CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Course overview

This course is designed to provide the students with knowledge of Elementary to Intermediate levels of English, either actively or passively. The steps in delivering the subjects is first by providing basic English (structure and vocabulary), followed by encouraging the students to speak in daily conversation topics and finally, encouraging them understanding the contents of text books, research papers, reports, etc. written in English. Besides, the students are also encouraged to practice their English speaking capabilities through interactive learning process. At the final stage, the students are guided to reveal their proficiency in expressing ideas or opinion into a short paragraph written in English.

This course comprises the following subjects: the appropriate use of verb to be, using tenses correctly, active and passive voices, the use of adjectives and adverbs, the formation and use of gerunds, understanding the participle and participial phrases, making compound words, constructing compound sentences, and constructing and using complex sentences. In the writing section, the discussion is emphasized on the formulation of a sentence(s), paragraph writing (topic sentence, controlling ideas, and conclusion), paragraph development using details, examples, illustrations, definitions and causative effects, and thesis sentence and writing a short essay.

The delivery method is through interactive lecture and discussion in the class room, coupled with some take-home assignments on special topics as a compulsory structured assignment. The assignment should be completed individually, and a feedback will be provided by the teacher in returning the assignments.

General instructional aims

Students understand the basic principles of English, and are able to communicate orally using simple Standard English. Besides, this course is aimed at providing students with knowledge in writing short essays, establishing their capability to understand the contents of a scientific paper written in English, and re-express them in the same language (paraphrase) or in Bahasa Indonesia correctly and appropriately.

Evaluation

The student evaluation is based on the following components (the portion is tentative):

· Assignments and Quiz 20%

· Mid-term Examination 40%

· Final-term Examination 40%

LECTURE DETAILS

Week	Specific Instructional Aims	Topics	Subtopics	Estimated Time	References
1	Students are able to describe the use of verb to be in appropriate manner based on the subject and tenses.	The verb to be and the tenses	· present singular: is, am, are · present plural: are · past singular: was · past plural: were · present perfect: have/has been · past perfect: had been · sentence transformation	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
2	Students are able to construct and describe the simple tenses according time and continuance	The simple tenses	· simple present tense · simple past tense · simple future tense · sentence transformation	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
3	Students are able to construct and describe the sentences that are using continuous and perfect tenses	The continuous and perfect tenses	· present continuous tense · past continuous tense · present perfect tense · past perfect tense · sentence transformation	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
4	Students are able to describe and construct sentences employing modal auxiliaries appropriately according to the time markers	Modal auxiliaries	· Modal auxiliaries used in present tense · Modal auxiliaries used in present tense · sentence transformation	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
5	Students are able to understand, differentiate, and use the active and passive sentences correctly	Active and passive voice	· active voice (present, past, future, perfect, continuous) · passive voice (present, past, future, perfect, continuous) · sentence transformation	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
6	Students are able to understand and describe the function of adjective and adverb correctly	Adjectives and adverbs	· adjectives · adverb (qualifying verbs, qualifying adjectives, qualifying other adverbs)	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
Week	Specific Instructional Aims	Topics	Sub Topics	Estimated Time	References
7	Students understand and are able to describe different types and usage of gerunds	Gerunds	· gerund as subject of verbs · gerund as object of verbs · gerund as object of prepositions · gerund as complement of verb to be · gerund as appositives	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
8	-	MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION	-	2 x 50 minutes	-
9	Students understand and are able to describe the use of verbs in participle forms and in participial phrases	Participle and participial phrase	· present participle (-ing form) · past participle (-ed form) · participial phrase	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
10	Students understand and able to construct noun compounds by combining simple words, and employ the noun compounds in sentences	Noun compounds	· noun + noun combination · adjective + noun combination · verb + noun combination	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
11	Students understand and are able to construct compound sentences by combining simple sentences or independent clauses with/without modifiers	Compound sentences	· compound sentence with modifiers · compound sentence with modifier · the use of conjunction · the use of transitional or semicolon · the use of transitional expression as interrupters or parenthetic elements	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
12	Students understand and able to construct complex sentences consisting of independent clause and subordinate clause (dependent clause)	Complex sentences	· complex sentences employing adverbial clause (time, place, manner, comparison, reason, result, condition, contrast) · complex sentences employing adjective clause (person, thing, time, place, reason) · complex sentences employing noun clause (as subject of verb, as object of verb, as subject complement, as an appositive, as object of preposition)	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
Week	Specific Instructional Aims	Topics	Sub Topics	Estimated Time	References
13	Students understand and able to describe the concept of sentence and the components of a paragraph	Writing (the sentence and paragraph writing)	· definition of sentence · paragraph writing (topic sentence, controlling ideas, conclusion)	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
14	Students understand and able to develop paragraph using details, examples, illustrations, definition and reasons	Writing (paragraph development using details, examples, illustrations, definition and reasons)	· paragraph development using definition · paragraph development using examples · paragraph development using illustrations · paragraph development using definition · paragraph development using reasons	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
15	Students are able to describe the thesis sentence and able to make a short composition	Writing: the thesis sentence and writing a short essay)	· thesis sentence · writing a short essay	2 x 50 minutes	see details on p. 109
16	-	FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATION	-	2 x 50 minutes	-