pairs
. The presentation topic will be related to the course contents, students’ interests and needs.
Each presentation will last max 10 minutes, including the Q&A session.

Assessment form for final presentation:

Assessment criteria Points max.
Language: vocabulary and grammar 4
Interaction and fluency 4
Content 4
Structure and cohesion 4
PPP design 4
Total:20 points
Class activities -10 points
Content: A variety of portfolio assignments that cover the following:
• Extended writing tasks
• Workbook & home assignments
• Reading comprehension tasks
• Weekly reflections
• Speaking Tests
• Progress Tests (Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar and Structure, Pronunciation, Listening,
Writing)
• Frequency: Every week / once a month

Assessment for midterm and final exams:

The student will receive a separate score for those systems (grammar and vocabulary) and
skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) which are included in the exam materials
giving them a clear understanding of their performance. According to the scores the student
will also be given a grade.
Midterm Exam-20 points. Midterm exam will test students on the knowledge of the material
completed as guided learning before the midterm. The midterm exam will consist of open
close and gap fills, skills checks and comprehension tasks.
Assessment scale for midterm exam:
15-20 points:
Shows complete understanding of the required knowledge. The answers completely address
all components presented in the task.
The language structures are accurate and fluent.
Answers/information is clearly presented and organized.
There may be minor errors.
10-14 points:
Shows nearly complete understanding of required knowledge.
The answers address almost of the components presented in the task.
The language structures are mostly accurate and fluent.
There may be some errors.
5-9 points:
Shows some understanding of the required knowledge.
The answers address some of the components presented in the task.
The language structures are mostly inaccurate, fluency is poor.
There are few errors.
1-4 points:
Shows limited or no understanding of the task, perhaps only recopying the given instructions.
The answers to the task are irrelevant.
The language structures contain system mistakes. Fluency is missing.
The number of errors is significant.
Final exam-50 points. The final exam will test students on the knowledge of the material
completed throughout the semester. The final exam will consist of open close and gap fills,
skills checks and comprehension tasks.

Assessment scale for final exam:

25-50 points:
Shows complete understanding of the required knowledge. The answers completely address
all components presented in the task.
The language structures are accurate and fluent.
Answers/information is clearly presented and organized.
There may be minor errors.
15-25 points:
Shows nearly complete understanding of required knowledge.
The answers address almost of the components presented in the task.
The language structures are mostly accurate and fluent.
There may be some errors.
10-15 points:
Shows some understanding of the required knowledge.
The answers address some of the components presented in the task.
The language structures are mostly inaccurate, fluency is poor.
There are few errors.
5-10 points:
Shows limited or no understanding of the task, perhaps only recopying the given instructions.
The answers to the task are irrelevant.
The language structures contain system mistakes. Fluency is missing.
The number of errors is significant.

Assessment system:
(A) Excellent-91-100 points
(B) Very good-81-90 points
(C) Good-71-80 points
(D) Satisfactory-61-70 points
(E) Sufficient-51-60 points
(F) Failed- 41 -30 points

VII: Course expectations:

Teacher’s requirements include the followings:

1) Regular participation of students in classes;
2) Work freely with the proposed literature;
3) respect the deadlines and others being punctual
4) Take notes, keep recording and equip yourself with all the needed resources
5) Contribute, interact, be a good team player and, respect others
6) To participate actively in the classes, ask or email the teacher questions on unclear issues;
7) complete the results of the monitoring in the form of midterm exam in order to master the
subject at the required level;
8) Students have to attempt to earn a maximum of 50 points per semester.
9) Students are responsible for completing assignments on time. Late work may be
penalized.
10) Mobile phone use is only permitted when the instructor indicates that phones will be used
for an activity.
 VIII. Recommended resources

Basic readings:
Solutions. Intermediate. Tim Falla Paul A Davies. Student’s Book. Third Edition.
Solutions. Intermediate. Tim Falla Paul A Davies. Workbook. Third Edition.

Further references:

Collocation in use Intermediate Michael Mc Carthy, Felicity O’ Dell

APTIS TEST E. Mason and F. Martin
Academic writing from paragraph to essay.Dorothy E Zemach and Lisa A Rumisek.
“Tactics for listening” third edition. Jack C. Richards with Grant Trew

Webpages:
https://www.britishcouncil.az/en
www.britishcouncil.org/aptis
http://www.eslhome.com
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews
http://soundportraits.org http://guardian.co.uk
https://www.ted.com/
 IX Course teaching schedule:

Weeks Topics Units/ Hours

pages
Week HOLIDAYS Introducti 2
1 Vocabulary: Tourist attractions and holiday activities. on A, B,
Adjectives (p4,6)
Speaking: work in pairs and speak about your daily activities.

Reading and listening: dialogues C, 2

Speaking: describing holidays. Talking about plans for future. D(Page
Describing personality. 4,7)
https://www.britishcouncil.org/exam/aptis Supplem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_DELbsHzZI entary
materials
Week GENERATIONS (p 8). Unit1 2
2 Vocabulary: Stages of life; life events A, B,
Listening: People talking about their families and background
Speaking: Discussing life events; talking about your family
and background

Listening: Family tensions. (p11) C, D, E 2

Speaking: arguments in families
Words skills: phrasal verbs (p13)
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/
intermediate-b1 Supplem
https://elt.oup.com/student/tacticsforlistening3e entary
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/ materials
intermediate-b1
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/
intermediate-b1/a-class-forum
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking/
intermediate-b1

Week Reading: Adolescence (p14) F, G, H 2

3 Speaking: Role play (p16)
Writing: A message (p17)
Exam skills trainers

LEISURE TIME Unit 2 2

Love it or hate it; Activities and sports. A, B
Speaking: Sport and leisure quiz
Listening: Teens talking about things they hate Supplem
Speaking: Speaking about hobbies entary
https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/ materials
aptis_candidate_guide_2020_a4_final.pdf

Week Listening: eating out C,D 2

4 Vocabulary: diets (page 122)
Speaking: pair work- discussion the questions
by using the new phrases
 Reading: Field games (GPS challenge) (P26) E, F,G,H 2
Speaking: Stimulus-based discussion (p28)
Writing: A blog post (p29)
How to describe pictures:
https://www.youtube.com/watch? Supplem
v=1c5TCWR6Fyg entary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihIQ8_-49Fo materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vbkYXU35hWE&t=39s

Week Unit 3 2
5 THE HUMAN BODY A,B,C,D
Parts of the body. (p30)
Speculating and predicting.
Listening: The body’s limits (p33)

Word skills: Word families (p35) E, F 2

Reading: Body clock (Night and day) (P36) Supplem
https://aptisweb.com/182-aptis-for-teachers-writing-test-and- entary
model-answers materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI4ozgGLTGc
Week Speaking: Photo description (p38) G, H 2
6 Writing: An opinion essay(p39)
Exam skills trainer:
Reading (missing sentences)
listening (multiple matching)
speaking (picture comparison and description)
writing (an opinion essay) (p40)
HOME Unit 4 2
Types of homes A,B
Vocabulary: describing houses and homes. (p42)
Speaking: Where you live? Supplem
https://www.englishexaminninja.com/aptis/aptis-listening/ entary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ix93qH96BE materials

Week Listening: Young and homeless (p45) C,D,E 2

7 Speaking: discussion the given questions in pairs.
Imaginary situations (p 46) . Word skills: do, make, take (p47)

Reading: Alternative living (alternative homes) (P48) F, G,H 2

Speaking: Photo comparison and discussion (p50)
Writing: An email (p51) Supplem
https://aptisweb.com/aptis-exam-library/aptis-general entary
https://www.aptistutor.com/aptis-reading-test-part-4-long-text/ materials
Week TECHNOLOGY Unit 5 2
8 Vocabulary: Computing. (p52) Speaking: Work in pairs. Give A,B
each other instructions on how to do the thigs. (p53)

Listening: Navigation nightmare. Speaking: Discuss the C,D,E 2x45

questions with your partner.(p55)
Modals in the past(p54, 56) Supplem
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1 entary
 https://elt.oup.com/student/tacticsforlistening3e materials
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/intermediate-b1/a-
class-forum
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking/intermediate-b1

Week Reading: Clever machines (Testing intelligence) (P58 F,G,H 2

9 Speaking: Photo comparison (p60)
Writing: An internet forum post (p61).

HIGH FLYERS Unit 6 2

Vocabulary: Describing character. (p64) A,B
Speaking: Work in pairs (p65)
Speaking: Work in pairs and use defining relative clause (66)
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1
https://elt.oup.com/student/tacticsforlistening3e Supplem
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1 entary
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/intermediate-b1/a- materials
class-forum
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking/intermediate-b1

Week Listening: Nellie Bly (p67) C,D,E 2

10 Speaking: using Non-defining relative clauses
Speaking: Agree on a piece of extra information.
Word skills: Phrasal verbs
Reading: GIRLBOSS (Rags to riches) (P70) F,G,H 2
Speaking: Guided conversation (p72)
Writing: A for and against essay (p73).
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1 Supplem
https://elt.oup.com/student/tacticsforlistening3e entary
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1 materials
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/intermediate-b1/a-
class-forum
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking/intermediate-b1

Week ARTISTS Unit 7 2

11 Vocabulary: Talking about the arts. (p74) A,B
Speaking: take turns to ask the questions
Listening: Poetry in motion (p77) C,D,E 2
Speaking: Work in pairs. Ask follow – up questions (p78)
Word skills: Indefinite pronouns (p79) Supplem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3-5tG8nNYc entary
https://aptisonline.com/aptis-reading-practice-3/ materials
Week Reading: Graffiti’s softer side (Granny graffiti) (P80) F,G,H 2
12 Speaking: Photo comparison and role-play (p82)
Writing: Article: a book review (p83)

MESSAGES Unit 8 2
Vocabulary: On the phone (p86) Speaking: ask and answer A,B
the questions (87)
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1 Supplem
https://elt.oup.com/student/tacticsforlistening3e entary
 https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1 materials
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/intermediate-b1/a-
class-forum
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking/intermediate-b1

Week Listening: Global network (p89) C,D,E 2

13 Reported questions (p90)
Word skills: Verb patterns: reporting verbs (p91). Speaking:
Tell your partner about the things (p91)
Reading: A novel idea (A different type of phone book) (P92) F,G,H 2
Speaking: Photo description (p94)
Writing: A narrative (p95)
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1
https://elt.oup.com/student/tacticsforlistening3e
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/intermediate-b1/a-
class-forum
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking/intermediate-b1

Week JOURNEYS Unit 9 2

14 Vocabulary: Travel and transport. (p96) Speaking: Choose A,B
one of the sets of instructions below and plan a role play.
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1 Supplem
https://elt.oup.com/student/tacticsforlistening3e entary
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1 materials
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/intermediate-b1/a-
class-forum
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking/intermediate-b1
Listening: Travel solutions (p99) Speaking: Tell your partner C,D 2
about a journey on which you experienced travel problems.
(p99)
Speaking: discuss the questions with your partner. (p100)
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1 Supplem
https://elt.oup.com/student/tacticsforlistening3e entary
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1 materials
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/intermediate-b1/a-
class-forum
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking/intermediate-b1
Week Word skills: Verb patterns (p101). Speaking: Tell your partner E,F 2
15 about something you…: (p101)
Reading: Miscalculations (Disastrous mistakes) (P102)

Speaking: Guided conversation (p104) G,H 2

Writing: A formal letter (p105)
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1 Supplem
https://elt.oup.com/student/tacticsforlistening3e entary
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1 materials
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/intermediate-b1/a-
class-forum
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/speaking/intermediate-b1
Totally
60
hours