ELT 117 Advanced reading and writing skills in English 1 201 2 -201 3 Fall Term

ELT 117ELT 117Advanced reading and writing

skills in English 120120122-201-20133 FallFall Term Term

ELT 117ELT 117Advanced reading and writing

skills in English 120120122-201-20133 FallFall Term Term

INTERNATIONAL BURCH

UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT ofINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Nizama SpahićNizama Spahićnizama.spahic@yahoo.com

nspahic@ibu.edu.banspahic@ibu.edu.ba

Monday: 09:00-11:00; 11:00-13:00

Tuesday : 09:00-11:00; 11:00-13:00

Friday: 08:00-10:00; 10:00-12:00

Office Hour: Open Door Policy

CLASS SCHEDULE:

•Develop and improve aspects of academic reading in English language.

•Develop new vocabulary which is relevant to academic studies and the ability to derive meaning

from context •Advance to a higher level of reading comprehension

•Apply skills learned from reading texts to writing texts and preparing presentations, debates in English

•Improve communication skills.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Ward, Colin (2010). From Reading to Writing 4. Pearson, Longman, USA.

2. Additional readings and worksheets will be distributed as necessary.

3. You will need a blank notebook for you course diary, and you must bring it with you to class.

Textbooks

BRIEF CONTENTS

Reading SessionsAcademic VocabularyParagraph Formatting

BrainstormingFree writingPunctuation

Effective Topic and Supporting Sentences DevelopmentDifferent Types of Essays

Various Aspects of Grammar in English Language

Grading

Essay Writing Assignment 20%Presentation 10%Attendance and Participation 10%Homework 10%Final Examination 50%