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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING PETROVIETNAM UNIVERSITY

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

 

1.  GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE COURSE
Course title:	English 2
Course code:	ENG42302
Number of credits:	4 (3)
Type of course:	Compulsory
Prerequisite:	English 1
Time allocation:	80 periods (in-class study)

 

2. COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

Listening	-        follow main ideas and detailed factual information in conversations or monologues that are set in everyday social contexts.
Speaking	-        answer general questions about familiar topics like work, family, studies and hobbies -        speak on a topic (e.g. describe a person or a place) within 2 minutes.
Reading	-        locate and understand precise information in the text, -        recognize opinions or ideas -        understand a detailed description and relate it to information presented in the form of a diagram.
Writing	-        summarize, describe or explain the information from a chart, a process and a map

 

3. COURSE OVERVIEW

This is the second course of the English language training program at PetroVietnam University. It is intended for students whose current level of English proficiency is B1. It primarily aims at preparing students with necessary skills and competence relevant to IELTS attributes.

This course adopts the learner-centered approach and learning-by-doing theories. Assessment is continuous, which allows for a comprehensive view of the extent to which students have met the course objectives and outcomes.

 

 

 

 

 

4. METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES

 

 This course employs the following different but complimentary teaching and learning methods:

• Learner-centeredness: The course places the learner and learning at the center of all teaching and learning activities.
• Learner autonomy: Learners of the course are expected to be active in class and be able to work well on their own.
• Learning by doing: During the course students will be required to apply what they have learned in various ways. 
• Teamwork: As their cooperation is a pivotal source of learning, learners are expected to cooperate well with their classmates in class meetings and self-study time.

 

5. MATERIALS

 

Core materials

Brook-Hart, G., & Jakeman, V. (2012). Complete IELTS Bands 4-5 Student’s book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Wyatt, R. (2012). Complete IELTS Bands 4-5 Workbook. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Brook-Hart, G., & Jakeman, V. (2012). Complete IELTS Bands 5-6.5 Student’s book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Harrison, M. (2012). Complete IELTS Bands 5-6.5 Workbook. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Clark, M. (2007). IELTS Speaking. Qunyan Press.

Palley, J., Li, A., & Davies, O. (2014). 31 High-scoring Formulas to Answer the IELTS Speaking Questions. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

Lessons for IELTS. (2013). New Oriental Education and Technology Group IELTS Research Institute.

Supplementary sources

Cullen, P. (2008). Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Hopkins, D., & Cullen, P. (2007). Cambridge Grammar  for IELTS. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

 

6. ASSESSMENT

The assessment of the course includes on-going assessment, midterm test, and final exam. Specific details are indicated in the table which follows.

 

 

7. COURSE POLICY

·       Regular attendance is required. Accumulated absences of more than 20% of the total class meetings will automatically merit a failure.

·       Completion of a midterm test tentatively in week 8 and a final exam by the end of the course is required for the course result to be counted.

·       Class announcements are sent to students’ email addresses. Students are expected to check their university email regularly. They can send questions or other messages regarding study matters to the lecturer or other classmates via their group email address.

 

8. SCHEDULE (attached)

 

 

9. LECTURER’S INFORMATION

 

Name:	English Department lecturers
Phone:	064 3738879 (Ext. 110)
Email:	nn@pvu.edu.vn

 

 

 

 

              Ba Ria-Vung Tau, September 05, 2022

 

Rector                       Phan Minh Quoc Binh, PhD.

Manager of Academic Affairs Department                   Le Quoc Phong, PhD.

Dean of Faculty of Fundamental Sciences                   Vu Minh Hung, PhD.

Head of English Department                     Phung Thanh Loan, M.A.

Lecturer                        Nguyen Hoang Ngoc Tu, M.A...