Department Modules
A Summary of the number and content of courses taught in the English Language Skills Department
ENGL 101
This course is offered in the Humanities Track in semester one. The course focuses on developing communicative competence in all four language skills. This elementary course (A1-A2) aims to enable students to identify the main points in short, simple listening and reading texts, locate simple vocabulary, understand basic grammar, communicate and participate in short social exchanges on familiar topics, and construct a series of phrases and sentences using simple connectors. For more information on this course,
ENGL 102
This course is offered in the Humanities Track in semester one. This course is offered in the Humanities Track in semester one. The aim of this pre-intermediate course (A2) is to build on the four language areas and develop students’ listening and reading comprehension, spoken and written production, common communication strategies, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points of simple listening and reading texts, locate key vocabulary, initiate and interact in simple social exchanges, provide brief descriptions and explanations, and construct connected text on familiar topics. For more information on this course,
ENGL 103
This course is offered in the Humanities Track in semester one. The aim of this pre-intermediate plus course (A2 – B1) is to strengthen the four language areas and further develop students’ listening and reading comprehension, spoken and written production, common communication strategies, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points of listening and reading texts containing common vocabulary, recognize descriptions in narratives and events, initiate and interact in social exchanges, provide simple descriptions and explanations, and construct connected text on familiar topics with some fluency and control. For more information on this course,
ENGL 104
This course is offered in the Science, Engineering and Business tracks in semester one. The aim of this pre-intermediate course (A2) is to build on the four language areas and develop students’ listening and reading comprehension, spoken and written production, common communication strategies, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points of simple listening and reading texts, locate key vocabulary, initiate and interact in simple social exchanges, provide brief descriptions and explanations, and construct connected text on familiar topics. For more information on this course,
ENGL 105
This course is offered in the Science, Engineering and Business tracks in semester one. The aim of this pre-Intermediate plus course (A2 – B1) is to strengthen the four language areas and further develop students’ listening and reading comprehension, spoken and written production, common communication strategies, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points of listening and reading texts containing common vocabulary, recognize descriptions in narratives and events, initiate and interact in social exchanges, provide simple descriptions and explanations, and construct connected text on familiar topics with some fluency and control. For more information on this course,
ENGL 106
This course is offered in the Science, Engineering and Business tracks in semester one. The aim of this intermediate plus course (B1 – B2) is to advance language functions and communicative competences in the four language areas, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points in extended listening and reading texts, follow complex lines of arguments and points of view, actively partake in discussions and social exchanges in familiar contexts with a degree of fluency and spontaneity, and construct detailed connected text on a range of familiar topics with a high degree of fluency and control. For more information on this course,
ENGL 107
This course is offered in the Health Track in semester one. The aim of this pre-intermediate course (A2) is to build on the four language areas and develop students’ listening and reading comprehension, spoken and written production, common communication strategies, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points of simple listening and reading texts, locate key vocabulary, initiate and interact in simple social exchanges, provide brief descriptions and explanations, and construct connected text on familiar topics. The English for Specific Purposes component of the course focuses on learning the language skills and vocabulary in medical contexts. For more information on this course,
ENGL 108
This course is offered in the Health Track in semester one. The aim of this pre-Intermediate plus course (A2 - B1) is to strengthen the four language areas and further develop students’ listening and reading comprehension, spoken and written production, common communication strategies, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points of listening and reading texts containing common vocabulary, recognize descriptions in narratives and events, initiate and interact in social exchanges, provide simple descriptions and explanations, and construct connected text on familiar topics with some fluency and control. The English for Specific Purposes component of the course focuses on learning the language skills and vocabulary in medical contexts. For more information on this course,
ENGL 109
This course is offered in the Health Track in semester one. The aim of this intermediate plus course (B1 – B2) is to advance language functions and communicative competences in the four language areas, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points in extended listening and reading texts, follow complex lines of arguments and points of view, actively partake in discussions and social exchanges in familiar contexts with a degree of fluency and spontaneity, and construct detailed connected text on a range of familiar topics with a high degree of fluency and control. The English for Specific Purposes component of the course focuses on learning the language skills and vocabulary in medical contexts. For more information on this course,
ENGL 111
This course is offered in the Science, Engineering and Business track in semester two. The aim of this intermediate course (B1) is to develop more advanced language functions and communicative competences in the four language areas, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points in a range of listening and reading texts, recognize descriptions in narratives and events, initiate and interact in social exchanges, provide detailed descriptions and explanations, and construct connected text on familiar topics with sustained fluency and control. The English for Specific Purposes component of the course focuses on learning the English vocabulary in scientific contexts. For more information on this course,
ENGL 112
This course is offered in the Science, Engineering and Business track in semester two. The aim of this intermediate plus course (B1-B2) is to expand language functions and communicative competencies in the four language areas, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points in extended listening and reading texts, follow complex lines of arguments and points of view, and construct detailed connected text on a range of familiar topics with a high degree of fluency and control. Cultivation of study skills, critical thinking, and synthesis are integrated into the course as key academic skills. The English for Specific Purposes component of the course focuses on learning the English vocabulary in scientific contexts. For more information on this course,
ENGL 113
This course is offered in the Science, Engineering and Business track in semester two. The aim of this advanced course (C1) is to foster more flexibility and communicative competencies in the four language areas in academic English contexts, and grammar. Students will follow extended speech and complex interactions of mostly academic relevance and recognize technical information. The course further aims to develop broader lexicon to enable participation in extended discourse using structured and well-formulated arguments. Written production is focused on creating expository that demonstrate lexical accuracy and greater orthographic control. The English for Specific Purposes component of the course focuses on the English vocabulary in scientific contexts. For more information on this course,
ENGL 114
This course is offered in the Health Track in semester two. The aim of this intermediate course (B1) is to develop more advanced language functions and communicative competences in the four language areas, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points in a range of listening and reading texts, recognize descriptions in narratives and events, initiate and interact in social exchanges, provide detailed descriptions and explanations, and construct connected text on familiar topics with sustained fluency and control. The English for Specific Purposes component of the course focuses on the language skills and vocabulary in medical contexts. For more information on this course,
ENGL 115
This course is offered in the Health Track in semester two. The aim of this intermediate plus course (B1 - B2) is to expand language functions and communicative competencies in the four language areas, and grammar. Students will be able to identify the main points in extended listening and reading texts, follow complex lines of arguments and points of view, and construct detailed connected text on a range of familiar topics with a high degree of fluency and control. Cultivation of study skills, critical thinking, and synthesis are integrated into the course as key academic skills. The English for Specific Purposes component of the course focuses on learning English skills and vocabulary in medical contexts. For more information on this course,
ENGL 116
This course is offered in the Health Track in semester two. The aim of this advanced course (C1) is to foster more flexibility and communicative competencies in the four language areas in academic English contexts, and grammar. Students will follow extended speech and complex interactions of mostly academic relevance and recognize technical information. The course further aims to develop broader lexicon to enable participation in extended discourse using structured and well-formulated arguments. Written production in this course is focused on creating expository that demonstrate lexical accuracy and greater orthographic control. The English for Specific Purposes component of the course focuses on learning English skills and vocabulary in medical contexts. For more information on this course,
