Course Plan 215

King Khalid University Department of English


COURSE SYLLABUS


I. Title: Listening and Speaking (4)
II. Codification: Eng 215
III. Number of Credits/hours: 3 credits
IV. Level: 4
V. Prerequisites: Eng 210, Eng 114 & Eng 110
VI. Academic Year: 2008 – 2009; Term 2
VII. Number of Instructors Involved: 3
VIII. Instructors Involved: Dr. Darwish, Mr. Adel, and Mr. Fuad.
IX. Number of Sections: 3
X. Textbooks: Tapestry (Middle East Edition) – Listening and Speaking (4).
IX. Evaluation: There are going to be three exams: 1st Midterm, 2nd Midterm and a Final. Students will be tested in two components in each of the exams, i.e., listening and speaking as shown in the table below. The exams for the listening component will be prepared by the course coordinator. However, instructors are expected to conduct a mock test at the end of each chapter to enable students to check their progress. With regard to the speaking component, instructors are responsible for organising presentation sessions or dialogue based assessment sessions.

Exam Speaking Listening
Mid 1 10 15
Mid 2 10 15
Final Exam 20 30
Total (out of 100) 40 60







X. Course Schedule: Five Chapters are to be covered from the textbook in addition to some supplementary material. Approximately five hours should be spent on each chapter. An optimal course schedule should look like this:

Week Dates Units to be Covered
1 28/2-4/3/2009
3/3-7/3/1430 Introduction and Orientation

2 7/3-11/3
10/3-14/3 Speech Training: Starting, continuing and ending conversations, etc.
3 14/3-18/3
17/3-21/3 Chapter 1: Small Talk- Not Deep but Important
Speech Training: Starting, continuing and ending conversations, etc.
4 21/3-25/3
24/3-28/3 Chapter 1: Small Talk- Not Deep but Important
Speech Training: Starting, continuing and ending conversations, etc.
5 28/3-1/4
1/4-5/4 Chapter2: High-Tech Communication
Speech Training: Discussing issues regarding mobile phones and email, etc.
6 4/4-8/4
8/4-12/4 Chapter2: High-Tech Communication
Speech Training: Discussing issues regarding mobile phones and email, etc.
7 11/4-15/4
15/4-19/4 Chapter3: Humour
Supplementary Material1
Speech Training: Discussing laughter and health
8 18/4-22/4
22/4-26/4 1st Midterm Exam (Listening)
1st Midterm Exam (Speaking)
25/4-29/4
29/4-4/5 Break
9 2/5-6/5
7/5-11/5 Chapter3: Humour
Supplementary Material
Speech Training: Discussing laughter and health
10 9/5-13/5
14/5-18/5 Chapter4: Academic Dishonesty
Speech Training: Discussing academic dishonesty, etc.
11 16/5-20/5
21/5-25/5 Chapter4: Academic Dishonesty
Speech Training: Discussing academic dishonesty, etc.
12 23/5-27/5
28/5-3/6 Chapter5: Exploring American Culture
Speech Training: Discussing different points of view
13 30/5-3/6
6/6-10/6 2nd Midterm Exam (Listening)
2nd Midterm Exam (Speaking)
14 6/6-10/6
13/6-17/6 Chapter5: Exploring American Culture
Speech Training: Discussing different points of view
15 13/6-17/6
20/6-24/6 Final Speaking Exam
1. Supplementary material is to be prepared and used by instructors only if they feel they are on schedule.

Head of Dept. Coordinator
Dr. Hamad Dousari Dr. Ibrahim Darwish