The syllabus of this course has a multi-layered structure, which includes a comprehensive grammar and vocabulary syllabus integrating listening, speaking, writing and reading. Regarding reading, emphasis will be put on comprehension, vocabulary knowledge and extensive reading, It aims at developing learning skills by involving students in task-based approach, by leading them to work autonomously with the dictionary and other language resources. It aims at improving students’ language skills and especially skills in reading comprehension. The texts for this course will help students improve their comprehension of diverse topics and subject areas (e.g., social science, natural science, and humanities) with various modes of discourse (e.g., exposition, narration, and argumentation). Students’ critical thinking and higher order comprehension skills are expected to improve as greater weight will be placed on inferential skills throughout the semester. The texts cover cultural aspects of contemporary English speaking countries helping their intercultural education. Writing is developed through a more in-depth study of grammatical structures and through further practice in writing techniques for paragraphs and, especially, the five-paragraph essay. Students continue to improve their ability to write a variety of sentence types and engage in peer critique and substantial revision.

Through this course, students will be able to reinforce their understanding of grammatical structures with the help of a variety of exercises. They will be able to use listening tasks such as controlled speaking activities that lead them to attain free speaking abilities. As concerns, the reading skill: students will be able to practice reading skills such as skimming, scanning, intensive reading for a specific purpose, understanding text structures, and so on. In the writing section, students will be able to improve and develop their writing skills and produce letters, emails, proposals, essays, reports, narratives, and reviews.