Dictionary Skills

Course syllabus for Dictionary Skills

1. Faculty member information:

Name of faculty member: Ms. Ola Alarjani.

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Email: ola.alarjani@gmail.com

O 2. Course overview and general information:

College / Department: College of Languages and Interpretation, English Department

Course Name and code: Dictionary Skills (ENG181D)

Number of credit hours: 3

Program or programs that offer this course: English Department.

Year/course level: Level 2, year 1.

Prerequisites for this course: None

Current requirements for this course: None

Meeting time and place: Sunday 11:00- 1:20

O 3. Objectives of the course:

Students should be able to make sentences of varying types (affirmative, negative , questions) using different verb tenses (simple present, simple past, present continuous, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, future, future progressive, future perfect) using different linguistic elements (nouns and pronouns).

O They should also be able to differentiate between noun, adjective and adverb clauses and know the different uses of these clauses. Students should also be familiar with gerunds and infinitives and their different uses.

5. Books and references

OCourse material compiled by the instructor and posted on the course webpage. + Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, New Edition, 2009.

Recommended References: O 1. Enani, M.M. Dictionaries for the Translator. O 2. Different types of dictionaries:O 3. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English O 4. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged O 5. Collins English DictionaryO 6. American Heritage College DictionaryO 7. ( - عربي ( إنجليزي الحديث الموردO 8. ( - إنجليزي ( عربي الموردO العرب .9 لسانO العربية .10 اللغة مجمع الوسيط،O المحيط .11 القاموس

Comments Percentage from overall grade

Grade Assessment Week Assessment method(Write an essay - test - a collective project - a

final test ...)

On Monday 20% 20 Week 7 Midterm 1

On Monday 20% 20 Week 12 Midterm 2

On Sunday 5% 5 Week  5 Quiz 1

On Sunday 5% 5 Week 10 Quiz 2

On Sunday 5% 5 Week 14 Quiz 3

5% 5 All weeks Participation

40% 40 Final

4.Assessment methods and the division of grades:

7. Instructions:Attendance and participation:O Attending class is obligatory. Depending on

seriousness, there are acceptable excuses. Participation in class is expected during class discussions and exercises.

O Always come ON time. Coming on time is part of the attendance. If a student arrives after attendance has been taken, it is her responsibility to alert the instructor AFTER class. She will be recorded Late.

O Coming late to the class for FOUR times will be considered absence for two hours.

O If a student is absent she must hand in her excuse within 7 days. The department must sign her excuse.

7. Instructions:Attendance and participation:

O If a student is absent she is required to ask her classmates about what was given and if she has to submit anything the next class.

O According to university policy, students will be denied entry to the final exam if the proportion of absences from lectures exceeds 25% of the credited hours.

O If your total absence from lectures reaches 15% you will receive a first warning, and if it reaches 21% you will receive a second warning.

O If the student’s absences reach 15% or 21% and she is not in class to sign the warning, the teacher (me) will sign it for her.

O Every time a student participates in class she gets a ¼.

AssignmentsO All assignments should follow the following criteria:O Typed on a computer and brought to class.O They must be typed in black ink only.O Use Times or Times New Roman and the size of the writing should be 12.O Put your name, ID, subject, your teacher’s name and the due date on the

upper left side of the paper.O If a student forgets her assignment at home she can send it via email on the

same day she is supposed to hand it before 10:00 P.M. She must also bring a hard copy next class or else it wont be counted.

O If the student does not have Internet connection she must contact me or let her friend contact me BEFORE 10:00 P.M.

O NO assignments will be corrected if it violates the above-mentioned instructions.

Very important to remember:O NO make-ups for midterms unless you have

a medical excuse for not being there and a note from a public hospital. If you do, you will be examined on week 15 on the WHOLE curriculum. If you miss any midterm without an excuse you will receive a zero grade.

O Absolutely NO make-ups of any quiz.O No Make-ups of ANY of the assignments. O Any plagiarized work will receive a ZERO.O Using your mobile phone in class will make

you lose a ¼ from your total mark.O Mobiles MUST be silent or turned off in class.

Otherwise, you will be recorded absent.

Very important to remember:

O Wearing your Abayah in class is prohibited and you will be marked as absent if you do so.

O Study hard and revise for every class. You may be asked about the previous session.

O A student is obligated to remain the entire class period waiting for an instructor to enter the classroom.

O Check the instructor’s website and your e-mails regularly.O In all exams and quizzes, please follow these

instructions:  Check your spelling, punctuation and grammar, do not give 2 answers (or both will be marked wrong) , and write your answer as it is required in the question. Do not write more information, it will not be counted.

O There might be some changes in the distribution of chapters among weeks due to certain circumstances such as changes in dates of final exams or giving some chapters more or less time depending on your understanding and performance.