TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) learn basic grammatical structures 2) build up basic reading and listening skills 3) write informal paragraphs and letters 4) learn vocabulary to such an extent as to communicate at a basic level
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	ENG 127 is a beginner (A1 level) course which aims to teach general English. The course aims to enhance students? knowledge of English language and vocabulary, and develop the four language skills (reading, listening, speaking, and writing).
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Unit 1: am / are / is, my / your, this is 2nd Week Unit 1: how are you?, numbers 1-10 and plurals, greetings 3rd Week Unit 2: he / she / they, his / her, questions (What?s his name?, Where is she from?) 4th Week Unit 2: Vocabulary (countries, adjectives, nouns, numbers 11-30) 5th Week Unit 3: am / are / is, negatives, answers and short questions, 6th Week Unit 3: Vocabulary related to jobs and giving personal information, social expressions 7th Week Unit 3: Prepositions and word stress 8th Week Unit 4: possessive adjectives, possessive?s, has / have, adjectives +noun 9th Week Unit 4: Vocabulary related to family describing a friend, the alphabet, telephone conversations, saying e-mails 10th Week Unit 5: present simple I / you / we / they, a / an, Adjective +noun, 11th Week Unit 5: Vocabulary related to sports / food / drinks 12th Week Unit 5: adjectives, verbs, languages and nationalities 13th Week Unit 5: listening and speaking, asking and telling prices (How much is it?) 14th Week Revision Units 1-5
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Soars, J, and Soars, L. (2013). New Headway Beginner. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Additional self-study materials are suggested
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Oral Exam 1 10 Other 1 50 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 137 Total Workload / 30 4,56 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No