bachelor eai syllabus summer 2012

BACHELOR EAI
SYLLABUS SUMMER 2012
CODE DU COURS / COURSE
NOM DU COURS / COURSE NAME
CODE
iBT Preparation
ENG0109
Crédits / Credits (US)
Charge de travail / Student
workload
Langue d’enseignement /
Teaching Language
2
Face à face / Contact Hours
Travail individuel et/ou de groupe /
Personal &/or Team Work
Evaluation / Evaluation
30
60
0
English
Pré-requis / Prerequisite
Période d’enseignement /
Teaching period
Responsable du cours /
Course Coordinator
Intervenant(s) / Instructor(s)
Monday 8.30 -11.30, Thurday 8.30-11.30
Alexandra SAUNDERS
Cecilia MOUREY
Evaluateur(s) / Evaluator(s)
Description du cours / Course
description
To prepare students for the TOEFL iBT through the consolidation of language skills and test
taking strategies.
•Connaissances / Knowledge and Understanding (subject specific)
A l’issue de la formation, l’étudiant devrait être capable de :
• Develop strategies for dealing with the four sections of the TOEFL iBT
• Practice skills and refine strategies
• Acquire language necessary for more effective listening and reading
comprehension
• Eliminate lexical and grammatical errors in oral and written expression
• Eliminate distracting pronunciation errors
Résultats d’apprentissage /
Learning Outcomes
Cours inscrit dans le process
Assurance of Learning
AACSB
Evaluation des étudiants /
Student Assessment
NO
• Devoir surveillé (DS) / Written examination
Official iBT Test
Students must individually sign up for the test on www.ets.org
• Contrôle continu / Continuous Assessment
Homework and practice essays
Méthodes d’enseignement /
Teaching Methods
Cours / Lectures
Travail personnel autonome / Autonomous personal work
Lesson Date Topics
Plan de cours / Course plan
Introduction to course and iBT test
Speaking tasks; Explanation Independent and Integrated Tasks, Scoring and
Thur. Skills Overview
Lesson 1 10
May HW: -Exercises 1 - 4 of Writing Tutorial
-Read note-taking pp. 8-11 of Workbook
-Buy the text book: Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL
BACHELOR EAI
SYLLABUS SUMMER 2012
Lesson Date Topics
Writing tasks; Explanation of Integrated and Independent tasks
Writing Independent Task
Lesson 2
Mon.
14 HW: -Exercises 5 - 8 of Writing Tutorial
May -Connecting Words pp 116-121
-*Independent Writing task 1 of 3. Choose a topic from Student Workbook
(pp 22 – 23)
Analyzing and scoring essays
Mon. Integrated Writing Task
21 HW: -Introduction to Listening section: read pp 249-254 CamPrep
May -Complete Diagnostic Test -Reading (CD ROM, Test 1 or book pp 1–18); Check
answers and bring results to class.
Feedback on Essays
Thur. Explanation of Listening Section; Listening Practice
Lesson 4 24
May HW: -*Independent Writing task 2 of 3.
-Complete Diagnostic Test-Listening Section (CD ROM)
Feedback on Essays
Explanation of Reading Section ; Reading Practice (Mini tests 1-3)
Speaking Practice; Record Speaking Tasks; Analysis of real TOEFL answers
Lesson 3
Thur. HW: -Pronunciation Practice: final -s and -ed, Student Work pp 15-16
Lesson 5 31 -Sentence Structure and Frequent Error exercises pp 26 – 29 of Student
May Workbook
-Vocabulary Practice, Student Workbook pp 32 – 37
-Reading homework assigned based on results of Diagnostic Test
-Finish all Reading Mini tests
Correct HW
Pronunciation Practice
Record Speaking responses for self-evaluation
Lesson 6
Mon.
HW: -*Independent Writing task 3 of 3.
4
June -Complete CamPrep pp 76 – 82
-Evaluate your Speaking responses; send evaluations and recordings to
teacher.
-Continue with assigned Reading homework
Sentence structure correction
Feedback on grammar points to review.
Thur. Computer-based Integrated Writing task and Independent Writing task
Lesson 7
7
June HW: -Continue with assigned Reading homework
-CD ROM retake Diagnostic Test for Reading and Listening in Practice Mode
for access to answers and explanations during or following the test
BACHELOR EAI
SYLLABUS SUMMER 2012
Lesson Date Topics
Mon. Complete Test – Reading and Listening
Lesson 8 11 HW: CD ROM Writing and Speaking practice
June Identify skills to review during last class
Computer-based Complete Test (Integ. + Indep. Writing tasks and Speaking)
Thur.
Lesson 9 14 HW: Practice with the CD ROM.
June Prepare for final lesson
Mon. Review of the Complete Test and General Skills review
18 Speaking practice
June
* Each of the three independent writing tasks should be a different type of essay: Compare/
Contrast, List, and Agree/Disagree.
Lesson
10
* Please note that additional homework may be required at the discretion of your teacher
* Schedule is subject to modification
Obligatoire pour le module /
Required for the course
Bibliographie / References
Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test.
Jolene Gear & Robert Gear. Cambridge 2007
4th edition
ISBN – 978-0-521-75584-9
Plus additional documents supplied by
teacher
Optionnelle pour le module /
Recommended references