APPENDIX E
Content of English
Programmes at the NUR/Faculty of Arts
and Humanities, Department
of English.
First year:
LENG 0401104: LISTENING COMPREHENSION I: 15H - 45H = 60H,
4 credits
Aims :
Listening comprehension I aims at familiarising students with
listening for specific and general information, listening to casual and
prepared speeches, listening to radio broadcasts (Radio Rwanda, BBC, VOA,),
listening to speakers in various conditions, listening and watching English
programs on TV and recorded documentaries; listening to English speakers in
various conditions.
Content: Theory (15h)
Listening skills: gist listening, listening for specific
details, listening
for thorough understanding, etc.
Practice (45h)
Listening exercises including various intermediate English
language teaching materials, radio and TV broadcasts, various recorded
speeches, video-films and documentaries.
CENG 0401104: CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH I: 15H-45H= 60H, 4
credits
Aims:
The course aims at helping the students to develop fluent
English, with particular emphasis on phonemic accuracy, rhythm and intonation,
and grammatical correctness. It also presents the main features of British and
American accents of English.
Content: Theory (15h)
Detailed presentation and practice of the sounds of English;
comparison between British and American varieties of English; word-stress:
prediction and placement; weak forms: practice; rhythmic groups and intonation;
some often mispronounced words
Practice (45h)
Five-ten minutes presentations; role-play and simulations;
sketches, etc.
Second year:
LENG 0401203: LISTENING COMPREHENSION II, 15H-30H= 45h 3
credits.
Aims: By the end of the course, students
will be able to listen for these purposes:
Listening and filling gaps
Listening and writing answers
Listening and completing notes
Listening and taking notes
Listening and summarising
Content:
Theory (15 h):
Review of the British and American English accents
Listening and gap filling
Listening and note taking
Listening and summarising
Practice (30H):
Practice will be based on various authentic English language
teaching materials such as radio broadcasts, video-films, documentaries on TV,
songs, speeches, etc.
CENG 0401204: CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH II, 15H- 45H= 60H
4 credits
Aims: By the end of the course, students
will be able to:
- speak fluently, spontaneously and coherently
- participate into open debates and discussions.
Content: Theory (15h):
Presentation of the English Stress pattern, intonation, weak
and strong forms, phonetic assimilations, liaisons (linking) and elisions in
English.
Practice (45h)
This will concern exposés, debates and discussions on
non-technical topics. There will also be role-plays, simulations and
improvised sketches featuring various language functions such as polite
requests, orders, apologising, etc.
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