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Units
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Date
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Week
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Introduction to the course
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12/3/’11 - 16/3/’11
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1
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Reading for pleasure
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KAU exam week
(OTA training for instructors)
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19/3/’11 - 23/3/’11
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2
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Previewing and making predictions
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26/3/’11 - 30/3/’11
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3
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Reading tasks (focused on terminology)
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Grammar overview (e.g. parts of speech, tenses, passives)
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Phonetics and pronunciation
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Scanning (e.g. scanning: table of contents, articles)
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2/4/’11 - 6/4/’11
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4
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Word formation (e.g. prefixes, compound Ns & Adjs)
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Critical thinking (Evaluating online sources)
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BREAK
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9/4/’11 - 13/4/’11
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5
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Speaking tasks (Telling a story; expressing opinions; debates)
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16/4/’11 - 20/4/’11
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6
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Prewriting strategies
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Sentence structure (e.g. complex sentences; relative clauses)
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Listening to a lecture & taking notes
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23/4/’11 - 27/4/’11
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7
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Critical thinking (Evaluating Print Sources)
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Citing Sources & Academic Honesty (plagiarism)
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Paragraph organization (e.g. cohesion & coherence; transition words; consistence pronouns)
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30/4/’11 - 4/5/’11
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8
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Summarizing, Paraphrasing, & Direct Quotations
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Works Cited & Referencing
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Introducing databases
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How to do an academic ppt. presentation?
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7/5/’11 - 11/5/’11
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9
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Beating reading problems
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Understanding & Analyzing graphs
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Research methods
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Formal versus informal English
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14/5/’11 - 18/5/’11
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10
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Abbreviations and shortened words
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Pronunciation problems and phonetic symbols
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How to write a book summary?
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Writing abstracts
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21/5/'11 – 25/5/'11
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11
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Focused reading (articles, case studies)
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Reading faster
Handing in written assignments
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Presentations
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28/5/'11 – 1/6/'11
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12
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Class discussions
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Book club meeting
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