METU / DEPARTMENT OF BASIC ENGLISH

2015-2016 FALL SEMESTER

PILOT BEGINNER GROUP
FIRST SPAN PROGRAMME -REVISED
Date

In-class:

Outside class:

Week 1

Week 1

Week 2

Week 2

Oct 19
Oct 20
Oct 21
Oct 22
Oct 23

SOS34 + WHO31
SOS410 + WHO41 + WHO51
Quiz 2 & Checking1
Review21+ VHO21
SOS52
RP 3 & 42 & Check OLR0.5 3 & 61

Oct 26
Oct 27

SOS56 + WHO61
Review 31 & & Self-Evaluation1
RP 53 & Check OLR0.5 8, 9 & 101
Classes until 12:30
NO CLASSES Republic Day
NO CLASSES NATIONAL HOLIDAY
NLL-ELE18 + WHO71
RP62
Quiz 3 & Checking1
NLL-ELE28 + WHO81
NLL-ELE33
Check OLR 0.5 20, 22,29,301
NLL-ELE35 + WHO92
Commemoration of Atatrk until 11:30
RP 7 & 82 - VHO32
Check OLR 0.51 31
L. Portfolio grading 1 & Speaking assessment 1
MT1 Exam No Classes
Afternoon: Standardization and Grading

MySpeakoutLab U3 (second half) & U4

Deadline: OCT25
Assignment 2 due OCT 23
SOS Video podcast U3 & 4
GU 5.1,5.5, 6.1,6.4,6.5, 7.1,7.3,7.4,
109.2-109.3
OLR0.5 Texts 8, 9, 10
MySpeakoutLab U5
Deadline: NOV 02
Assignment 3 due NOV 02
SOS Video podcast U5
GU66.1, 103.1
OLR0.5 Texts 20,22, 29 & 30
MyLanguageLab U1 & U2
Deadline: NOV 08
Assignment 4 due NOV 06
GU37.1,37.4, 65.1,65.2
OLR0.5 Text 31

Oct 28
Oct 29
Att2 Oct 30
Nov 02
Nov 03
Nov 04
Nov 05
Nov 06
Nov 09
Nov 10
Nov 11
Nov 12
Att3 Nov 13

SOS
: Speakout Starter
NLLELE : New Language Leader Elementary
VHO
: Vocabulary Handout
WHO : Writing Handout

RP
GU
OLR0.5
U

MyLanguageLab U3
Deadline: NOV 12

No assignment on mid-term weekend.

: Reading Practice Handout

: Grammar in Use
: Off-Line-Readings 0.5
: Unit

NOTES to the instructor:

-The allocated hours to units include time for workbook and any other extra material for
practice. Please make adjustments to allotted times according to the needs of your learners.
Please do NOT skip parts not indicated in the list below. All of the objectives are set based on
the materials presented in the books and handouts. The assessment procedures will follow
the nature of the exercises and activities covered in the classroom.
Please cover ALL the exercises and activities in Vocabulary Handouts in class. Instead of
assigning as homework first and checking in class afterwards, opt for doing them in class first
and assigning the rest of the material that is left over as homework.
Please do ALL the activities in the Writing Handouts in class. Do NOT assign them as
homework before working on them in the classroom first.
Please do the Reading Practice materials in class as they contain new items that the students
are not familiar with.
Please check the OLR 0.5 assignments in class even if the students may have the answer key.
They need to understand how to answer the questions. NOTE that long answers are NOT
required.
You may opt for checking online workbook materials and/or Grammar in Use materials by
selecting a very difficult portion among the exercises. It is not possible nor practical to go
through ALL the exercises in the classroom. For those who need help, office hours may be
used.

Book
SOS
SOS
SOS
SOS
SOS
SOS
NLL-ELE
NLL-ELE
NLL-ELE
NLL-ELE
NLL-ELE
NLL_ELE
NLL-ELE
NLL-ELE

Unit
1.4
2.4
3.4
4.1
4.4
5.4
1.2
1.4
1.4
2.2
2.4
2.4
3.4
3.4

Page
p.15
p.25
p.37
p.41
p.47
p.59
p.9
p.13
p.12
p.17
p.21
p.20
p.28
p. 29

Section
6B Writeback
5B Writeback
5B Writeback
5A Writing
6B Writeback
5B Writeback
10 Writing
13 Writing
Study Skills
Speaking and Writing 9 &10
Writing Skills
Study Skills
Study Skills
Writing Skills 9

NOTES (omit, amend)

Use WHO1
Use WHO2
Use WHO3
Use WHO4
Use WHO5
Use WHO6
Use WHO7
Omit
Omit (will be covered in second span)
Use WHO8
Omit
Omit (will be covered in second span)
Omit
Use WHO9