Module ENGL01 Pacing Schedule
UPDATED: 10 Sep 2014 14:35:08 HIT F3 TO SEARCH ; F5 TO REFRESH
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Headway Pre-Intermediate |
Reading Explorer Intro |
Progress Tests and Writing Tests |
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Unit 1 |
Unit 1 |
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2 |
Units 2 + 3 |
Units 2 + 3 |
Progress Test 1: Thursday morning (Listening, Reading and Use of English) Writing 1: Thursday afternoon (An E-mail to a Friend) |
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Units 4 + 5 |
Units 4 + 5 |
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Unit 6 |
Unit 6 |
Mid-Module Exam : Thursday morning (Listening, Reading and Use of English) Writing 2: Thursday afternoon (Future Plans) |
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Units 7 + 8 |
Units 7 + 8 |
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6 |
Unit 9 |
Unit 9 |
Progress Test 2: Thursday morning (Listening, Reading and Use of English) Writing 3: Thursday afternoon (Advantages / Disadvantages) |
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7 |
Units 10 + 11 |
Units 10 + 11 |
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Unit 12 |
Unit 12 |
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Final Exams (dates to be announced) · Speaking · Final Writing and Listening · Final Use of English and Reading |
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Progress Test Descriptor |
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Mid-Module Exam Descriptor |
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Final Exam Descriptor |
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CA Writing Descriptor |
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· Progress Tests assess material from the three units students have studied up to that point. · They do not assess retroactively. · Progress Test 1 assesses Units 1 – 3 of Headway and Units 1 – 3 of Nat Geo. · Progress Test 2 assesses Units 7 – 9 of Headway and Units 7 – 9 of Nat Geo. · Each Progress Test is worth 7.5% of ENGL01. |
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· The Mid-Module Exam assesses all material students have studied up to that point. · It tests Units 1 – 6 of Headway and Units 1 – 6 of Nat Geo. · The Mid-Module Exam is worth 15% of ENGL01. |
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· Speaking is assessed by the instructor at the end of the course. · The Final Exam assesses all of Headway and Nat Geo. · The Final Exam is worth 40% of the entire mark. · The Final Writing Exam consists of two tasks similar to the CA writing tasks.
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· Each CA Writing is worth one third of 10%, or 3.33% · CA Writings are marked by the class teacher and then adjusted according to students’ performance in the Final Exam. |
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No. of Questions |
Weighting |
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Skill |
No. of Questions |
Weighting |
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Skill |
No. of Questions |
Weighting |
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CA Writing |
Value |
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Listening |
10 |
2.5% |
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Listening |
20 |
5% |
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Listening |
30 |
10% |
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1 |
3.33% |
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Use of English |
20 |
2.5% |
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Use of English |
40 |
5% |
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Use of English |
80 |
10% |
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2 |
3.33% |
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Reading |
10 |
2.5% |
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Reading |
20 |
5% |
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Reading |
30 |
10% |
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3 |
3.34% |
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Total |
7.5% |
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Total |
15% |
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Writing |
2 |
10% |
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Total |
10% |
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Total |
40% |
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Breakdown of Marks According to Skill |
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Effort |
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Homework |
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Speaking |
10 |
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Writing |
20 |
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20 |
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Listening |
20 |
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Use of English |
20 |
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100 |
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| Weighting of the course components | ||
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ENGL01 |
Total Weighting (%) |
No. of Assessments |
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Progress Tests |
15 |
2 |
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Mid-Module Exam |
15 |
1 |
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Writing (Weeks 2, 4 and 6) |
10 |
3 |
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Speaking |
10 |
1 |
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Effort . |
5 |
ongoing |
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Homework |
5 |
ongoing |
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Final Exam |
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Listening (30 questions) |
10 |
1 |
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Writing (2 tasks) |
10 |
1 |
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Use of English (80 questions) |
10 |
1 |
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Reading (30 questions) |
10 |
1 |