Fjölbrautaskóli Vesturlands á Akranesi
Vöronn 2016
PLAN
Subject: English
Course: ENS 403
Materials: Total English (Advanced), Lord of the Flies William Golding, Across the
Barricades Joan Lingard, stories, dictionary.
Objectives: English 403 is an advanced study of the English language. A special emphasis
will be placed on gaining confidence and skill at academic and professional conversation as
well as improving fluency in colloquial English. Reading comprehension will increase in
breadth and depth through exposure to texts from a variety of fields, including the sciences
and social sciences as well as the arts, literature and journalism. A variety of written
assignments will improve and enlarge the student's facility with written English.
Methods: Class will be conducted entirely in English. A typical class period will include:
close reading of the text; classroom discussion; group activities focused on vocabulary
building and points of grammar. It is important that students do the assigned reading before
they come to class so that they are prepared to participate in class discussion.
Evaluation:
Total English, other assignments – 20%
Lord of the Flies - 20%
Oral exam on Across the Barricades – 10%
Stories - 5%
Public Speech – 5%
Final Exam – 40%
Students with 8.0 as term grade and 80% of attandence are allowed to skip their final exam.
Week plan
Weeks
05.01-08.01
11.01-15.01
18.01-22.01
25.01-29.01
01.02-05.02
08.02-12.02
15.02-19.02
22.02-26.02
29.02-04.03
07.03-11.03
14.03-18.03
30.03-01.04
04.04-08.04
11.04-15.04
18.04-22.04
25.04-29.04
02.05-06.05
Total English
Unit 6
Unit 6
Unit 6
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 7
Unit 7
Unit 8
Unit 8
Unit 8
Unit 9
Unit 9
Unit 9
Unit 10
Unit 10
Unit 10
revision
Reading
story
Tests
story
Unit 6 Test
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
Unit 7 Test
class essay
story
Unit 8 Test
Across the Barricades
oral exam
Unit 9 Test
Public speech
story
Unit 10 Test
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