The course serves as an intervention programme providing the students the opportunity to speak, listen, and write on topics of familiar subjects. It provides students with the fundamentals of the language and a foundation for advancing through the next three required levels of English language courses. Vocabulary development is promoted through receptive activities  which are listening and reading. In addition, strong attention is given to production activities which are writing and speaking. The course is defined within the CEFR A2-B1 level.

By the end of the semester, students should be able to:

CO1: Distinguish between main ideas and supporting details in spoken texts on familiar subjects.

CO2: Identify specific, predictable information in simple short texts.

CO3: Write straightforward connected texts on familiar subjects using the basic essay structure.

CO4: Communicate effectively on routine and non-routine matters of familiar subjects.

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