جامعة المجمعة Majmaah University

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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