ELT Department

Induction

Semester 22.1A1
EIC 6
 EIC PROGRAM
(EIC: English for International Communication)
Level Course books

YOU ARE HERE EIC 6 English File (3rd edition) - Intermediate Plus

EIC 5 English File (3rd edition) - Intermediate Plus

20 credits
EIC 4 English File (3rd edition) - Intermediate

EIC 3 English File (3rd edition) - Intermediate

EIC 2 English File (3rd edition) - Pre-Intermediate

EIC 1 English File (3rd edition) - Elementary

 GOAL OF EIC PROGRAM

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
Basic User Independent User Proficient User

EIC 1
EIC 2
EIC 3 & EIC 4
EIC 5 & EIC 6 APTIS B1 (90)
Course book (EIC 6)

( Unit 6- 10
 CLASS TIME
(a session: 3 periods = 2,5 hours)

 Shift 1: 7:00 – 9:30 AM

 Shift 2: 9:50 – 12:20 AM
 Shift 3: 1:00 – 3:30 PM
 SEMESTER 22.1A1 (12/09/2022  03/12/2022)

Month SEP - 2022 OCT - 2022 NOV - 2022

Date 12 19 26 03 10 17 24 31 07 14 21 28

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Final
Exam
22.1A1
 EIC 6 (12 weeks)
2/4/6 classes 3/5/7 classes
(12/09/2022 – 02/12/2022) (13/09/2022 – 03/12/2022)
• Midterm Written tests: • Midterm Written tests:
28/10/2022 29/10/2022

• Midterm Speaking tests: • Midterm Speaking tests:

31/10 & 02/11/2022 01 & 03/11/202

Final Tests (APTIS TEST): To Be Announced

 ASSESSMENT

Level Progress Assessment Midterm test Final (Aptis test)*

20% 40%

(Speaking: 20; APTIS TEST

Writing: 20;
Attendance: 10%
Reading, Listening,
Unit tests: 15%
EIC 6 Vocabulary &
Homework: 15%
Grammar: 60
 
Total score (100)
will be converted to
a 10-grading scale.)
 Unit structure (EIC 6)

Proportions Details Sessions

Orientation 1

Lessons Part A, Part B, Aptis Writing,

Aptis Speaking, Aptis Reading,
Aptis Listening, Aptis Vocabulary 28
& Gramm ar, Test Feedback &
U nit test
(U nit 6-10)

MIDTERM SPEAKING TESTS 2

Aptis Practice tests 3

Review
Midterm 1
Session
Total 35
 ATTENDANCE
EIC 6:

Class attendance (- /35 sessions) Score

≥ 32 10

29 – 31 6

≤ 28 0
 ATTENDANCE CHECKING

• Present: 

• Absent or Late more than 15 minutes: A

Teachers are supposed to:

 Check students’ attendance every day
 Read students’ names out loud when checking attendance
 Announce the list of students who are marked Absent
 Take notes of the students marked Absent due to lateness
on the attendance record.
 ABSENCES & DISQUALIFICATION

Session Absences & Disqualification

EIC 6 35 > 10 occasions => DISQUALIFIED
 WORD COUNT FOR WRITING

EIC 6
Mid term 120-150 words (Writing a formal email)
Final – APTIS WRITING TEST
NOTES ON PLAGIARISM:

 Copying words or ideas from someone else or from a source

(similarity ≥ 20%)

 Giving or receiving the plagiarized text (similarity ≥ 20%)

 Turning in someone else’s work as your own (similarity ≥ 20%)

IF BEING FOUND BEING GUILTY OF PLAGIARISM, SCORE FOR THE

WRITING IS ZERO.

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Midterm Speaking Test (20 marks)
Students do this section separately from the written test for a total of 20
marks.
It takes each student approximately 4 minutes to complete the 3 parts
of the speaking test:
• Part 1: greetings (0.5 minute)
• Part 2: answering some personal information questions (1.5
minutes)
• Part 3: answering three questions (2 minutes)
The criteria are fluency, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.
All speaking tests are recorded for future reference.
(SEE A SAMPLE MIDTERM SPEAKING TEST – SLIDE 18)
 Aptis test:
 The Aptis test score out of 200 is to be converted to EIC 6 final test
ten-band scale as follows:

APTIS 0 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89

Scale (10) 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5

100- 110- 120- 130- 140- 150- 160- 170- 180- >=
APTIS 90-99
109 119 129 139 149 159 169 179 189 190

Scale (10) 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10

 
 The Aptis is used as a benchmark for EIC 6 Program. EIC 6 students
must be at B1 level with an Aptis score from 90 to 200 to satisfy Hoa
Sen University's English language requirements.
 
Wish you a successful
semester!

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