English Language
Program
2022-2023
Welcome!
The English Language Department at the Deanship of Preparatory Year and Supporting Studies congratulates you on choosing our program and extends you a warm welcome!
We look forward to working with you to help you achieve your goals and to making the one year you will spend with us enjoyable as well.
Vision
Leadership and academic excellence in teaching English locally, regionally, and internationally.
Mission
To provide comprehensive English language courses that equip students with the academic language skills needed for their undergraduate studies. We also aim to help students to develop their intellectual, cultural, and creative potential.
Objectives
The DEL has an ambitious -5year strategic plan (2025-2020). Below are 7 objectives to help the DEL achieve its vision and mission.
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1 To develop the scientific knowledge and basic English skills students need in their future majors
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2 To provide students with the 21st century skills .
3 To provide quality services to students and society .
4 To continue professional development .
5 To support the practices of scientific research, publishing and innovation .
6 To promote Islamic, national, and cultural values .
7 To develop the DEL program for achieving the university competitiveness and excellence
Placement Test
All students who plan to join Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University are required to take a placement test. Based on the results of this test, students will be placed in English classes for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced proficiency levels. The test comprises a written component worth %90, and a speaking component worth %10.
English Language Courses
Credit hours for Health, College of Public Health, College of Nursing, College of Computer Science & Information Technology, College of Business Administration, College of Engineering, College of Design (both science and literary streams), College of Science, Science in Jubail, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Jubail Tracksare distributed as follows:
Students are required to complete two courses, General English (ENGL 101) and English for Specific Purposes (ENGL 103). ENGL 101 lasts one full academic year (three semesters).
English for Specific Purposes (ENGL 103) is taken in the third semester only, concurrently with the third part of ENGL 101.
Regarding the Humanities Track in Jubail and College of Education, the credit hours are distributed as follows:
E-Learning
Part of the coursework consists of guided and independent work in fulfillment of the E-Learning component. This is in keeping with our commitment to integrating technology with our language teaching and learning methodology.
Contact Hours
Teaching contact hours for Health, College of Public Health, College of Nursing, College of Computer Science & Information Technology, College of Business Administration, College of Engineering, College of Design (both science and literary streams), College of Science, Science in Jubail, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Jubail Tracks are distributed as follows:
General English (ENGL 101) 7 Credit Hours English for Specific Purposes (ENGL 102) 4 Credit Hours
English (ENGL 121) 3 Credit Hours English (ENGL 122) 3 Credit Hours
Teaching contact hours for the Humanities Track in Jubail and College of Education are distributed as follows:
Course Books
Students study the following books of Q: Skills for Success in the General English (ENGL 101) course:
Students study the following books of Q: Skills for Success in the ENGL 121 course:
First Semester Second Semester Third Semester
Class Type Regular Class
Hours E-Learning
& Quizzes
ENGL 121 ENGL 122 -
E-Learning assignments for ENGL 121 and ENGL 122 will be provided as homework and should be complete outside the classrooms in the evenings and/or weekend.
Track Health
Other tracks
Track
Humanities in Jubail College of Education
Beginners
Books 1 & 2
Intermediate Advanced
First Semester Second Semester Third Semester
Level Level Level
Beginner Intermediate Advanced Beginner Intermediate Advanced Beginner Intermediate Advanced Class Type
Regular Class Hours
E-Learning
&
Quizzes
ENGL 101
15
2
ENGL 101
15 ENGL
101 12
2
ENGL 101
12
ENGL 10115
ENGL 1028 ENGL
101 8
2
ENGL 101
8
ENGL 10112
ENGL 102 8
ENGL 1018
ENGL 102 8
* 2 hours for each proficiency level in ENGL 101.
* E-Learning assignments for ENGL 103 will be provided as homework and should be completed outside the classrooms in the evenings and/or weekend.
Q: Skills for Success Books 2 ,3 ,4, and 5 Q: Skills for Success Books 1 ,2 ,3, and 4
Q: Skills for Success Books 3 ,4 and 5 Q: Skills for Success Books 2 ,3 and 4
Q: Skills for Success Books 4 and 5 Q: Skills for Success Books 3 and 4
In ENGL 103, students study the following books:
In ENGL 122, students study the following books:
Assessment Framework (Grade Distribution) Students earn grades as shown below:
Course Track Course Books
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
Health
College of Public Health College of Nursing
College of Applied Medical Sciences College of Computer Science &
Information Technology College of Business Administration
College of Engineering College of Design College of Science
All Tracks
ESP Book for Health Track ESP Book for Public Health
ESP Book for Nursing
ESP Book for Applied Medical Sciences ESP Book for Computer Science &
Information Technology ESP Book for Business Administration
ESP Book for Engineering ESP Book for Design ESP Book for Science
Writing Essentials: English for Academic Purposes
Course Track Course Book Humanities in Jubail
College of Education
ESP Book for Humanities /Education English for Specific
Purposes (ESP)
Assessment Framework of ENGL 101 Final Test 1 (First Term)
Final Test 2 (Second Term) Final Test 3 (Third Term)
E-Learning & Quizzes Writing Portfolio CPA (Class Participation)
Total
All Tracks 25 %
%25
%25
%10
%10
%5
%100
Writing Portfolio
Students are required to create and maintain a Writing Portfolio (WP). Guided by their teachers, students will engage in writing activities in class on a weekly basis. Students complete in-class writing activities; teachers review them and give students their suggestions for improvement based on a publicized rubric/feedback form; students revise their work the following week and resubmit the assignments together with their new in- class writing assignments. Students will collect all the writing they produce and file their work in the WP. By the end of the course, it is expected that the weekly writing activity will lead to students being able to produce coherent paragraphs and essays that are free of significant lexical, syntactic, and organizational errors.
Assessment Framework of ENGL 122
Test 1 Test 2 Final Test
E-Learning & Quizzes Writing Portfolio CPA (Class Participation)
Total
Humanities &
College of Education Tracks
%10
%15
%50
%10
%10
%5
%100 Assessment Framework of ENGL 103
Test 1 Final Exam
Academic Presentation E-Learning & Quizzes
Writing Portfolio CPA (Class Participation)
Total
Assessment Framework of ENGL 121
Test 1 Test 2 Final Test
E-Learning & Quizzes Writing Portfolio CPA (Class Participation)
Total
All Tracks
%20
%50
%5
%5
%15
%5
%100 Humanities &
College of Education Tracks
%10
%15
%50
%10
%10
%5
%100
Exemption from General English
All students are eligible for exemption (if they want to) from only General English (ENGL 101) provided that:
1. They score at least 6 out of 9 across all bands (Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking) on the IELTS Test.
2. They submit the exemption application by the end of the last working day before the first teaching day of the new academic year 2022-2023 (Thursday, September ,1 2022) online and follow the instructions.
https://www.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=lb2%BF3U8Z2JM 3D
Please note that for students who obtain an exemption, their GPA will be calculated without ENGL 101.
Passing the English Language Courses: ENGL 101, ENGL 103, ENGL 121&
ENGL 122
Students pass ENGL 101,ENGL 103, ENGL 121& ENGL 122 by getting a minimum of %60 in each course. However, individual undergraduate colleges and programs may specify their own minimum grade requirements for admission.
In the case that a student in the Health, College of Public Health, College of Nursing, College of Computer Science & Information Technology, College of Business Administration, College of Engineering, College of Design (both science and literary streams), College of Science, Science in Jubail, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Jubail Tracks fails the annual ENGL 101 course, the Deanship of Preparatory Year and Supporting Studies may administer a resit test subject to the rules and regulations of the University.
The resit exam is graded pass/fail, with the threshold set at %60.
In the case that a student in the Health, College of Public Health, College of Nursing, College %
of Computer Science & Information Technology, College of Business Administration, College of Engineering, College of Design (both science and literary streams), College of Science, Science in Jubail, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Jubail Tracks fails the ENGL 102 course, the student may re-register for the course in the Summer subject to the rules and regulations of the University and the maximum credit hours allowed in the summer term.
Note: If a student fails ENGL 101& 103, the student may retake the ENGL 103 course in the summer only if he/she passes the ENGL 101 resit exam.
Learning Support and Resources
The English Language Department endeavors to provide learning support for all students.
Learners who need additional help with their communication skills can avail themselves of personalized help at our Learning Resources Center. A state-of-the-art language laboratory provides outstanding opportunities for students to practice their oral skills. Some of these facilities, operational currently on the Rakah Medical Campus, will be expanded to the other campuses in the future.
