Teaching and Learning of Idiomatic Expressions and Multi-word Verbs of English in The Context of Sudan

 

APPENDIX 1.a

 

UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM

FACULTY OF ARTS

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

 

 

SYLLABUS

 

 

 

1.            Preliminary Year

 

            a.            First Semester

                        English 101: General English                                                  6 weekly hours

 

            b.            Second Semester

                        English 102: General English                                                  6 weekly hours

 

2.         Second Year

 

            a.            First Semester

                        English 201: English in Context                                                3 weekly hours

                        English 203: Introduction to Literary Appreciation                3 weekly hours

 

            b.            Second Semester

                        English 202: Advanced Composition                                        3 weekly hours

                        English 204: Introduction to Drama                                      3 weekly hours

 

3.         Third Year

 

            a.            First Semester

                        English 301: The phonology of English I                                   3 weekly hours

                        English 303: Syntactic Analysis I                                            3 weekly hours

                        English 305: Romantic and Victorian Literature                     4 weekly hours

 

            b.            Second Semester

                        English 302: Shakespeare                                                    3 weekly hours

                        English 304: 19th Century American Literature                     3 weekly hours

                        English 306: Varieties of English & Levels of Usage            3 weekly hours

 

4.         Fourth Year

 

            a.            First Semester

 

                        English 401: African Literature                                             3 weekly hours

                        English 403: Twentieth Century British Literature                     3 weekly hours

                        English 407: TEFL                                                               4 weekly hours

 

            b.            Second Semester

 

                        English 402: the Phonology of English II                                  3 weekly hours

                        English 404: Syntactic Analysis II                                           3 weekly hours

                        English: Twentieth Century American Literature                     3 weekly hours

                        English 408: Translation                                                        3 weekly hours

 

5.         Fifth Year

 

            a.            First Semester

 

                        English 501: Dissertation on Language                                  5 weekly hours

                        English 503: Dissertation on Literature                                  5 weekly hours

                        English ___: Research Methods                                               5 weekly hours

                        English 505: Modern Theories of Syntax I                                    3 weekly hours

                        English 507: History of Literary Criticism                                   5 weekly hours

                        English 509: Contrastive and Error Analysis                           5 weekly hours

                        English 511: Modernism                                                       5 weekly hours

 

            b.            Second Semester

                        English 502: Semantics of English                                              5 weekly hours

                        English 504: Special Author, Period of Genre                       3 weekly hours

                        English 506: Modern Theories of Syntax II                                  5 weekly hours

                        English 508: 17th Century Literature 1600-1680                   5 weekly hours

                        English 510: Special Topic in Language                                  5 weekly hours

                        English 512: Eighteenth Century Literature                                  5 weekly hours

 


APPENDIX 1.b

 

UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

 

 

SYLLABUS

 

Sl. No.

Symbols

Name of Syllabus

Credit Hours

Previous requirements

Major

1

E1012

EL.S. English Language Skills

2

-

Compulsory

2

E1022

E.L.S. English Language Skills

2

-

Compulsory

3

E1032

E.L.S. English Language Skills

2

-

Compulsory

4

E1042

E.L.S. English Language Skills

2

-

Compulsory

5

E2012

Comprehension, Summary & Analysis

2

E1012

Compulsory

6

E2023

Analysis of Modern English

3

E1042

Compulsory

7

E2033

English Traditional Grammar

3

E2012

Compulsory

8

E2043

Topics for Debate

3

-

Compulsory

9

E2053

Phonetics (1)

3

-

Compulsory

10

E2063

Introduction to Linguistics

3

E2033

Compulsory

11

E2073

Introduction to Literature

3

-

Compulsory

12

E2083

19th Century Novel

3

E2073

Compulsory

13

E3053

20th Century Drama

3

-

Compulsory

14

E3092

The Teaching of English I

2

-

Compulsory

15

E3102

The Teaching of English II

2

-

Compulsory

16

E4123

Research Methods

3

-

Compulsory

17

E3013

African Literature

3

E2073

Compulsory

18

E3023

Style and Usage

3

-

Compulsory

19

E3033

Sudanese Short Stories

3

-

Compulsory

20

E3043

Contrastive Linguistics

3

-

Compulsory

21

E3063

American Literature

3

-

Compulsory

22

E3073

Advanced Linguistics

3

-

Compulsory

23

E3083

Special Study of a Particular Author

3

-

Compulsory

24

E4013

A Special Topic in Linguistics

3

E3073

Compulsory

25

E4033

Transformational Grammar

3

E3063

Compulsory

26

E4023

History of English

3

-

Compulsory

27

E4043

Applied Linguistics

3

-

Compulsory

28

E4053

Contrastive Linguistics and Error Analysis

3

E3043

Compulsory

29

E4063

Stylistics

3

E3073

Compulsory

30

E4073

Victorian Novel

3

-

Compulsory

31

E4083

Phonetics (2)

3

E2053

Compulsory

32

E4093

Elizabethan & Jacobean Drama

3

-

Compulsory

33

E4103

Modern European Master

3

-

Compulsory

34

E4113

Classical & Greek Drama

3

-

Compulsory

 

 


APPENDIX 1.c

 

ELNEELAIN  UNIVERSITY

 

FACULTY OF ARTS

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

 

 

SYLLABUS

 

2nd Year :

 

1.         Basic Grammar (4 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Features of the English sentence, (Types of sentence, phrase structure, negative interrogative, passivization, ambiguity, gender, number, word classes, relativization, conjunctions).

 

2.            Introduction to the ‘Phonology’ of English (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Sound discrimination, organs of speech, structure of English consonants, vowels and diphthongs, syllable structure, rhythm, intonation, stress and transcription.

 

3.            Reading Strategies (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Selected Reading texts of various length and content for comprehension, basic reading techniques, inference and generating discussion.

 

4.         Writing Practice (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Elements of simple writing: Punctuation, word classes (or parts of speech), the sentence, the question, linking ideas, planning and drafting, paragraphs; writing competently at the level of composition, summary and essay writing.

 

5.            Communication Skills (2 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Building communicative abilities allowing the students to understand both spoken and written language of everyday’s use, besides raising questions/comments on given texts in the spoken and/a written mode.

 

6.         Study Skills (2 hours)

            Examination Paper (1 hr)        :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Statistical representation (including: interpretation of tables, charts, graphs, diagrams ‘various’), using the Dictionary, using the Library, extracting main ideas from a given text.

 

7.            Literature in English (4 hours)

            Examination Paper (3 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            A) First Semester: 1) Introduction to literature ‘Poetry and Fiction’,  2) Proposed 

                 Texts; Short selected stories (British and others) and sonnets and poems.

            B)  Second Semester: 1) Introduction Drama,  2) Proposed Text;  Oedipus the King.

 

3rd Year :

 

1.            Language Analysis (4 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            A detailed analysis of phrase structure, clause structure, nominalization, adjuncts, adverbials, embedding, verbal groups, voice/tense, auxiliaries, modals and modes.

 

2.         Lexical Studies (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Semantic of the English Language, Synonyms, antonyms, antonyms, super and sub-orders, collocations, paraphrasing, embedding and clause.

 

3.            Reading Strategies (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Organization of texts, inference, prediction, sequence of information, topic repetitions.

 

4.         Writing Techniques (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Writing as an artifact, writing as a thinking process, length of sentences, paragraphing (set, planned and organized), Essay writing, Functional writing ‘various’ Technical, academic, expository writing.

 

5.            Intensive Practice of Listening (2 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Intensifying the students’ ability to follow variety of spoken language: the news, meetings, formal and informal language, programmes, listening to lectures, radio, T.V. and Video Programmes.

 

6.         English in Context (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            This course is an introduction to the concept of contextualisation in meanings, sounds, syntax and prosody.

 

7.         Study Skills (2 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            a) Further practice on interpretation of graphs, tables, diagrams, charts etc.  b) Further practice on using the library  (Bibliography, citations, quotations, index), and  c) using the dictionary,  d) note-taking and  e) an introduction to Research Methods.

 

8.            Literature in English

 

First Semester

 

1.            Introduction to African Literature, Themes and Techniques.

2.            Proposed Texts:  a) Chinua Achebe; Things Fall Apart and  b) Nguigwa Thiogo; The

            River Between

 

Second Semester

 

1.         An introduction to British Literature (the Victorian Novel)

2.            Proposed Texts: Either; Jane Auston – Pride and Prejudice or Charles Dickens –

            Great Expectations or else; Emily Brontee – Wuthering Heights.

 

 

4th Year:

 

1.            Language Study (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (1.5 hrs)            :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Diachronic and Synchronic study of Language, Behaviorism, Mentalism, Semiotics, Introduction to Psycho—and Socio-linguistics, the Natural Approach.

 

2.            Traditional/Modern Grammar (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            A Study of traditional schools of Grammar in relation to modern ones and the Grammar in the classroom.

 

3.         Text and Discourse Analysis (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (1.5 hrs)            :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Analysis of Discourse, rhetorical features ‘Pragmatics’, cohesion, omission, developing arguments and linguistic features of a text, spoken vs. written language.

 

4.            Conversation Analysis (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (1.5 hrs)            :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            Analysis of varieties of conversations of different accents, settings and topics, Features of conversational analysis.

 

5.         The Phonology of English (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            R.P. Local dialects, British/American English, Strong/weak forms, vowels, diphthongs, rhythm and rhyme.

 

6.            Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) : (3 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

            An introduction to theories of teaching and learning: motivation, designing syllabus, evaluation etc.

 

7.            Literature in English (4 hours)

            Examination Paper (2 hrs)      :            70%

            Class-work                            :            30%

 

First Semester

 

1.                  Introduction to the 17th and 18th Century Poetry.

2.                  Proposed Texts: Selected poems for each period from representative poets of the age.

 

Second Semester

 

1.            Introduction to the 20th century British Literature.

2.            Proposed Texts: Either: D.H. Lawrence-Sons and Lovers; or; E.M. Forester – Passage

            To India

 

8.            Research Methods (2 hours)

            A dissertation of 5,000 – 10,000 words.

            An explanation and practice of research methods, topic, sources, information, data collection and analysis, bibliographies, indices, appendices etc.

 


APPENDIX 1.d

 

OMDURMAN ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY

 

FACULTY OF ARTS

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

 

 

ENGLISH SYLLABUS

 

First Year

 

1.                  Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary in Context (4 hrs/week)

2.                  Writing, Summary and Grammar (4 hrs/week)

3.                  Introduction to Old English Literature (2 hrs/week)

4.                  Introduction to Novel and short Story (2 hrs/week)

5.                  Introduction to Drama (2 hrs/week)

6.                  Phonetics (2 hrs/week)

 

Second Year

 

1.                  Comprehension, Summary, Analysis and Traditional Grammar (4 hrs/week)

2.                  Advanced Composition (2 hrs/week)

3.                  Introduction to Linguistics (2 hrs/week)

4.                  Introduction to Phonology (2 hrs/week)

5.                  Introduction to 19th Century Novel (2 hrs/week)

6.                  Introduction to 19th Century Drama (2 hrs/week)

7.                  Introduction to 19th Century Poetry (2 hrs/week)

8.                  Islamic Culture (2 hrs/week)

9.                  Translation (2 hrs/week)

10.              Topics for Debates (2 hrs/week)

 

Third Year

 

1.                  Style and Usage

2.                  Syntactic Analysis

3.                  The Phonology of English

4.                  Advanced Linguistics

5.                  Romantic an Victorian Literature

6.                  Nineteenth Century American Literature

7.                  Shakespeare

8.                  Islamic Culture

9.                  Literary Criticism

10.              Translation

NB: All courses are 2 hour courses/week

 

Fourth Year

 

1.                  Syntactic Analysis

2.                  The Phonology of English

3.                  Linguistics

4.                  History of English Language

5.                  African Literature

6.                  Twentieth Century American Literature

7.                  Twentieth Century British Literature

8.                  Research Methods

9.                  Teaching and Learning of English

10.              Comparative Literature

11.              Translation

NB: All courses are 2 hour courses/week

 

Fifth Year

 

1.                  English Language Teaching

2.                  Advanced Linguistics

3.                  Language and Society

4.                  Modern Literature

5.                  Research Methods

6.                  Advanced Arabic

7.                  Islamic Studies

 


 

APPENDIX 1.e

 

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF OMDURMAN

 

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

 

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM

 

Year

Semester

Course No.

Course Title

First

One

E1012

Listening and Speaking

 

 

E1042

Study Skills

 

 

E1052

Language Proficiency

 

Two

E1022

Reading (1)

 

 

E1032

Creative Writing (1)

Second

One

E2052

Reading (2)

 

 

E2042

Creative Writing (2)

 

 

E2022

Introduction to Literature

 

Two

E2012

Phonetics (1)

 

 

E2032

Introduction to Linguistics

Third

One

E3052

Phonetics (2)

 

 

E3022

Debating Forum

 

 

E3032

Language Awareness

 

Two

E3012

Modern & Contemporary Fiction

 

 

E3042

Modern Grammar

 

 

E3062

English Language Teaching ELT

Fourth

One

E4012

Modern & Contemporary Drama and Poetry

 

 

E4022

Styles and Usage

 

 

E4032

Research Methods in English: Theory and Practice

 

Two

E4042

Literacy Writing Projects

 

 

E4052

Literacy Criticism

 


APPENDIX 1.f

SUDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FACLTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

COURSE SYLLABUS AND STRUCTURE

 

Code

Course Title

Credit Hrs./Week

First Year

First Semester

 

E101

Listening Skills

2 hrs.

E102

Speaking Skills

2 hrs.

E103

Writing Skills

2 hrs.

E104

Reading Skills

2 hrs.

E105

Introduction to Phonetics

3 hrs.

E106

Communicative Grammar I

3 hrs.

E107

General theory of English Literature

3 hrs.

Second Semester

 

E108

Study Skills

3 hrs.

E109

Practical Phonetics

3 hrs.

E110

Communicative Grammar II

3 hrs.

E111

Introduction to Fiction

3 hrs.

E112

Introduction to Drama

3 hrs.

E113

Introduction to Poetry

3 hrs.

 

Second Year

First Semester

 

E201

Varieties of English

3 hrs.

E202

General Linguistics

3 hrs.

E203

Novel and short stories

3 hrs.

E204

English Proficiency

3 hrs.

E205

Poetry: Selected Texts

3 hrs.

E206

Grammatical Analysis of English I

3 hrs.

Second Semester

 

E207

Feminist Writers in Context

3 hrs.

E208

Aspects of the Novel

3 hrs.

E209

English Phonology

3 hrs.

E210

Summary and Composition

3 hrs.

E211

Drama and theatre

3 hrs.

E212

Grammatical analysis of English

3 hrs.

Third Year

First semester

 

E301

African Literature

3 hrs.

E302

20th Century American Literature

3 hrs.

E303

19th Century English Literature

3 hrs.

E304

Semantics

3 hrs.

E305

E.L.T.

3 hrs.

E306

Presentation

3 hrs.

Second Semester

 

E307

Principles and Methods of ELT

3 hrs.

E308

Literature in Education

3 hrs.

E309

Arabic Literature

3 hrs.

E310

Teaching practice

3 hrs.

Fourth Year

First Semester

 

E401

Socio-Linguistics

3 hrs.

E402

Essay Writing

3 hrs.

E403

Lexical Studies

3 hrs.

E404

Shakespearian Drama

3 hrs.

E405

Modern Fiction

3 hrs.

E406

Contemporary Drama

3 hrs.

Second Semester

 

E407

Modern Poetry

3 hrs.

E408

Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama

3 hrs.

E409

Landmarks in English Literature

3 hrs.

E410

Syntax

3 hrs.

E411

Translation

3 hrs.

E412

Psycholinguistics (Elective)

3 hrs.

 


APPENDIX 1.g

UNIVERSITY OF GEDARIF

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SYLLABUS

First Year

 

E1012

Listening and Speaking

E1022

Reading

E1032

English Proficiency 1 : Writing

E1042

English Proficiency II : Reading & Writing

Second Year

 

E2012

Comprehension, Summary and Analysis

E2073

Introduction to Literature

E2033

Practical Phonetics

E2043

Topics for Debate (Optional)

E2073

Developing Writing Skills (Optional)

E2023

Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama

E2063

Introduction to Linguistics

E2061

Language through Literature (New)

Third Year

 

E3022

The Teaching of English

E2083

17th Century Novel (Optional)

E2103

African Literature (Optional)

E3043

Contrastive Linguistics

       E-- 

Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama II (New)

E3073

American Literature (Optional)

E3023

Transformational Grammar (Optional)

E3012

English Teaching Methodology

E3043

20th Century Drama (Optional)

E3063

20th Century Master Poets (Optional)

E3013

Principles and Practice of ELT-I

E3083

A History of English Language

Fourth Year

 

E4123

Research Methods 1

E4103

Teaching Practice

E4023

Principles and Practice of ELT-II

E4043

Stylistics (Optional)

E3033

Advanced Linguistics

E4123

A Special Study of a Particular Author Research

       E--

Research Methods-II (new)