ENG 101 - English for Academic Purposes
The overall aim of the course is to improve the students’ four skills in an integrated manner and to develop and improve higher order thinking skills in the students.
Academic reading and writing skills; critical reading and note-taking within the framework of a thematic and integrated skills approach; writing a well-organized essay; engaging in academic discussions; listening and reading activities; emphasis on citation techniques are the main objectives of the course.
ENG 102 - Expository Writing
The overall aim of the course is to further improve the students’ four skills in an integrated manner and to develop and improve higher order thinking skills in the students.
Writing a term paper by following a process approach; doing library and internet research, formulating a thesis and researching supporting ideas; one-on-one tutorials with instructors for feedback during the stages; oral presentation with the aim of defending written work; emphasis on the importance of avoiding plagiarism are the main objectives of the course.
ENG 111 - Advanced English for Academic Purposes
Analysis of authentic reading pieces such as short stories, magazines, newspapers, and academic articles; organizing paragraphs, essays or reflection papers; developing higher order critical thinking skills through transferring knowledge; solving problems, making inferences; comparing and contrasting definition, descriptive and narrative paragraphs are the main objectives of the course.
ENG 112 - Advanced Writing
Production of different types of essays (e.g.comparison and contrast, classification, process analysis, cause-and effect, and argumentative); basic research skills including library/internet search, and basic research report writing skills such as citing, paraphrasing and referencing are the main objectives of the course.
ENG 204 - Professional Communication in English
The overall aim of the course is to further improve the students’ four skills in an integrated manner and to develop and improve higher order thinking skills in the students.
Introduction and development of professional skills in English; presenting information and opinions using different means of communication in a business context, appropriate language structures and proper vocabulary for effective communication, a focus on persuasion and problem solving skills; integration of the four language skills based on a functional approach are the main objectives of the course.