Templates For Course Specification Suez Canal University Course Specifications Faculty Of Specific Education
Programs on which the course is given: Texts & Press Translation Department offering the course: Educational Information Department Academic year\ Level 2nd year—1st term (2007- 2008) Date of specification approval----------A- Basic information Title: Texts & Press Translation Credit hours:---------Tutorial: Total: 30 B-Professional information 1- Overall aims of the course: *By the end of this course each student will be able to: - Have an idea about updated and important material related to his \her career. -Further practice in English language functions 2- Intended learning outcomes of the course (ILOS) By the end of this course the students will be able to: A- Knowledge and understanding: A1- Read in relevant references A2- Expand the area of their vocabulary A3- Correct their linguistic. B- Intellectual skills: B1- Promote listening skills B2- Write creatively
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Code:--------C21E Lectures: 2 hours weekly Practical:-------
b3- Speak accurately and fluently
C- Professional and practical skills: C1- Have the capacity of dealing with press texts. C2- Display live dialogues on current issues. C3- Write freely in various topics like mass media ,inter personal communication . D-General and transferable skills: D1- Have an access to the computer and the internet . D2-Use appropriate interpersonal communication 3-Contents Topics The communication process What is "mass communication" Intrapersonal & interpersonal communication Journalism in nine Arab countries Definitions of subject categories Internet Arabic texts No. of hours 2 4 4 4 4 8 4 Lectures 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 Tutorial\ Practical
4- Teaching and learning methods: 41- Lectures 42- Communicative approach (multi-purposes texts). 43- Topic-Based approach (free-write, live dialogue, etc. ). 5- Student assessment methods: 51- Provisional questions, to assess knowledge and intellectual skills. .52- Language exercises to assess language skills 53- Listening exercises to assess listening skills 54- Written & oral exams to assess knowledge and practice. Assessment schedule Assessment 1: provisional questions after each lecture. Assessment 2: language ex. 8th- 12th Assessment 3: listening ex. 8th- 12th Assessment 4: written & oral exams 15th
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Weighing of assessment Mid-term examination % Final-term examination 80% Oral & practical examination % Semester work 20% -------------------------------------------------Total 100% Any formative assessment-------------------------6- List of references 61- Course notes: Handed by the lecturer. 62- Essential books (texts books) *Issues in communications By D. Gehan Ahmad Rachitty, Faculty of Mass Communication, Cairo University, First edition, 1979. 63- Recommended books: Relevant books 64-Periodical, web sites, etc. *Al Ahram weekly- other periodicals * www. Sciencedirect com., other web sites. * Arab council for childhood and development 7- Facilities required for teaching and learning *Classrooms – library * White board- marker * Computers and microphones * Provision of updated references * Provision of the most advanced teaching techniques. * Stimulating management. Course coordinator: Fatimah Hussein Heah of department: Prof. Mohamed Mosaad Date: 25\11\2006
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