National Commission for Academic Accreditation &
Assessment
Course Specification
Institution
Majma’ah University
College/Department
English Department
A Course Identification and General Information
1. Course title and code:ENG 213 Listening & Speaking 3
2. Credit hoursThree [3] Hours
3. Program(s) in which the course is offered.
BA in English language
4. Name of faculty member responsible for the course
5. Level/year in which this course is offeredLevel : 3
6. Pre-requisites for this course (if any)
ENG 123 Listening and Speaking 2
7. Co-requisites for this course (if any)
8. Location if not on main campus
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B Objectives
1. Understand spoken English at a variety of communicative
situations, especially lectures
2. To familiarize students with the sound patterns such as phonemes,
stress, rhythm, intonation and tone.
3. To accustom students to the normal rate of speech of the native
speakers during normal conversation.
4. To familiarize students with false start, pause, fillers and
redundancies.
2. Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course
that are being implemented.
o Information and communication technology
o Language labs
C. Course Description
The course aims to train the students to develop their speaking and listening
skills so that by the end of the course they will be able to handle specific
communicative tasks. The focus of the course will be on practical language
use. Every student will perform these tasks numerous times within the class.
Extensive use will be made of audio and visual materials to train the students
to listen to language used in different situations. Intonation drills will be
covered so that students can produce language that approximates native
language rhythms. Assignments, tests, quizzes, and student’s active
participation in class individual, pair, and group activities are the tools that
may be used to assess student’s achievement of the objectives of the course.
1 Topics to be Covered
No of Contact
Weeks hours
List of Topics
Registration and Orientation
Education and Student Life
City Life
2
1
3
2
6
2
6
Business and Money
Jobs and Professions
Lifestyles Around the World
3
9
2
6
3
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2 Course components (total contact hours per semester):
Lecture:
15 weeks
Tutorial:
Laboratory
During
office hours
Practical Listening Other:
and Speaking
30 hours
3. Additional private study/learning hours expected for students per week.
a. Knowledge
(i) Description of the knowledge to be acquired
To understand and appreciate the nature of communication process.
(ii) Teaching strategies to be used to develop that knowledge
 Socialized discussion with the aid of information and communication
technology like power point presentations of lecture.
 Interactive Class discussion – question and answer
 Experiential Strategy- active, hands-on concrete experience is the most
powerful and natural form of learning. Students should be immersed in
the most direct possible experiences of the content of every subject.
 Collaborative learning
 Role playing and simulation activities
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(iii) Methods of assessment of knowledge acquired
 Oral recitation / Class participation/ Individual oral presentation
 Skill based guide/ graded communicative activities
 Formative assessment
 Use of checklist and rubrics for evaluation
 Examinations
 b. Cognitive Skills
 Description of cognitive skills to be developed
 The gained techniques on the art of listening to communicative activities
and events.
(ii) Teaching strategies to be used to develop these cognitive skills
 Socialized Discussion with the aid of information and communication
technology like power point presentations of lecture.
 Interactive Class discussion – question and answer

Experiential Strategy- active, hands-on concrete experience is the
most powerful and natural form of learning. Students should be
immersed in the most direct possible experiences of the content of
every subject.
 Collaborative- cooperative learning activities .

Role playing and simulation activities
(iii) Methods of assessment of students cognitive skills
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 Oral recitation / Class participation/ Individual oral presentation
 Skill based guide/ graded communicative activities
 Formative assessment
 Use of checklist and rubrics for evaluation
 Examinations
c. Interpersonal Skills and Responsibility
Description of the interpersonal skills and capacity to carry responsibility to be
developed
To develop the communicative competence toward interaction to others.
(ii) Teaching strategies to be used to develop these skills and abilities
 Socialized Discussion with the aid of information and communication
technology like power point presentations of lecture.
 Interactive Class discussion – question and answer
 Experiential Strategy- active, hands-on concrete experience is the most
powerful and natural form of learning. Students should be immersed in
the most direct possible experiences of the content of every subject.
 Collaborative- cooperative learning activities. Role playing and
simulation activities
(iii) Methods of assessment of students interpersonal skills and capacity
to carry responsibility
 Pair task activities/ Group task activities
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 Skill based guide/ graded communicative activities
 Use of checklist and multi trait rubrics for evaluation
 Feedback/ problem based learning
 Formative assessment
d. Communication, Information Technology and Numerical Skills
(i) Description of the skills to be developed in this domain.
To communicate students’ ideas and emotions effectively.
 Teaching strategies to be used to develop these skills
 Socialized discussion with the aid of information and communication
technology like power point presentations of lecture.
 Interactive Class discussion – question and answer
 Experiential Strategy- active, hands-on concrete experience is the most
powerfuland natural form of learning. Students should be immersed in
the most directpossible experiences of the content of every subject.
 Collaborative- cooperative learning activities. Role playing and
simulation activities.
Methods of assessment of students numerical and communication
skills
•
Pair task activities/ Group task activities
•
Skill based guide/ graded communicative activities
•
Use of checklist and holistic rubrics for evaluation
•
Feedback/ problem based learning
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5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester
Assessment Assessment task
Week
due
1
6th week
2
3
4
Midterm Examination 1
{listening exam}
Midterm Examination 2 {
listening exam]
Oral/ Speaking Exam
Final Examination
{listening- 40 %/ Speaking- 20%}
TOTAL
10 th
week
7 th
week
Proportion
of Final
Assessment
15%
15%
10%
60%
16 th
week
100 %
D. Student Support
1. Arrangements for availability of teaching staff for individual student
consultations and academic advice.
•
•
electronic mail support
academic advisory by appointment
E Learning Resources
1. Required Text(s)
Interaction 2 – Listening and Speaking Middle East Gold Edition
Judith Tanka and Lida Baker
McGraw Hill Education 2007
ISBN: 10: 0077116526
2. Essential References
3- Recommended Books and Reference Material (Journals, Reports, etc)
(Attach List)
4-.Electronic Materials, Web Sites etc
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www.voaenglish.com
www.deepenglish.com
www.esl-lab.com
5- Other learning material such as computer-based programs/CD,
professional standards/regulations
Listening and Speaking 1 and 2 audio downloadable
F. Facilities Required
Indicate requirements for the course including size of classrooms and
laboratories
41 students in 120 square meters room
2. Computing resources
Not applicable
3. Other resources (specify --eg. If specific laboratory equipment is required,
Computer audio speaker
G Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes
1 Strategies for Obtaining Student Feedback on Effectiveness of
Teaching
 Students’ evaluation
 Module descriptor evaluation questionnaires
2 Other Strategies for Evaluation of Teaching by the Instructor or by
the Department
 Peer evaluation
 Department head feedback and evaluation
3 Processes for Improvement of Teaching
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 Continuous studying by attending refreshing courses in graduate
school
 To attend the seminars and conferences.
 To continue to do research studies.
 To read and learn the latest trend in education to enhance my
teaching skills
4. Processes for Verifying Standards of Student Achievement
 Colleagues support
5 Describethe planning arrangements for periodically reviewing
course effectiveness and planning for improvement.
 Seeking students’ opinion on course
 Surfing the internet for new developments
 Periodical staff meetings for course evaluation
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