English for Second Language Speakers(ESL) Foundation Lab 097-A Office : W5-205 Phone: 96670999 Email: Gust0006328@gust.edu.

kw Office hours :11-12am STT / 9:30-11 MW Course number: 097-A Fall,2013 SMTWT: 17:00-17:50 N5-105

Course Description : This course is for students who need to enhance their English language skills, it will give them a better understanding in how to use English in their life. It will focus on grammar and vocabulary. It prepares students for their other courses and will help them improve their language skills. Course Objectives: By end of this course, students will be able to : 1) Express the different meanings of the new vocabulary as well as identify each one with 90% accuracy. 2)Explain the difference between nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verbs as well as use them correctly in a sentence. 3)Identify the different types of nouns, adjectives and pronouns. 4) Demonstrating the ability to compare between present conditions , first conditions and second conditions. Prerequisites : This is the first course for English for Foreign language, as 097-A students would have a better acquisition of the language and will begin in the second half of the book. Required Text: Judith Nadell , Beth Johnsons Vocabulary Basics, Second edition. Mark Foley & Diane Halls MyGrammarLab Elementary A1/A2.

Expectations: In my lectures I expect to help students improve their language skills and speaking skills, I will provide the students with the key rules and I will expect them to use the rules and contribute in the classroom discussions. Assignments: 1.Students will be expected to review their weekly vocabulary words where they will demonstrate their understanding in the first 5 minutes of every class. 2.Home-grammer quiz: every Thursday students will participate in an online grammar quiz on www.mygrammerlab.com and every week it will be graded. 3.Vocabulary Quiz: every Thursday students will participate in an in class vocabulary quiz where students will demonstrate their understanding of the weekly vocabulary assigned to them. Policies: 1.Grading Scale : Pass or Fail course , 100-60 passed 59-0 failed

2.Any Cheating and you be asked to leave and receive an incomplete. 0 tolerance for cheating. 3.NO MOBILES OR ELECTONICS AT ALL. 4.No makeup exams unless you have a legitimate reason for missing the exam. Logistics: When using the site for the weekly grammar quizzes you may need a laptop or pc using your small devices like ipad will not always work. You will also need to register using the code in your book so a new book is required for this course.

Schedule: Week 1: Nouns Sept22/2013 Vocabulary Chapter 16 Sept23/2013 Singular and Plural nouns Sept24/2013 countable and uncountable nouns Sept25/2013 A/An Sept26/2013 Vocabulary Quiz Week2 : Pronouns: Sept29/2013 Vocabulary Chapter17 Sept30/2013 Subject object pronouns Oct1/2013 Possessive Adjectives and pronouns Oct2/2013 Possessive Adjectives and pronouns Oct3/2013 (This That These Those) & Vocabulary Quiz Week3:Prepositions: Oct6/2013 committee day Oct7/2013 Prepositions of place Oct8/2013 Prepositions of movement Oct9/2013 Preposition of time Week4:Holiday Week5:Adjectives: Oct20/2013 vocabulary chapt19 Oct21/2013 types of adjectives Oct22/2013 Adjectives with ed and ing Oct23/2013 Vocabulary chapter19 Oct24/2013 types of adverbs

Week6:Present Simple: Oct27/2013 vocabulary chapter 20 Oct28/2013 Present simple of be + questions with be Oct29/2013 Present simple Oct30/2013 Present continus Oct31/2013 present continuous

Week7:Past Simple: Nov4/2013 Alhajiri new year Nov5/2013 Vocabulary chapter 21 Nov6/2013 past simple of be + past simple Nov 7/2013 Vocabulary ch.21 Nov8/2013 past simple Week8:Past Continous: Nov10/2013 vocabulary chpt.21 Nov11/2013 Past continous Nov12/2013 Past simple or past continuous Nov13. Voc chapt21 Nov14/2013 (Used to) and in-class quiz Week9:Future tenses Nov17/2013 Voculabry chpt23 Nov18/2013 Future with going to + future with will Nov19/2013 future with present continuous and present simple Nov20/2013 voc. Chpt23 Nov21/2013 comparing future forms Week10:Cant/Cant+Could

Nov24/2013 committee day Nov25/2013 vocabulary ch.24 Nov26/2013 Can/Cant+Could, will be able to Nov27/2013 Can,Could,May Nov28/2013 Have to,Needto Week11: Conditions Dec1/2013 Voc Ch.21 Dec2/2013 Present conditions Dec3/2013 First conditional Dec4/2013 Second conditional Dec5/2013 Review module Week12:Reported Statement: Dec8/2013 Voc Ch.26 Dec9/2013 Reported statements Dec10/2013 Say,tell,ask,advise Dec11/2013 Voc chapter 27 Dec12/2013 indirect questions Week13:Forming nouns/adjectives Dec15/2013 voc ch.28 Dec16/2013 forming nouns Dec17/2013 forming adjectives Dec18/2013 voc chpt.28 Dec19/2013 forming compounds nouns and adjectives Week 14: Exist exam revision Dec22/2013 Voc ch.29 Dec23/2013 Voc ch.29 Dec24/2013 Exist exam revision

Dec25/2013 Exist exam revision Dec26/2013 Exist exam revision