UTAS-Ibra_ELC_Level 2 Course Outline & Common Delivery_Sem 1_AY 2021- 2022_v15.0 Page 1 of 25 English Language Center General Foundation Program Level 2 Course Outline AY 2021/2022- Semester I Colleges of Technology Moto "Where Technology is Invented". Vision To be at the forefront of higher education institutions in technological education nationally and internationally. Mission To provide high quality learning ,training and research environment towards developing technological, innovative and entrepreneurial capabilities to meet the ever evolving social and economic needs. General Foundation Program aims to: The essential teaching aims in the GFP, which are in tandem with the learning outcomes and student output, have been stipulated by the OAAA in the “Oman Academic Standards for General Foundation Programs” (2009). The General Foundation Program at UTAS aims to enable students to attain the required skills for their higher education studies. Specifically, the program aims to: 1. Extend the English language skills of students to enable them to communicate confidently and effectively in social, academic, and work-related contexts. 2. Ensure that students are equipped with the mathematical understanding and skills to meet the cognitive and practical competencies necessary in various disciplines. 3. Ensure that students are equipped with the computing and IT understanding and skills necessary to source, process, and communicate information related to various disciplines. 4. Enhance students’ critical thinking, problem-solving, and independent learning skills to succeed in their academic programs. 5. Develop students’ fundamental study and academic skills such as managing time and accepting responsibility, research skills, taking notes, and
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English Language Center
General Foundation Program
Level 2 Course Outline
AY 2021/2022- Semester I
Colleges of Technology Moto
"Where Technology is Invented".
Vision
To be at the forefront of higher education institutions in technological education nationally and internationally.
Mission
To provide high quality learning ,training and research environment towards developing technological, innovative and entrepreneurial capabilities to
meet the ever evolving social and economic needs.
General Foundation Program aims to:
The essential teaching aims in the GFP, which are in tandem with the learning outcomes and student output, have been stipulated by the OAAA in the
“Oman Academic Standards for General Foundation Programs” (2009). The General Foundation Program at UTAS aims to enable students to attain
the required skills for their higher education studies. Specifically, the program aims to:
1. Extend the English language skills of students to enable them to communicate confidently and effectively in social, academic, and work-related
contexts.
2. Ensure that students are equipped with the mathematical understanding and skills to meet the cognitive and practical competencies necessary in
various disciplines.
3. Ensure that students are equipped with the computing and IT understanding and skills necessary to source, process, and communicate information
related to various disciplines.
4. Enhance students’ critical thinking, problem-solving, and independent learning skills to succeed in their academic programs.
5. Develop students’ fundamental study and academic skills such as managing time and accepting responsibility, research skills, taking notes, and
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Course Title Level 2 (Elementary)
Course Code FPEL0002
Pre-requisite Level 1/Placement Test
Contact Hours 18 Contact Hours
2 Self-Study Hours
8 hours = Reading & Writing +(vocabulary)
8 hours = Listening & Speaking+ (vocabulary)
2 hours = Grammar
2 hours = Self-Study (virtual)
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Listen to simple texts about personal, social, academic, and work-related activities.
2. Read simple texts about personal, social, academic, and work-related activities.
3. Use sentences related to personal, social, academic, and work-related settings both in writing and speaking.
4. Write simple texts at paragraph levels using appropriate grammar and vocabulary.
5. Communicate and exchange information about him/herself and others in different situations.
6. Demonstrate basic study skills such as time management, research, taking notes, and giving presentations.
7. Demonstrate a level-appropriate accuracy and range of grammatical structures.
8. Access and use virtual platforms for independent language learning.
CoTs’ Learning Outcomes for Writing
L2W1 Use pre-writing strategies to generate and develop ideas and make a plan.
L2W2 Write a minimum of two paragraphs reaching a total of 100-150 words, with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.
L2W3 Write simple phrases and compound sentences for a variety of elementary purposes using basic conjunctions.
giving presentations.
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L2W4 Write a short description of people, places, activities, and/or objects.
L2W5 Write short narratives.
L2W6 Write simple instructions.
L2W7 Write about future plans.
CoTs’ Learning Outcomes for Reading
L2R1 Recognize gist and main points in short, simple and familiar texts of 350 words with a readability score of 60 – 70
L2R2 Use pre-reading strategies to preview, activate prior knowledge, predict content and establish a purpose for reading of simple texts about
personal, social, academic and work-related activities.
L2R3 Identify the main idea of paragraphs.
L2R4 Identify specific information in simple reading texts.
L2R5 Recognize basic routine, work-related, or study-related letters, personal letters, faxes, emails, and media messages which may be encountered
locally and internationally.
L2R6 Use context clues to guess the meaning of occasionally occurring unfamiliar words in reading texts.
L2R7 Follow regulations and simple instructions on equipment encountered in everyday life.
L2R8 Infer meaning from a reading text.
CoTs’ Learning Outcomes for Listening
L2L1 Use pre-listening strategies to preview, activate prior knowledge, predict content, and identify keywords and cues of simple texts about personal,
social, academic, and work-related activities.
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L2L2 Identify the main ideas in monologues and conversations of 3-4 minutes delivered in a clearly and slowly articulated manner.
L2L3 Extract specific information from recorded texts dealing with predictable everyday matters.
L2L4 Answer simple questions, instructions and follow directions when spoken in a clearly and slowly articulated manner.
L2L5 Follow discussions concerning future arrangements, necessity, and obligation.
L2L6 Recognize simple routines and habits related to personal, social, academic, and work-related settings.
L2L7 Infer the speaker’s viewpoint, feelings, and/or attitude.
CoTs’ Learning Outcomes for Speaking
L2S1 Use pre-speaking strategies to preview, activate prior knowledge, and unlock difficult words.
L2S2 Use simple phrases and compound sentences to describe people, places, and work-related activities.
L2S3 Tell a story related to personal, social, work, and academic life.
L2S4 Respond to invitations, suggestions, apologies, directions, and instructions.
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L2S5 Use polite expressions to make requests or ask for attention in a social, work-related, or academic situation.
L2S6 Provide simple advice on a familiar topic.
L2S7 Use pronunciation, intonation, and stress sufficiently well.
L2S8 Prepare and deliver a talk of 2-3 minutes using eye contact and appropriate body language.
L2S9 Demonstrate mastery of phonemes problematic for Arabic speakers such as /b/ or /p/, /g/ or /j/, /v/ or /f/.
L2S10 Use gestures and substitute approximate vocabulary to communicate successfully.
Grammar Learning Outcomes:
1. Articles and Determiners
Number (Singular/Plural; Regular and Irregular Nouns)
Week 4 2 R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 LO 10 (Prepositions),
1 General Study Skills (GSS)LOs are covered accordingly while teaching Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking skills. 2 Refer to the Supplementary Materials Book or prepare supplementary materials for the LOs not covered in the textbook. 3 Teaching of Grammar LOs should be based on the need of Writing and Speaking LOs covered in a particular week. 4 The numbering of the grammar LOs is that of the grammar syllabus and not the numbering system of the assessment booklets.
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(17-21 Oct. 2021) (Learning Experiences) W
LO 1, 2, 3, 4 (Description of Activities)
LO12 (compound sentences), LO 13 (discourse markers-illustrating)
2 (Good Times, Good Feelings)
L LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
S LO 1, 2, 4, 7
Week 5 (24-28 Oct. 2021)
2 (Learning Experiences)
R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 LO 10 (Prepositions), LO12 (compound sentences), LO 7 (Adjectives of quality)
W LO 1, 2, 3, 4 (Description of Objects)
2 (Good Times, Good Feelings)
L LO 1, 2, 4, 7
S LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Week 6 (31 Oct. – 4 Nov. 2021)
7 (Exploration and Discovery)
R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 LO 3 (Imperatives), LO 13 (discourse markers- sequential)
W LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 (Simple Instructions)
7 (Exploring Space)
L LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
S LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Week 7 (7-11 Nov. 2021)
7 (Exploration and Discovery)
R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 LO 3 (Imperatives), LO 13 (discourse markers- sequential)
W LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 (Simple Instructions)
7 (Exploring Space)
L LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
S LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Week 8 (14-18 Nov. 2021)
7 (Exploration and Discovery)
R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 LO 6 (Obligation &
Necessitymust/mustn’t,
have to, should)
W LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 (Simple Instructions)
7 (Exploring Space)
L LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
S LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Mid-Semester Exam5
Week 9 (21-25 Nov. 2021)
4 (The Trouble with Trash)
R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 LO 3 (Past continuous), W LO 1, 2, 3, 5 (short narratives)
4 L LO 1, 2, 3, 5, 7
5 Two days only.
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(Weather and Climate) S LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10
LO 8 (Adverbial phrases)
Week 10 (28 Nov. – 2 Dec. 2021)
4 (The Trouble with Trash)
R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 LO 3 (Past continuous6),
LO 8 (Adverbial phrases)
W LO 1, 2, 3, 5 (short narratives)
4 (Weather and Climate)
L LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
S LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Week 11 (5-9 Dec. 2021)
6 (Future Living) R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
LO 2 (interrogative pronouns Whquestions)
W LO 1, 2, 3, 5 (short narratives)
6 (Housing) L LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
S LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Week 12 (12-16 Dec. 2021)
6 (Future Living) R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 LO 3 Future (be +going
to) & Future simple LO 4 (Modals –
possibility)
W LO 1, 2, 3, 7 (Future Plans)
6 (Housing)
L LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
S LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Week 13 (19-23 Dec. 2021)
10 (The Power of Image)
R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 LO 3 Future (be +going
to) & Future simple LO 4 (Modals –
possibility)
W LO 1, 2, 3, 7 (Future Plans)
10 (How We Communicate)
L LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
S LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Week 14 (26-30 Dec. 2021)
10 (The Power of Image)
R LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Revision W LO 1, 2, 3, 7 (Future Plans)
10 (How We Communicate)
L LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
S LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Week 15 (2-6 Jan. 2022)
Final Exam
6 Where tenses are taught, the focus should include the affirmative, negative and questions and on regular and irregular forms.
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Allotment of Raw Marks and Percentage Conversion: # Assessment Component Marks Allotted Averaged to
1 2 Quizzes Quiz 1: 20 Marks
Quiz 2: 20 Marks
8%
2 Book Review & Presentation 50 Marks
Book Review: 25 Marks
Presentation: 25 Marks
8%
3 Self-study Mark 40 Marks 4%
4 Portfolio 40 Marks 2%
5 Teacher’s Mark 25 Marks 3%
6 Midterm Exam 75 Marks 25%
7 Final Exam 100 Marks 50%
Total 370 Marks 100
All the exams will be timed as per the specifications given in the table above.
On completion of the allotted time for all skills, the answer booklet/sheets has to be collected back from the students.
Homework must be submitted on time. Teachers should write their feedback on the students’ writing assignments. Late submission of any
assessed tasks will be penalized.
Participation: Active participation in class is required.
Teacher’s marks are awarded based on students’ participation, on time work submission and discipline.
If a student fails the CA, but passes aggregate (LEE & CA), the student is considered as ‘passed’.
There are two conditions for passing a level: passing LEE and Passing the aggregate.
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Essential information to students on policies
Online Related Guidelines
Course Assessment: All online exams are to be conducted with students' cameras on. If a student is unable to appear on camera, he/she will not be permitted to conduct the exam. GFP Guidelines for Online Classes:
Attend virtual classes according to their schedule/timetable.
Sit in a quiet place away from family members, TV, or friends to avoid distractions.
Adhere to the dress code. Students not wearing appropriate attire should be requested to leave the online class and be marked
absent.
Join the class at least 5 minutes before the class starts in order to start the lesson on time. (Latecomers will be marked absent
according to the attendance policy.)
Attend all classes. (Cameras should be switched on and students should raise hands for teachers to verify class attendance.
Warnings for absenteeism will be issued according to the attendance policy.)
Keep the microphone muted unless the teacher asks otherwise.
Raise their hand to speak by clicking on the hand icon in MS Teams.
Turn on the microphone to speak and turn it off when finished.
Turn the camera on or off as instructed by the teacher.
Use the chat feature to make relevant comments or ask questions. The use of emoji is not encouraged.
Behave according to classroom instructions. Inappropriate behaviour may be reported.
Watch the recorded lesson available on OneDrive if absent.
Turn cameras on during assessments. Students without cameras cannot partake in the exam.
Speak only in English.
Adhere to college regulations. Students who record the lesson with their mobile phones or other tools and share the recording
on social media will face severe consequences.
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Attendance Rules
1. Attendance is mandatory upon GFP students for all the curricular components which they have registered.
2. Students are responsible for keeping informed about their own absenteeism percentage.
3. Attendance shall be taken at the beginning of each lecture.
4. Students shall be punctual. Arriving late to class or other scheduled learning activities shall be counted as being absent. Exceptions
may be made depending on the nature of the reason for the late arrival.
5. Students shall be marked "Late" if they come to class or any other scheduled learning moment, or join an online meeting between five
and ten minutes late.
6. Students shall be marked "Absent" and not allowed in if they come to class or any other scheduled learning moment, or join an online
meeting ten minutes late or later.
7. The tolerated percentage of absenteeism from GFP mandatory, scheduled learning activities is 15%. Warning notices shall be as
follows:
• First Warning: 5% absenteeism or higher
• Second Warning: 10% absenteeism or higher
• Debarred from Final Exam: surpassing15% absenteeism
8. Students are required to submit valid excuses within 3 working days of the date of their absence.
9. Each warning notice is issued after excluding the hours of absence with valid excuses. Valid excuses shall not entail deleting the
absence record of a student.
10. If a student surpasses 15% absenteeism in any component, he/she shatfbe debarred from the Final Exam and shall be awarded a FW
grade. FW means "failing "r unexcused absence".
1 1. If a student surpasses absenteeism but NOT EXCEEDING 20 0/0 with valid accepted excuses, he/she will be allowed to continue their
study.
12. If a student's absenteeism with valid accepted excuses EXCEEDS 20%, he/she shall be considered withdrawn (W) from that component or
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advised to postpone the semester.
Valid Excuses
The following shall be considered valid excuses for absenteeism:
A. Illness or any other health condition provided that the student submits a sick leave certificate issued by a government hospital
or polyclinic. Sick leave certificates issued by private hospitals or clinics shall not be accepted unless they have been subsequently
certified by the government health centres. A certificate stating that the student has merely been seen by a health practitioner shall not be
accepted as a valid excuse for absenteeism.
B. Students who have medical appointments shall inform their teachers about them in advance and submit valid proof (as
described in A) of having been to the appointment.
C. Students are also excused for having been absent from one or more contact hours in the case of the death of a first degree
relative provided that an official document from the authorities is submitted to the course teacher within 3 days.
D. In the cases of absence due to extra-curricular activities, the prior approval of the college management shall be required.
Warning Counts:
Foundation- Total Hours of Warnings in Semester 1 ( 2021-2022)
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