Comprehension and Written Expression

Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  • Annonces Forum

    Welcome to our students in online lectures of English (FAD) 

    
    

     Click the link below to join the meeting! All the details concerning the Online Licence FAD will be explained in this session.
    

    F.A.D Welcome Day

    Google Meet
    Meeting link :

    
    

  • Google Meet Link File

    The first lecture of Comprehension and Written Expression (CWE) will be tomorrow the afternoon at 3:00 pm

  • Google Meet Link URL

    CWE L1 Lecture 2

    Lundi, 20 novembre · 9:00am à 12:00pm

    Fuseau horaire : UTC

    Informations de connexion Google Meet

    
    

  • Google Meet Link URL

    CWE L1 Lecure 3

    Lundi, 27 novembre · 9:00am à 12:00pm

    Fuseau horaire : UTC

    Informations de connexion Google Meet

    Lien de l'appel vidéo : https://meet.google.com/rus-buyg-vak

  • Google Meet Link URL

    CWE L1 Lecture 4

    Lundi, 4 décembre · 1:00 à 4:00pm

    Fuseau horaire : UTC

    Informations de connexion Google Meet

    Lien de l'appel vidéo : https://meet.google.com/bnm-nwnu-zib

• Timetables
  

  Timetables

  • Timetables LAFAD S1 23-24 File

    Please, open the document in order to check the planning of lectures during the first semester (2023-2024)

• Contact Information
  

  Contact Information

  ·         University: Abou-Bekr Belkaid-Tlemcen

  ·         Faculty: Letters and Foreign Languages

  ·         Department: English

  ·         Module: Comprehension and Written Expression (CWE)

  ·         Level: 1st year EFL students

  ·         Semester: 1

  ·         Unit Type: fundamental unit

  ·         Coefficient: 2

  ·         Credit: 4 

  ·         Classroom Meeting : Online

  ·         Instructor Name:  Amina ILES

  ·         Email Address:  amina.iles09@gmail.com

  ·         Course Period: Four weeks (8 sessions)

  
  
• Aim of the Module
  

  Aim of the Module

  • The Comprehension and Written Expression Module (CWE)  introduces first-year EFL students to academic writing. It seeks to identify the components, characteristics, and the organisation of a basic paragraph, and then apply this knowledge to write different types of paragraphs.

    
    

  • Learning Objectives:

    By the end of the course, students will be able to:                                                                    
    
    

    • know what a paragraph is. 
    • identify the format of a paragraph.
    • understand the organization of a basic paragraph.
    • recognize the purpose of a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence. 
    • Write a unified and organised paragraph
    • apply the structure of a basic paragraph on the descriptive, narrative or argumentative paragraphs with regards to their respective purposes, content, as well as grammatical and lexical features.

    
    

  • Pre-Requisites

    Before starting the course, students should:          

    • have background knowledge about grammar and punctuation.

    • be able to write a simple sentence.

    • master some basic writing principles.

  • OUTLINE:

    Introductory Session

    Paragraph Format

    Paragraph Structure

    Types of Sentences (identifying)

    Paragraph Development

    Types of Sentences (writing)

    Paragraph Writing 

    Paragraph Editing 

    Language forms (clauses-phrases)

    
    

• Lecture 1
  

  Lecture 1

  
  

  • Paragraph Definition File
  • Paragraph Writing URL
  • Activity Assignment

    There are some activities which are related to lecture one about paragraph writing.

• Lecture 2
  

  Lecture 2

  • Unity and Coherence File

    This lecture deals with Unity in writing which means “oneness” i.e., the connection of all ideas to a single topic.
    

  • Activity 1 File

    There are some activities which are linked to Unity.

  • Activity 2 File
  • Activity 3 File
  • Activity 4 File

    There are also some activities related to coherence

  • Activity 5 File
  • Activity 6 File
• Lecture 3
  

  Lecture 3

  • The Sentence, Clause and Phrase File
  • Punctuation & Capitalization Lesson

    • The first word in a sentence is always capitalized.

    The wedding lasts for several days.

    • A complete sentence can end in a period.

    A good speech begins with a joke.

    • A question ens with a question mark

    Do you enjoy learning about the world ?

    • Occasionally, writers use an exclamation mark to give emphasis to a snetence

    I looked down and sliding across my bare foot was a giant green mamba !

  • Fragments Lesson

    Every sentence must have a subject and a verb and express a complete idea. A sentence that is missing a subject or a verb is incomplete. It is called a fragment.

    Incorrect                                                                                     Correct

    • I like Minneapolis. Is a clean city                               I like Minneapolis. It is a clean city                      (Subject is missing)    
    • They successful. (verb is missing)                               They are successful.

• Lecture 4
  

  Lecture 4

  • Compound Sentences File

    A compound sentence has two or more main clauses joined by the coordinating conjunctions:

    For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS)

    
    

  • References Page
• Annonces
  

  Annonces

  • Google Meet Link URL

    (CWE) L1 Lecture Five 

    The Second semester

    Lundi, 26 février · 9:00am à 1:00pm

    Fuseau horaire : UTC

    Informations de connexion Google Meet

    Lien de l'appel vidéo : https://meet.google.com/wwz-gdub-ayb

  • Google Meet Link URL

    (CWE) L 1 Lecture Six

    Lundi, 4 mars · 9:15am à 1:15pm

    Fuseau horaire : UTC

    Informations de connexion Google Meet

    Lien de l'appel vidéo : https://meet.google.com/wwz-gdub-ayb

• Lecture Five
  

  Lecture Five

  • Compound Sentences Activities

    Exercise 1:

    1- This is winter and the storm is blowing hard.

    2- He cleans the floor and he invites her but he burns the dinner.

    3- What he likes is what I hate.

    4- I bring my coat but I forget the umbrella.

    5- I open the door when I hear the bell.

    6- He said that he would marry when summer approaches.

    7- I enjoy playing and I enjoy dancing and I enjoy singing.

    8- He laughed when the clown was acting and then he shed tears.

    9- You buy a car or you build a house.

    10- He passed the exam because he revised his lectures.

• Lecture Six
  

  Lecture Six

  • The Use of Adjectives and Adverbs File
  • Exercises Lecture 6 Lesson
• Lecture Seven
  

  Lecture Seven

  • Writing Sentences File
  • Exercises Lecture 7 Lesson

    Exercise 1

    Write complete sentences using the suitable part of speech

     

    1-      ……………occupied the African territories.

    2-      Hard work…………………to success.

    3-      The water has frozen………………ice.

    4-      My friend…………….help you better than………………….because he is…………..expert in………..field.

    5-      They like reading………….mainly…….the evening and……………hate going to……….parties.

     

    Exercise 2

    Choose the correct words to get meaningful sentences

    1-      The scientist worked (hard-hardly) to achieve good results as far as his (experiment-experience) was concerned

    2-      The child was very (quite-quiet) in the evening

    3-      The pupel got (satisfied-satisfactory) results

    4-      The old woman is very (talkative-inquisitive) since she wants to know everything about other people’s affairs

     

    Exercise 3

    Write five sentences of your own production.

     

    Exercise 4

    Complete the following sentences

    1-      The famous writer had……………

    2-      Those high buildings…………….

    3-      …………….very nice pictures

    4-      That old man…………………

    5-      The large room……………….

    6-      A little girl………………in the public garden

    7-      You must……………………….

    8-      …………………..a group of tourists

    9-      The young lady……………..

    10-  It is nice………………

    
    

  • (CWE) L1 Lecture 7 URL

    Mercredi, 6 mars · 9:30am à 12:30pm
    Fuseau horaire : UTC
    Informations de connexion Google Meet
    

  • Activities related to Writing Sentences Assignment

    Try to write down the answers of the activities before the deadline.

• Lecture Eight
  

  Lecture Eight

  • (CWE) L1 Lecture 8 URL

    Mercredi, 20 mars · 10:00am à 12:00pm
    

    Fuseau horaire : UTC

    Informations de connexion Google Meet

    
    

  • Writing Paragraphs File
  • Exercises Lecture 8 Lesson

    Exercise 1 :

    Read the following paragraph and answer the question:

    1)-What is the controlling idea of this paragraph?

    2)-What kind of paragraph development is used?

    3)-What is the type of the conclusion?

                Watching T.V for a long time has many serious effects on the child’s personality.

    One of these consequences is that the child becomes passive and does not try to do a sort of a creative work. He will in an imaginary world which is the one that is related to the characters depicted in cartoons and films. The child will waste time in watching T.V rather than doing other activities which may be more helpful. The fact of watching more T.V programs can  have a very bad impact on the child. This is why the parents should assume their responsibility by trying to make the child watch T.V just for a very few hours and help him to do other activities instead of sticking to watching T.V all the day.

    Exercise 2:

    Complete the following paragraph:

    One day, a little girl went to the zoo with her mother. There were many people who came with their children to see the animals.

    Exercise 3:

    Write a paragraph using development by contrast to speak about the difference between a lazy and a diligent worker.

    Exercise 4:

    Try to write a paragraph using development by definition to explain the concept of racism.

    Exercise 5:

    Answer the following question in a paragraph:

    What are the main causes of the pollution of the environment ?

     

    
    

• Topic 13
  

  Topic 13