IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH-I
- Course
- ENGL031 - IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH-I
- Department
- School of Foreign Languages
- Course Type
- In-sessional English
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 6 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Instr. Rüya TALAB
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
This course is designed to assist students whose language proficiency level is not adequate to achieve academic reading and writing skills. In this respect this course provides a general revision on grammatical structures such as present tenses, past tenses, future forms, and adverbial clauses to ensure that students are equipped with the required background knowledge to achieve academic reading and writing tasks successfully. Regarding writing skills, students are introduced to sentence structures, basic components of paragraphs such as topic sentence, topic and controlling idea, supporting sentences, and concluding sentences. Students are expected to reflect the acquired knowledge by writing a short descriptive paragraph about themselves. This course also provides the opportunity to improve students’ reading skills through a variety of reading passages.
IN-SESSIONAL ENGLISH-I
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| MIDTERM | Midterm | 30 |
| FINAL | Final | 40 |
| ASSIGNMENT | Assignment | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 By the completion of the course the students will able to:
- 02 1- tranfer a general revision on grammar structures
- 03 2- intrepret and synthesize reading comprehension.
- 04 3- identify three sections of essay writing. (The sentence and the paragraph, Descriptive Paragraphs, Example Paragraphs)
- 05 4- arranging a performance on specific topics
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course + UNIT 1 (1 Focus on the Topic + 2 Focus on Reading – Reading One: Finding the Ideal Job) |
| Week 2 | How to Answer True and False Statements + UNIT 1 (Inferring the Author’s Opinion + Reading Two: The Ideal Job + Taking Margin Notes on Main Ideas) |
| Week 3 | UNIT 1 (3 Focus on Writing: Putting sentences in order to create a coherent paragraph + Using Descriptive and Possessive Adjectives + Writing a Descriptive Paragraph) |
| Week 4 | UNIT 2 (1 Focus on the Topic + 2 Focus on Reading – Reading One: Can We Teach Creative Thinking in Schools? + identifying main idea of a reading text + Making Inferences) |
| Week 5 | UNIT 2 (Reading Two: Tips for success in college + Listing Details in Notes + Matching Details with Paragraphs) |
| Week 6 | UNIT 2 (3 Focus on Writing: Vocabulary + Grammar for Writing – Using the Past Simple Tense) |
| Week 7 | MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS |
| Week 9 | UNIT 2 (3 Focus on Writing: Writing a Complete Paragraph) |
| Week 10 | UNIT 3 (1 Focus on the Topic + 2 Focus on Reading – Reading One: Making Money + matching the main idea with the correct paragraph + inferring future situations) |
| Week 11 | UNIT 3 (Reading Two: I Made it Myself + Taking Notes Using a Time Line + Identifying the Sequence of Events) |
| Week 12 | UNIT 3 (3 Focus on Writing: Vocabulary + Grammar for Writing: Comparative Adjectives + Writing a Well-Organized Paragraph) |
| Week 13 | UNIT 4 (1 Focus on the Topic + 2 Focus on Reading – Reading One: A Civilized Suggestion + Inferring the Author’s Attitude + Reading Two: Riding the Subway in Japan + Identifying the Main Elements of a Story) |
| Week 14 | UNIT 4 (3 Focus on Writing: Vocabulary + Grammar for Writing: Writing Imperative Sentences + Writing a Blog Post to Inform |
| Week 15 | FINAL EXAMINATIONS (1-12 June 2026) |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Haugnes, N. & Maher, B. (2020). NorthStar: Reading & Writing Level 2, Fifth Edition, Pearson
Learning Outcomes
- L01 By the completion of the course the students will able to:
- L02 1- tranfer a general revision on grammar structures
- L03 2- intrepret and synthesize reading comprehension.
- L04 3- identify three sections of essay writing. (The sentence and the paragraph, Descriptive Paragraphs, Example Paragraphs)
- L05 4- arranging a performance on specific topics
Program Outcomes
- P01 Becoming aware of sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic engineering and agricultural science
- P02 Having sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic agricultural production especially in pomology, viticulture, olericulture, floriculture and agronomy, and their breeding
- P03 Being well equiped with practical experiences in agriculture
- P04 Finding the source of environmental, biotic, abiotic, technical and economical problems in agricultural crops which reduce yield and quality, and create solutions to related problems
- P05 Defining, classifying and naming cultivated crop plants and knowing how to manage them
- P06 Breeding of horticultural and field crops, developing new cultivars and producing propagation materials of new developed varieties
- P07 Applying up-to-date methods and techniques for preserving genetic resources and environment for sustainable use in agricultural commodities
- P08 Evaluating, asseying and analyzing the changes in cultivation of horticultural and agronomic crops in respect to irrigation, fertilization, defining pests and diseases and after postharvest handling
- P09 Establishing and managing orchards, vineyards and field crop productions and greenhouse operations
- P10 Obtaining data in horticulture and field crops along with researching, considering, recording, consulting and expert abilities, project writing and applying
- P11 Identifying different roles in enchancing individual abilities and skills beside taking responsibilities, participations in team works under any given conditions
- P12 Easily accessing to appropriate information and thinking analytically in their interested area and subjects. They can do accurate timing and planning in agricultural productions in year round. They think analytically, prepare questionaries, have an exploratory and creative vision and use the obtained knowledge for the benefit of farmers and societies
- P13 Having ability to transfer information and also able to easily communicate with the people in the field at different levels. They have self - confidence and self- improvement skills as well
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |