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Table of contents:1- Dean’s foreword2- Editor’s foreword3-Preparatory Year Programme(PYP)4- Interactions 1 ( Middle East Gold Edition )A-Course DescriptionB-Course Syllabus5-Objective IELTSA-Course DescriptionB-Course SyllabusC-Information for Candidates6-Free ConversationCourse Description7-First Semester Timetables8-Interactions 2 ( Middle east Gold Edition )A-Course DescriptionB-Course Syllabus9-Medical TerminologyCourse Description10-Second Semester Timetables4
The Dean’s forerword:Dean’s Foreword:The Preparatory Year Programme aims to fully prepare students linguistically, academically, socially and psychologically ensuring a smooth transition from high school to university life. It is essential to remember that your success in the Prep-Year will enable you toreach out for dreams when you join the faculty of your choice, when you fully admitted toAl Majma’ah University.Remember, that the courses and linguistic skills provided to you in the Prep- Year arecornerstone for most of the university courses you will later take in your university studies. Therefore, your Grade Point Average ( GPA) in the Prep-Year will be a good sign of yourfuture success and performance in your college years.That is why I advise you to work hard and do your best to improve your learning and studyskills. We pray to Allah that you successfully graduate from the Prep- Year and successfully fulfill your dreams.5
The Editor’s foreword:The goal of the English Language Programme (ELP) of the Faculties of Medicine & Dentistry in Majma’ah University is to provide all students who enroll in its programs with asupportive educational environment in which they can develop all of their language skillsto successfully complete their undergraduate programmes and help fulfill the PYELP mission. This is achieved primarily through the quality delivery of language courses providedto students in order to assist them to reach the required levels of linguistic proficiencystipulated by the relevant university bodies.Finally, I hope you consider this proverb:If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; ifyou are planning for a lifetime, educate people6
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Course DescriptionCourse Title: Interactions 1\ Middle East Gold EditionCourse Number:Number of Credits:Prerequisite: NoneCourse Details:1. Course Description & ObjectivesInteractions 1: Listening & Speaking:Course Chapters: (1-10)This course takes the students from the Low Intermediate to Intermediate levels of thisseries. The chapters present conversations and focus on the rhythm and intonation ofnatural language through stress and reduction activities. This course lays solid foundationsfor the higher level. It aims to provide learners with both extensive and intensive practicein the effective listening & speaking practice. It helps the students with use of the actualclassroom situation for the specific listening and speaking skills related to the content ofthe course books. Some of the important features of these chapters are Listening for mainideas, listening for specific information, identifying stressed words and reductions, gettingmeaning from the context. Materials and tasks based on academic content and experiences give learning real purpose. Students explore real world issues, discuss social issuesand study content-based materials.Interactions 1: WritingTotal Course Chapters: (1-10)The reading course helps & develops students’ abilities to recognize reading structure in10
a textbook, main ideas, supporting details, meanings from the context, cause and effect,titles & paragraphs topics, questions for paragraph topics, one-or two-sentence statements, matching paragraph titles with topics, using punctuation to recognize supportingdetails, identifying words with similar meanings, guessing words from context , reading forliteral meaning and inferences and organizing supporting details using a venn diagram.Interactions 1: WritingThe overall aim of the writing component in this course is to develop the students’ understanding of the strategies required, firstly for writing in general and, secondly for writing inspecific paragraphs and essays of different types ( opinion, descriptive,argument,narrative,and comparative ). Students are guided to write controlled paragraphs in the beginning.Gradually they are introduced to free writing or composition writing.Interactions 1: GrammarTotal Course Chapters: (1-10)The course aims to provide learners with both extensive and intensive practice in the effective and proper use of the grammatical structures with focus on both form and meaning. Important components of grammar are included in this course. Students are supposed to do different kinds of exercises inside the classroom and as homework. Exercisesare simple and interesting for those who love to do grammatical exercises.2. Mode(s) of instructions:Teacher presentation. Pair work. Group work, Role-play. Small group discussion11
Learning Outcomes12Listening Skill:Speaking Skill:Upon completion of the course students areexpected to be able to:Listen to main ideas,Listen for specific information,Identify stressed words and reductionsGet meaning from context.Drawing inferencesUnderstanding expressions and statements oflocationTaking notes on causes and effectsIdentify correct spelling in a spelling beeUpon completion of the course students areexpected to be able to :Show interest,Accept and refuse invitations,Ask for repetition,Open and close conversations,Express frustration,Request and give directions,Request and give advice,Accept and reject advice,Apologize reconcile,Answer affirmative tag questions,Ask for help or favor,Express and opinionAgree and disagreeInterrupt an action or speaker politely,GeneralizeContradict politelyGuess meaningReading Skill:Writing Skill:Upon completion of the course students areexpected to :Be able to guess meaning of words from contextPreviewing the reading ,the topic and thevocabularyIdentify main ideas.Skimming for the topic and main ideas(s)Make predictions.Follow text directions.Identify essay organization.Upon completion of the course students areexpected to :Appreciate the structure of the English sentenceUnderstand the importance of the topic sentenceOrganize one’s ideas in an orderly mannerAcquire the habit of correction by using draftsEnsure that logical cohesion is maintainedObserve the special stylistic expressions in MedicalwritingWrite an English essayWrite a summary
Grammatical Competency:Upon completion of the course students are expected to use the followinggrammatical structures with focus on both form and meaning:The simple present tenseThe present continuous tenseThe simple past and past continuous tensesCount and non-count nounsHow much versus how manyNon-count nouns versus count nounsNon-count nouns with there beThe with locations and other special usesModal auxiliariesThe perfect tensesPhrasal verbsParticiples and adjectives followed by prepositionsCompound sentencesComplex sentencesclauses of time and condition in the presentclause of time and condition in the futurecompound sentences and transitionsconnectors of contrast: concessionconnectors of reason, result, and purposetime clauses4. Learning & Information Resources:BooksInteractions 1 Listening and Speaking, 4/Middle East Gold Ed,2009Interactions 1 Reading 4/Middle East Gold Ed 2009Interactions 1 Writing 4/Middle East Gold Ed 2009Interactions 1 Grammar 4/Middle East Gold Ed 200913
On-line Resources:Online Learning Center: www.mhhe.com/interactionsmosaicSupplementary:Work sheets. Xeroxed materialRevision exercisesEducational Aids :Audio tapes and CDsData ShowComputer connected to InternetCourse Assessment:Continuous Assessment: 3 Quizzes #1 (5 marks each) / Mid-semester AchievementTest(30% )Classroom Activities: (15%)Final Assessment: End-of-semester achievement test ( 40%).14
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NOTES: Teachers don’t have to tackle all the exercises included . Some exercises can be assigned as homework. The midterm exam should take place in the 7th or 8th week.Interactions 1WEEK 1DateREADINGUnitPart 1 - P.7-9Part2-Chapter 1-Part 1 Intro.Before you ListenPart 1 : After you Listen.Part 2Part 2Part 3READINGListening &SPEAKINGPart 3Part4Chapter 2 –Part1P.22 – 25Part 4Chapter 2 Intro. Part 1Before You ListenChapter.1-P.4-6Interactions 1WEEK 2DateUnitPart 1 –P.25 – 2816Listening &SPEAKINGPart 1 – After You Listen
Interactions 1WEEK 3DateREADINGListening &SPEAKINGPart 3Part 4Chapter 3-Intro-Part1:P.42-45Part 3Part 4UnitPart 1 :P.46-48Interactions 1WEEK 4DateInteractions 1WEEK 5DateChapter 3 –Intro. Part 1:Before You ListenPart 1 : After you ListenREADINGListening &SPEAKINGPart 2Part2Part 3Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 4Part 4READINGListening &SPEAKINGQuiz 1Chapter 3-Intro-Part1:P.42-45Part 1 :P.46-48Quiz 1Chapter 4- Intro. Part 1Before You ListenUnitUnitPart 2Part 1 : After You ListenPart 217
Interactions 1WEEK 6DateInteractions 1WEEK 7DateREADINGListening &SPEAKINGPart 2Part 3Part4Part 3Part 4Chapter 5-Intro. Part 1 :Before You ListenUnitChapter 4 – Intro. Part 1 : P. 62-65Part 1 : After You ListenREADINGListening &SPEAKINGUnitPart 1 : 65 – 69Part 2Part 2Part 3Interactions 1WEEK 8DateREADINGPart 3Part 4Chapter 6-Intro. Part 1:Before You ListenListening &SPEAKINGUnitPart 3Part 4Quiz 2Chapter 5 – Intro. –Part 1: P.86-8918Part 2Part 1: After You ListenPart 2Part 3Part 4
Interactions 1WEEK 9DateREADINGListening &SPEAKINGPart 3Quiz 2Chapter 7 –Intro. Part 1:Before You ListenPart 1 : after You ListenUnitPart 4Quiz 2Interactions 1WEEK 10DateInteractions 1WEEK 11DateChapter 5 – Intro. –Part 1: P.86-89Part 2READINGListening &SPEAKINGPart 3 : P.101-103Part 4Chapter 6 –Intro Part 1 : P.108-111Part 2Part 3UnitPart 4Part 1 : 111-114Chapter 8 –Intro. Part 1 :Before You ListenREADINGListening &SPEAKINGUnitPart 2Part 3Part 3Part4Part 1 : After You ListenPart 2Part 3Part 419
Interactions 1WEEK 12DateREADINGUnitChapter 7 –Intro. Part 1:P.132-135Part 1: P.135-137Part 1 : P.138-140Part 2Interactions 1WEEK 13Date20Chapter 9- Intro. Part 1Before You ListenPart 1: After You ListenPart 2Part 3READINGListening &SPEAKINGPart 3: P.147-150Part 3 : P.150(ex.2)-154Part 4Part 4UnitQuiz 3Interactions 1WEEK 14DateListening &SPEAKINGQuiz 3Chapter 10- Part 1 – Beforeyou ListenPart 1 – Before you ListenREADINGListening &SPEAKINGChapter 8-Intro. Part1-P.160-163Part 1 : After You ListenPart 1 :P.164 - 166Part 2Part 2Part 3Part 2Part 4Unit
Interactions 1WEEK 15DateREADINGListening &SPEAKINGUnitPart 3Part 4RevisionRevisionWEEK 16DateUnitGeneral ExamsInteractions :1WEEK 17DateUnitFinalExaminations21
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NOTES: Teachers don’t have to tackle all the exercises included . Some exercises can be assigned as homework. The midterm exam should take place in the 7th or 8th week.WEEK 1Interactions 1DateUnitREADINGChapter 1 - Part 1WEEK 2Interactions 1DateUnitListening &SPEAKINGChapter :1Chapter 1 - Part : 2Education and Student lifePart 1Part 2READINGListening &SPEAKINGChapter 1 – Part 3Chapter 2 – Part 1Chapter :1Education and Student lifePart 3Part 423
WEEK 3Interactions 1DateUnitREADINGChapter 2 – Part 2Chapter 2 – Part 31st QuizWEEK 4Interactions 1DateUnitREADINGChapter 3 – Part 1Chapter 3 – part 2Listening &SPEAKINGChapter :2City LifePart 1Part 2Listening &SPEAKINGChapter :2City LifePart 3Part 41st Quiz ( 5 marks )WEEK 5Interactions 1DateUnitREADINGChapter 3 – Part 3Chapter 4 – part 124Listening &SPEAKINGChapter :3Business and MoneyPart 1Part 2
WEEK 6Interactions 1DateUnitREADINGChapter 4 – Part 2WEEK 7Interactions 1DateUnitWEEK 8Chapter :3Chapter 4 – Part 3Business and MoneyPart 3Part 4READINGListening &SPEAKINGChapter 5 – Part 1Interactions 1DateUnitListening &SPEAKINGChapter :4Chapter 5 – Part 2Jobs and ProfessionsPart 1Part 2READINGListening &SPEAKINGChapter 5 – Part 12nd QuizChapter :4Jobs and ProfessionsPart 3Part 4Chapter 6 – Part 12nd Quiz ( 5 marks )25
WEEK 9Interactions 1DateUnitREADINGChapter 6 – part 2Chapter 6 – part 3WEEK 10Interactions 1DateUnitREADINGChapter 7 – part 1Chapter 7 – Part 2WEEK 11Interactions 1DateUnitREADINGChapter 7 – Part 3Chapter 8 – Part 126Listening &SPEAKINGChapter :5Lifestyles Around theWorldPart 1Part 2Listening &SPEAKINGChapter :5Lifestyles Around theWorldPart 3Part 4Listening &SPEAKINGChapter :6Global ConnectionPart 1Part 2
WEEK 12Interactions 1DateUnitREADINGChapter 8 – Part 2Chapter 8 – Part 3WEEK 13Interactions 1DateUnit3rd QuizREADINGListening &SPEAKINGChapter 9 – Part 2WEEK 14Chapter :6Global ConnectionPart 3Part 4Chapter 9 – Part 1Interactions 1DateUnitListening &SPEAKINGREADINGChapter 9 – Part 3Chapter 10- Part 1Chapter :7Language and CommunicationPart 1Part 2Listening &SPEAKINGChapter :7Language and CommunicationPart 1Part 23rd Quiz ( 5 marks )27
WEEK 15Interactions 1DateUnitREADINGListening &SPEAKINGChapter 10 – Part 2WEEK 15Interactions 1DateUnitChapter 10- - Part 2Tastes and PreferencesPart1Part 2READINGListening &SPEAKINGChapter 10 – Part 2Chapter 10- - Part 2Interactions :1WEEK 16DateChapter :8Chapter :8Tastes and PreferencesPart1Part 2UnitGeneral Exams28
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Objective IELTS - Intermediate:Course Description:Objective IELTS is a 2-level IELTS preparation course providing comprehensive trainingfor both the Academic and General Training modules. The course is uniquely informedby the Cambridge Learner Corpus, using analysis of real IELTS candidate papers. The twolevels of Objective IELTS can be used on their own or consecutively, so that lower-levelstudents requiring a high band score can start preparing early.This self-study Student’s Book includes a CD-ROM which provides extra IELTS practice ineach of the four skills. Students will also need the Objective IELTS Intermediate Audio CDSet, available separately.32
TOPICWEEK 1DateUnit25\9 \20111TEST SKILLTASK TYPECommunicationP(8-11)ReadingLesson 1.1 (2 h)Lesson 1.2 (3 h)28\9\2011TOPICWEEK 2DateUnit1\10\20112SUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALTest Folder 1p(12-13)True/False/N.GShort answerSpeakingWritingSpelling errorsListeningNote completionTEST SKILLTASK TYPESUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALHealthy diet p(14-13)ListeningNote CompletionLesson 2.1(2h)SpeakingPart 1WritingUsing appropriatelanguageSpeakingPart 3Writing Folder1p(18-19)5\10\2011TOPICWEEK 3DateUnit8\10\20113TEST SKILLTASK TYPESUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALCity Attraction p(2023)SpeakingPart 1Lesson 3.1 (3h)ReadingMultiple matchingLesson 3.2(2 h)ListeningNote completionTest Folder 212\10\201133
TOPICWEEK 4DateUnit15\10\20114TEST SKILLTASK TYPESUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALWays of learningp(26-29)SpeakingPart 3Lesson 4.1(3h)ListeningMultiple choiceWriting Folder 2p(3031)Revision units 1-428\9\2011WEEK 5DateLesson 4.2(2 h)ReadingReading effectivelyUnit22\10\2011First Experimental IELTS Academic ExamListening2h.30mNote each student speaking interview lasts:11-15 minutesReadingWriting26\10\20112hTOPICWEEK 6DateUnit29\10\201152\11\201134SpeakingTEST SKILLTASK TYPESUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALDiscovering the pastp(34-37)ReadingTrue /false /N.GMultiple choiceLesson 5.1(2h)SpeakingPart 3Lesson 2 5.2(3h)ListeningLabelingWritingTask 1 descriptionTest folder 3 p(38-39)
TOPICWEEK 7DateUnit5\11\20116TEST SKILLTASK TYPEWhat is job satisfaction p(44-45)ListeningLesson 6.1(3 h)Lesson 6.2(2h)WEEK 8DateUnit12\11\20117WritingTask 1part 2TEST SKILLTASK TYPESUPPLEMANTRYMATERIALSelling dreams p(4649)SpeakingPart 3Lesson 7.1(3 h)ReadingMultiple choice ,headingsLesson 7.2(2h)ListeningSentence completionTest folder 4 Writing folder 3p(44-45)Table completion16\11\2011WEEK 9Flow chart, Sentencecompletion, labelingSpeaking9\11\2011TOPICSUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALTEST SKILLTASK TYPESUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALTime to waste ?p(52-55)ReadingTable completionLesson 8.1(3 h)SpeakingPart 1Lesson 8.2(2h)ListeningShort answer questions listsSpeakingPart 3Writing folder 4p(56-57)Revision units 8-535
WEEK 9DateUnit19\11\2011Second Experimental IELTS Academic ExamNote : each student speaking interview lasts11-15 PICWEEK10DateUnit3\12\20119SpeakingTEST SKILLTASK TYPEClimate change p(6063)ReadingSummary completionLesson 9.1(2 h)SpeakingPart 3Lesson 9.2(3h)ListeningNote and tablecompletionWritingTask SUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALTEST SKILLTASK TYPEClimate change p(6063)ReadingSummary completionLesson 9.1(2 h)SpeakingPart 3Lesson 9.2(3h)ListeningNote and tablecompletionWritingTask 1Test folder 5 p(6465)SUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALTest folder 5 p(6465)
TOPICWEEK12DateUnit10\12\201110TEST SKILLTASK TYPEA place to work or livein p(66-69)SpeakingPart 1Lesson 10.1(3 h)ListeningNote completionWritingTask 1SpeakingPart 2Lesson EST SKILLTASK TYPEAnimal life p(72-75)ReadingSUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALWriting folder 5p(70-71SUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALMultiple choiceTest folder 6 p(76-77Multiple choice withmulti answersLesson 11.1(3 h)Lesson 11.2(2h)ListeningSentence completionTEST SKILLTASK TYPESport: just for funp(78-81)SpeakingPart 1Lesson 12.1(3 h)ListeningTable completionLesson 12.2(2h)SpeakingPart \20111228\12\2011SUPPLEMANTRY MATERIALWriting folder 6p(82-83)Revision units 9-1237
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The test that opens doors around the worldIELTS, the International English LanguageTesting System, is designed to assess thelanguage ability of candidates who want tostudy or work where English is the languageof communication.urdays or Thursdays. To find out test datesin your area, please contact your nearestIELTS test centre. A list of all IELTS test centres worldwide is available at www.ielts.orgThe international testIELTS is recognised by over 6,000 organisations worldwide, including universities,employers, professional bodies, immigration authoritiesand other government agencies. For a listof organisations that accept IELTS scores,visit http://bandscore.ielts.orgIELTS is internationally focused in its content. For example, a range of native-speakeraccents (North American, Australian, NewZealand, and British) is used in the Listening test, and all standard varieties of Englishare accepted in candidates’ responses in allparts of the test.Accessible and convenientThe test that’s tried and trustedIELTS is offered up to four times a month inmorethan 125 countries. Tests are usually on Sat-IELTS has been developed by some of theworld’s leading experts in language assess39
ment, and is supported by an extensiveprogramme of research, validation and testdevelopment.Preparing to take IELTSThe level of the testIt’s important to familiarise yourself withthe format of the test as outlined in thisbooklet. Further information on the content of the test can be found at www.ielts.org/teachers.aspxIELTS is designed to assess English languageskills at all levels.There is no such thing as a pass or fail inIELTS. Results are reported as band scoreson a scale from 1 (the lowest) to 9 (thehighest).The IELTS Band Score ScaleExpert user9408Very good user7Good user6Competent user5Modest user4Limited user3Extremely limited user2Intermittent user1Non user0Did not attempt the testMake sure you are readyYou may find it helpful to do a practice test.Official IELTS Practice Materials may be purchased from test centres or online at www.ielts.org/candidates. aspx These materialsinclude a full practice test with answers,and sample Writing and Speaking performances with examiner comments.More samples of IELTS test material and information about the test are available fromthe followin
Interactions 1 READING Listening &SPEAKING WEEK 4 Date Unit Part 2 Part 2 Part2 Part 3 Part 3 Part 4 Part 4 Part 4 Interactions 1 READING Listening &SPEAKING WEEK 5 Date Unit Quiz 1 Quiz 1 Chapter 3-Intro-Part 1:P.42-45 Chapter 4- Intro. Part 1 Before You Listen Part 1 :P.46-48 Part 2 Part 1 : After You Listen Part 2
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the global financial services industry. As a group of rapidly related technologies that include machine learning (ML) and deep learning(DL) , AI has the potential to disrupt and refine the existing financial services industry. I review the extant academic, practitioner and policy related literatureAI. I also detail the AI, ML and DL taxonomy as well .