EfS 162 English for Science Fall 2004 Portal

Kuwait University
College of Science
English Language Unit

Previous EfS 162 students' work, per-semester:
162 Summer 2004 | 162 Spring 2004 | 162 Fall 2003

HAPPY 2005! :-)

EFL Instructor: Buthaina Al-Othman
Online Office Hours
Office Hours: in person, Sat - Mon. - Tue. 12:30 - 2:00 p.m., Kh. Build 3, 2nd floor, Room # 12

Final Exam: Wednesday, Jan 5, 2005 - 12:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Online Extension for English 162 section 53 - Fall 2004

September 19, 2004 - January 4, 2005

Objectives	Procedures	Class Yahoo! Group	Student Group-blogs
Students' Collaborative Projects	Students' Group Presentations	Questionnaire	Students' feedback

Topics of the weekly activities are based on required topics, included in the new program, Academic Encounters, for English 162

Weekly Activities	Date	Assignment & Important Date	Online Resources
Week 0& 1	Sep 25 - Oct 8	Upload your topic & thesis file to our Yahoo! Group	Useful Links
Week 2	Oct 9 - 15	Constructing the Paragraph: do the Self-test & writing exercises at Academic Writing Yahoo! Group	Internet Search & Tips
Week 3	Oct 16 - 22	Use Wikipedia to write your paragraph online. (Peer Review)	Grammar
Week 4	Oct 23 - 29	Post your paragraph to your Group-blog	Online Tools
Week 5, 6, & 7	Oct 30 - Nov. 12	Post your paragraph and paraphrases writings to your Group-blog	Handouts
Week8 & 9	Nov. 13 - 19	Midterm Exam: November 20, (includes paragraph writing and paraphrasing) \| (Eid Al-Fitr)
Week 10	Nov. 27 - Dec. 3	Upload the first draft of your final detailed outline to our Yahoo! Group Post your summary writing activities: (1, 2, & 3) to your Group-blog Submit a hard copy of the final draft of your final detailed outline - Due date: Dec. 6	"A Writer's Reference", by Diana Hacker
Week 11 & 12	Dec. 4 - 17	Do the Vocabulary practice of Unit 4: Chapter 7& 8, available at our Yahoo! Group Do the Writing Exercises, by Diana Hacker.	Online Reading: Authentic Articles
Week 13	Dec. 18 - 24	Second draft of body paragraphs: Collaborative peer review Final Draft of final research paper: Instructor assessment
Week 14	Dec. 25 - 31	Go to these sites to learn more about how to create your power point files: PowerPoint Tutorials PowerPoint in the Classroom Student Group-Presentations, Dec.. 27, 28, & 29, 2004 - (Party) Go to Students' Group-Presentations (coming soon)
F. Review	Sunday, January 2, 2005	Final exam, includes: Unit 4:Chapters 7 & 8 Final exam questions: Reading, (2 passages) + Vocabulary, (20 items) + Summary writing, (a short essay) + Essay writing, ( a 4-paragraph essay)