Course Title: Presentation Skills

Course Code: 999809-2

N/A (University Requirements)
Program:
Foreign Languages Department
Department:
Computer & IT, Engineering, Business Administration, Education
College: & Arts, Design & Home Economics
Taif University
Institution:
 Table of Contents
A. Course Identification 3
6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)...............................................................................3
B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes 3
1. Course Description.................................................................................................................3
2. Course Main Objective............................................................................................................3
3. Course Learning Outcomes.....................................................................................................4
C. Course Content 4
D. Teaching and Assessment 4
1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and Assessment
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2. Assessment Tasks for Students................................................................................................4
E. Student Academic Counseling and Support 5
F. Learning Resources and Facilities 6
1.Learning Resources..................................................................................................................6
2. Facilities Required...................................................................................................................6
G. Course Quality Evaluation 6
H. Specification Approval Data 7

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 A. Course Identification

1. 2 hours
Credit
hours:
2. Course type

a. University College Department Others

b. Required Elective

3. Level/year at which this course is offered: 2nd year/ Trimester 2

4. Pre-requisites for this course (if any):

Regular English for Academic Purposes (REAP) Level 1- 4 courses

5. Co-requisites for this course (if any):

None

6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)

No Mode of Instruction Contact Hours Percentage
1 Traditional classroom 3hrs x 15wks = 45 60%
2 Blended
3 E-learning (E-learning) 2hrs x 15wks = 30 40%
4 Distance learning
5 Other

7. Contact Hours (based on academic semester)

No Activity Contact Hours
1 Lecture 45 hours
2 Laboratory/Studio
3 Tutorial
4 Others (E-learning) 30 hours
Total 75 hours

B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

1. Course Description
This course helps learners to use English effectively in social, educational and professional
contexts.

2. Course Main Objective

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

● Understand the main points of clear standard input in matters relating to 21st century

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 communication (listening, speaking and critical thinking)

● Deal with most situations likely to arise in both their social and academic
environments

● Use relevant language to describe work experiences and a variety of professional

situations
3. Course Learning Outcomes
Aligned
CLOs
PLOs
1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this course, it is expected that students will
be able to:
1.1 Knowledge of vocabulary:
● Demonstrate the use of a limited range of vocabulary at the
CEFR B1 level.
● Recall enough language to get by, with sufficient vocabulary to
express themselves with some hesitation and circumlocutions on
topics such as ‘Small Actions, Big Results’, ‘Connecting to
Nature’ and ‘Going Places’
2 Skills
On successful completion of this course, it is expected that students will
be able to:
2.1 Listening:
● Recognize the central idea with important details of many radio
or TV programs as well as Ted Talks on current affairs/creative
topics of personal or professional interests
2.2 Speaking:
● Employ correct speaking strategies to speak and argue; and
participate in debates and discussions (TED Talks) with
confidence on different topics
*Acknowledgement: CLOs are adopted from Common European Framework for
languages (CEFR).

C. Course Content
Contact
No List of Topics
Hours
1 Unit 1: Small Actions Big Results 6hrs
2 Unit 1: TED TALKS - How to use paper towel 3hrs
3 Unit 2: Connecting to Nature 3hrs
4 Unit 2: TED TALKS - Photos from a storm Chaser 3hrs
5 Unit 3: Going Places 3hrs
6 Unit 3: TED TALKS - A skateboard with a boost 3hrs
7 Unit 4: Music, Music Everywhere 3hrs
8 Unit 4: TED TALKS - Why I take Piano 3hrs

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 9 Unit 5: Give Thanks 6hrs
10 Unit 5: TED TALKS - Why lunch ladies are heroes 6hrs
11 Final Presentation/Project 6hrs
Total 45

D. Teaching and Assessment

1. Alignment of Student Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and
Assessment Methods
Cod Student Learning Teaching Assessment Distribution Benchmark
e Outcomes Strategies Methods of Marks Target
Vocabulary: Individual/pair
Recall enough work
language to get by, Elicitation
with sufficient Role play
80% of
vocabulary to express Teacher fronted Classroom
students
themselves with some presentation Quizzes
will
hesitation and Pre and Post
1 40% achieve
circumlocutions on Reading and
60% in this
topics such as ‘Small Listening
SLO
Actions, Big Results’, activities that
‘Connecting to focus on
Nature’ and ‘Going vocabulary
Places’. Practice activities
Class discussion
Listening: Activate Schema
Recognize the main Pre-Listening
point of many radio or Activities
80% of
TV programs as well Playing recorded
students
as TED TALKS on lectures (Ted Auditory
will
current Talks) and dialogs Quizzes
2 40% achieve
affairs/creative topics Assisting students
60% in this
of personal or in answering
SLO
professional interest. comprehension
and other
questions about
listening
Speaking:
Employ correct Role play
80% of
speaking strategies to activities Oral Class
students
speak and argue; and Interviews Presentations
will
participate in debates Pair work
3 20% achieve
and discussions (TED Group work Final Project
60% in this
Talks) with Presentations (TED
SLO
confidence on Classroom TALK)
different topics participation

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 2. Assessment Tasks for Students
Percentage of Total
# *Assessment task Week Due Assessment Score
1 Activities/ Assignments/ Speaking On a continuous basis 20%
Mid-Term Exam (Listening) Week 10 40%
2
Week 15 40%
3
Final Exam (Vocabulary)

*Assessment task (i.e., written test, oral test, oral presentation, group project, essay, etc.)

E. Student Academic Counseling and Support

Arrangements for availability of faculty and teaching staff for individual student
consultations and academic advice:
- Face to face counseling during allotted office hours
- Teacher’s email, via Telegram, WhatsApp
- In-term and End-of-term assessment error/results analysis in class/office
- English club activities
- Student support programs

F. Learning Resources and Facilities

1.Learning Resources
21st Century Communication (Listening, Speaking and critical
thinking)
Author: Lida Baker & Laurie Blass
Required Textbooks
Publisher: National Geographic Learning
Published date: 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-305-94592-0
Essential References
Supplementary materials
Materials

Electronic Materials Presentation tool

Other Learning
Materials Videos and audios

2. Facilities Required
Item Resources
Accommodation
Classrooms, laboratories, demonstration( Classrooms, Language Labs, Resource rooms
).rooms/labs, etc
Technology Resources Overhead projector, whiteboard, course-book software,
AV, data show, Smart Board, software,(
).etc
internet, speakers, printers, photocopiers
Other Resources Resource center
Specify, e.g. if specific laboratory(

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G. Course Quality Evaluation

Evaluation
Evaluators Evaluation Methods
Areas/Issues
College need assessment Meetings with colleges’
TU colleges’ heads/deans Academic advisors
Survey for colleges’ heads
Goals and objectives and Course Report
syllabi for each course Survey for faculty and
Faculty and students students
Curriculum and Testing
review survey
Teaching materials Course Report
Survey for faculty and
Faculty and students students
Curriculum and Testing
review survey
Teaching methods and Course Report
methodologies Survey for faculty and
Faculty and students students
Curriculum and Testing
review survey
Student learning outcomes Course Report
Survey for faculty and
Faculty and students students
Curriculum and Testing
review survey
Evaluation areas (e.g., Effectiveness of teaching and assessment, Extent of achievement of course learning
outcomes, Quality of learning resources, etc.)
Evaluators (Students, Faculty, Program Leaders, Peer Reviewer, Others (specify)
Assessment Methods (Direct, Indirect)

H. Specification Approval Data

Council / Committee FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT COUNCIL
Reference No. MEETING: 2
Date 29-09-2024, 26-03-1446

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