Texts:

• English for Science, Fran Zimmerman.
  
  
• -English for Science, Writing Workbook.
  
  (Course books are available in Shuwaikh Bookstore.)

Instructor:

Buthaina Al Othman

Kh 3, 2nd floor, Room # 12

• Office Hours:

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday: 12:30pm -1:30pm

E-mail: balothman@hotmail.com

Course Description:

This is an English for Specific Purpose, (ESP) course. It contains topics from the general science curriculum. The main Objectives of this course are learning new scientific terms, taking notes efficiently, and writing scientific reports; such as, classifying, comparison, and describing, encouraging the use of the standard form of academic paragraph outlining, the tree diagram, and tables.It also enforces the major reading skills of skimming, scanning, and reading between the lines, aiming at developing the ability of distinguishing fact from fiction, drawing logical conclusions, and making appropriate inferences. The course integrates the four basic English language skills, reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

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Grade Computation:

Attendance - Homework- Quizzes Final Internet-Project Midterm Exam Final Exam	10% 10% 35% 45%
3hours= first warning 6 hours= second warning 9 hours= failure "If you're absent due to medical reasons, please bring the original copy of the medical note or report from your doctor".
To midterm examination 1,2,5 To final examination 8,10,11& 3

• For Science and Technology terms, click Dictionary!
• Roget's Thesaurus
• For words definition click Dictionary.com

Absences:

On-Line Dictionaries:

Grammar:

Handout:

• For instant access to Marriam Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus! Enter a wrod in the appropriate search box and click the "Search" button.

• Tutorial and Exercises:
  • Learn more about the Subject and the Verb agreement with Verb Be.
  • for science students of 161, Click each item in the box below to learn more and practice.

Handout: (Print-out)

• Reading Skills.
• Formal & Extended Definition.
• Grammar notes on Articles.
• Definition Activity-Tables.

 

 

 

 

 

Computer-Lab Classes:

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Welcome to the Cyberspace of 161/11

Add your picture here linked to your "On-line Portfolio"

Computer-Lab Syllabus and Schedule:

• Course Projects:

1. Final Class project: " On-line Portfolio"
2. Exchange Writing with Science students in Germany.

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• Week 1& 2: (Wednesday, Feb.13, & Saturday, Feb.16, 2002)
  • Check out Nuevaschool.org.
  • Which one is your favorite search engine in the box below? why?

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