Institution:
Majmaah University /College of Science and Humanities in
Rumaah
Academic Department :
Department of English Language
Programme :
B.A in English Language
Course :
Eng 213– Composition 2
Course Coordinator :
Dr. Naser Alzaidiyeen
Programme Coordinator :
Dr. Salah Alfarwan
Course Specification Approved Date :
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A. Course Identification and General Information
1. 1 - Course title :
Composition 2
2. Credit hours :
2 hours
Course Code:
3 - Program(s) in which the course is offered:
4 – Course Language :
ENG.213
B.A. in English
English
2. 5 - Name of faculty member responsible for the course:
3. Dr. Naser Alzaidiyeen
4. 6 - Level/year at which this course is offered :
Level 2 / 2st year
7 - Pre-requisites for this course (if any) :
None
8 - Co-requisites for this course (if any) :
None
9 - Location if not on main campus :
(Ramah Campus).
10 - Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)
A - Traditional classroom
√
What percentage?
70 %
B - Blended (traditional and online)
√
What percentage?
20 %
D - e-learning
What percentage?
E – Correspondence
√
What percentage?
5%
F - Other
√
What percentage?
5%
Comments :
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B Objectives
What is the main purpose for this course?
By the end of the course, the students will be able to:
1. Students will apply the use of a writing sequence, starting with prewriting activities,
brainstorming, outlining, and ending with drafting, and editing.
2. Identify a paragraph topic.
3. Recognize chapter format and divisions.
4. Recognize text divisions.
5. Identify the topic sentence in a paragraph.
6. Identify the supporting details.
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7. Develop abilities to visualize what is being described in a reading text.
8. Use different reading strategies and skills while reading.
9. Infer the meaning of difficult words from context using semantic, syntactic and morphological
clues available in the text.
10. Summarize reading texts.
Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course that are being implemented:
Developing students' study skills by encouraging them to :
a. Read textbook design and chapter format.
b. Use the dictionary to look up new vocabulary after guessing the meaning first from the
context.
c. Prepare vocabulary cards.
d. Practice and review each chapter regularly.
e. Build a daily, weekly and monthly study schedule.
f. Perform note taking.
g. Encourage the students to find other articles related to the topics in each chapter from the
internet (as written assignments).
h. Each student in the group is going to do a certain thing, and;
i. Classes include the ideal number of students.
C. Course Description:
The course aims at introducing students to and training them in reading strategies and skills. It will
address the following skills and strategies: mechanics of reading, reading techniques (elementary
skimming and scanning), vocabulary skills (use of contextual, syntactic, and morphological clues to
improve vocabulary comprehension) and extracting general information. The students will be
required to develop their abilities to describe and narrate. Students will also be introduced to the
basic concepts of paragraph writing, topic sentences, unity and coherence.
1. Topics to be Covered
No. of
Weeks
Contact
Hours
Introduction
Chapter 1 Getting organized: the key of good writing
1
1
2
2
Chapter 2 Understanding Paragraphs
1
2
Chapter 3 Organizing information by time order
1
2
Chapter 4 Organizing information by order of importance
1
2
List of Topics
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Chapter 5 organizing information by spatial order
1
2
Chapter 6 Understanding the writing process
1
2
Chapter 7 Supporting the main idea
1
2
Chapter 8 Explaining process
1
2
Mid-term Exam
1
2
Chapter 9 Writing Description
1
2
Chapter 10 Expressing your opinion
1
2
Chapter 11 Comparing and contrasting
1
2
Chapter 12 Writing personal letters and Business letters
1
2
Revision for Final Exam
1
2
2. Course components (total contact hours and credits per semester):
Lecture
Contact
Hours
Credit
Tutorial
12
4
.....2.......
None
Laboratory
Practical
Other:
None
10
None
None
None
None
Total
26
2
3. Additional private study/learning hours expected for students per week.
2 hours per
week
4. Course Learning Outcomes in NQF Domains of Learning and Alignment with Assessment
Methods and Teaching Strategy
NQF Learning Domains
Course Teaching
And Course Learning Outcomes
Strategies
1.0
Knowledge
1.1
Knowledge of the definition of new vocabulary
included in every reading passage.
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a. Lectures.
b. Class discussion.
Course
Assessment
Methods
a. Class exercises
b. Oral tests
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2.0
NQF Learning Domains
Course Teaching
And Course Learning Outcomes
Strategies
Knowledge of different reading strategies and
skills which students could apply in order to fully
comprehend the text.
Knowledge of how to identify the topic sentence
of a paragraph.
Knowledge of how to read and comprehend the
main ideas and supporting details that are
explicitly and implicitly stated in a text.
Knowledge of how to identify a paragraph topic Knowledge of how each chapter format and
divisions.
Cognitive Skills
c. Written exams
d. Weekly
revision
e. Checking the
answers of
comprehension
questions.
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Students will have the ability to identify the topic
sentence in a paragraph.
2.2
Students will have the ability to use different reading
strategies and skills while reading.
Students will have the ability to read and comprehend
the main ideas and supporting details that are
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Methods
c. Previewing
comprehension questions
to create a purpose for
reading.
d. Reading to develop
vocabulary in context.
e. Brainstorming.
d. Reading each text
paragraph by paragraph.
f. Individual assignments
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2.1
2.3
Course
Assessment
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a. Assignments.
b. Reading each text
paragraph by paragraph
c. Analyzing.
d. Pointing out topic
sentences, context clues,
asking about the part of
speech of certain words
e. As students read, they
underline difficult words,
topic sentence, and
pronouns.
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a. Weekly
revision
b. Writing in
class.
c. Exams.
d. Checking
the answers
e. Quizzes
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2.4
2.5
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
4.0
NQF Learning Domains
Course Teaching
And Course Learning Outcomes
Strategies
explicitly and implicitly stated in a text.
Students will have the ability to think critically and
analytically.
Students will have the ability to develop abilities to
visualize what is being described in a reading text.
Interactional Skills & Responsibility
Course
Assessment
Methods
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Students can complete both reading and writing a. Lectures.
assignments in due time.
b. Discussions with
students on ethical
behavior
c. Peer evaluation in
groups will allow
students to benefit
from constructive
criticism.
Students can participate in class discussion and think -------------------------critically.
Students can act responsibly and ethically in carrying ------------------------------out individual as well as group projects.
Students will use the necessary skills to communicate. -------------------------------
a. Final exams.
b. Assessment
of student’s
performance.
c. Supervision
d. Homework
The teacher explains the writing strategies. Then ------------------------------students apply those strategies while writing under
teacher's supervision and guidance.
Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
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4.1
Students will be able to use:
a. The internet to download information.
b. Using the internet to look up meaning of new
vocabulary.
c. Using the internet to find other articles related to
the topics in each chapter (as written assignments).
d. Using of basic statistical information to find answers
for the reading comprehension questions.
5.0
Psychomotor
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a. Students will be
encouraged to
make extensive use
of material on the
web.
b. Student's
assignments which
require good
standards of use of
the computer and
internet.
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a. students'
Students'
performance.
b. Reviewing
and assessing
the articles
presented by
the students
from the
internet.
5.1
NQF Learning Domains
Course Teaching
And Course Learning Outcomes
Strategies
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Course
Assessment
Methods
Not
Applicable
5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students during the Semester:
Week 6
Proportion
of Total Assessment
10%
2 Class Participation
All a long
10%
3 1st midterm Exam
Week 9
20%
4 2nd midterm Exam
Week 12
20%
End of the
semester
40%
Assessment task
1 Quizzes
5
Final exam
Week Due
D. Student Academic Counseling and Support
1. Contacting students during office hours;
2. Contacting students via electronic medium.
E. Learning Resources
1. List Required Textbooks:
Ready to Write: Preferring Paragraphs. Fourth Edition By Karen Blanchard and Christine Root
2. List Essential References Materials :
 Longman Dictionary of English.
 Internet resources.
 Writing English: A Composition Text in English as a Foreign Language, by: Janet Ross &
Gladys Doty.
 Guided Writing & Free Writing: A Text in Composition for English as a Second Language, by:
Lois Robinson.
5. List Recommended Textbooks and Reference Material :
 Guided Writing & Free Writing: A Text in Composition for English as a Second Language, by:
Lois Robinson.
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4. List Electronic Materials :
 www.englishclub.com
 www.esl.about.com
 www.eflnet.com
 www.tolearnenglish.com
5. Other learning material :
None
F. Facilities Required
1. Accommodation
 Lecture Rooms.
 Internet
2. Computing resources
 Laptop computer.
 Data Show
3. Other 4
G Course Evaluation and Improvement Processes
1 Strategies for Obtaining Student Feedback on Effectiveness of Teaching:
 Classroom discussions
 Reviewing the individual vocabulary records (assignments) written by the students from
different resources as the internet or dictionaries
 Discussions concerning the answers for the reading comprehension questions
 Reviewing and assessing the articles presented by the students from the internet
 Exams
2 Other Strategies for Evaluation of Teaching by the Program/Department Instructor :
 Peer observation to benefit from colleagues’ objective feedback and suggestions for
improvement.
 The University evaluation of the course.
 Designing an evaluation form to be filled by students at the end of term
 Class Observation by a supervisor.
3 Processes for Improvement of Teaching :
 Professional Development (Training sessions);
 Workshops and seminars to facilitate the exchange of experience and knowledge a among
the faculty members;
 Regular meetings where problems are discussed and solutions given;
 Discussion of challenges in the classroom with colleagues and supervisors;
 Set goals for achieving excellence in teaching at the beginning of each new semester after
reviewing last semester’s teaching strategies and results, and;
 Keep up to date with pedagogical theory and practice.
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4. Processes for Verifying Standards of Student Achievement
 Check marking of a sample of examination papers either by a resident or visiting faculty
member
 Students who believe they are under graded can have their papers checked by a second
reader.
5 Describe the planning arrangements for periodically reviewing course effectiveness and
planning for improvement :
 Compare syllabus and course description with other universities (including those on the
net).
 Biannual meetings of faculty members to discuss improvement.
 Have a curriculum review committee to review the curriculum periodically and suggest
improvements.
Course Specification Approved
Department Official Meeting No ( ….. ) Date … / …. / ….. H
Course’s Coordinator
Department Head
Name :
Nasser Gamail
Name :
Dr. Salah Alfarwan
Signature :
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Signature :
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Date :
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Date :
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