AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE ENGLISH PROGRAM
ENGLISH 2 (001412)
CONTENTS
ENGLISH
(001412)
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Course
Learning Outcomes
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KNOWLEDGE
After this course, students can:
• know a range of vocabulary related to cities, locations,
collocations and prepositional phrases, expressing likes /
dislikes, reasons, the differences among tenses, types of
tasks in 4 language skills.
• understand the main points of clear standard input on
familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school,
leisure, etc.
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KNOWLEDGE
(cont.)
After this course, students can:
• describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and
ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for
opinions and plans.
• be able to compare, contrast and analyse the data given.
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READING SKILLS
After this course, students can:
• introduction to scanning, table completion and notecompletion tasks; looking for synonyms and paraphrases;
• introduction to key ideas.
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LISTENING SKILLS
After this course, students can:
• introduction to form completion tasks; spelling and numbers.
• identifying the types of information required.
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SPEAKING SKILLS
After this course, students can:
• introduction to Part 1 questions.
• giving extra details.
• expressing likes and dislikes.
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WRITING SKILLS
After this course, students can:
• understanding and analysing pie charts and bar charts.
• writing simple summaries with introductions and overviews.
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ATTITUDES
After this course, students can have:
• be proactive in participating in English classes.
• understand the importance of English language
learning for their future career. Therefore, students
will have their intrinsic motivation and willingness to
fulfil their course.
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ATTITUDES (cont)
After this course, students can have:
• have critical thinking about the world around.
• be keen on lifelong learning.
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Course Overview
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Course Overview
Complete IELTS
Band 4 - 5
Unit 1 – Great places to be
Unit 2 – People’s lives
Unit 3 – Getting from A to B
Unit 4 – It was all new once
Unit 5 – Animal world
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Course Materials
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Course book
[1]. Brook-Hart, G., Jakeman, V., & Wyatt, R.
(2013). Complete IELTS Bands 4-5: student’s book
with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
[2]. Wyatt, R. (2012), Complete IELTS Bands 4-5:
workbook with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press Hallows.
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Other references
[3]. Cambridge IELTS Practice Test 10 Academic, New
York : Cambridge University Press.
[4]. Cambridge IELTS Practice Test 12 Academic, New
York : Cambridge University Press.
[5]. IELTS Academic 14 with answers. (2019). Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
[6]. Harrison, L, Cushen, C. and Hutchinson, S. (2013).
Achieve IELTS 1 – Intermediate – Upper Intermediate.
National Geographic Learning.
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Other references
[7]. Harrison, L, Cushen, C. and Hutchinson, S. (2013).
Achieve IELTS 2 – Upper Intermediate – Advanced.
National Geographic Learning.
[8]. Taylor, J. and Wright, J. (2019). IELTS Advantage:
Reading Skills. Delta Publishing.
[9].Brown, R. and Richards, L. (2019). IELTS Advantage:
Writing Skills. Delta Publishing.
[10].Marks, J. (2019). IELTS Advantage: Speaking &
Listening Skills. Delta Publishing.
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Online Resources
[11]. TDTU Elab. From http://elab.tdt.edu.vn/
[12] www.IELTS.org
[13] www.ted.com/talks
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Course Requirements
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Course requirements
ATTENDANCE
• The maximum absences = 20% of the
total periods.
CLUBS
• Students are scheduled to participate in
an Academic speaking club and
encouraged to participate in an Open
Space.
ELAB
• Complete all assignments and answer at
least 50% questions correctly
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Course Assessment
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- Progress in class: 60%
- Final Test: 40%
Assessment Overview
Classroom Activities, 10
Online
Learning, 20
Final Test; 40
Progress Tests; 30
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ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTIONS
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0 day =5
Classroom activities (10pts.)
1 day = 4
2 days =3
Points
Attendance
Participation
Focus & Preparedness
5
3 days =2
4 days =1
5 days = 0
5
> 5 days=Fail
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Participation
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Online Learning (20 pts.)
Points
Online
Learning
Writing
Portfolio
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Students are required to complete 100%
of the unit checks.
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Students are required to complete 5
Writing Tasks.
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Progress tests (30pts.)
Points
Progress Test 1
Writing: 10 pts
Progress Test 2
Speaking: 20 pts
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Final test (40 pts.)
◉ Standardized test
◉ A computer-based test
◉ Listening and Reading skills
Levels
Number of
questions
Requirements
English 2
40
≥ 20 correct answers
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Passing rate
Levels
Passing rate
(Classroom activities + Progress Tests +
Writing Portfolio + Final Test)
English 2
≥ 60
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WRAP-UP
Attendance
5 days = 10 questions in final test
Participation
50* = 5 points
TO-DO-TASKS
ELAB
>= 50% correct answers (before the
deadline)
40
points
Writing portfolio
Progress Tests
Speaking + Writing
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Communication:
◉ Zalo group
◉ Google Classroom
◉ Teacher’s email:
Tg_nguyenbaogiahan_clc@tdtu.edu.vn
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Email:
◉ Should be written in English
◉ Format & requirement
- Subject: short, clear
- Body:
+ Introduce yourself: full name, class
+ Purpose
 Your email might be replied within 48 hours.
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clc@tdtu.edu.vn
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