INTRODUCTION TO BA.

IN ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

COURSE OUTLINE

1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Course name: Introduction to BA. in English for Science and Technology
Course code: FL3061
Credits: 2 (2-1-0-4)
Theory: 45 class hours (24 face-to-face class hours and 21 online class hours)
Prerequisite(s): None
2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
The aim of this course is to provide students with general knowledge of English for Science and Technology
and study skills including academic skills together with soft skills for higher education. The students will self-
study and do in groups various activities such as forums, assignments, coursework, quizzes, and others
throughout the course.
3. COURSE OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES (LOs)
Upon completion of the course, students are able to:
Objectives / LOs Description of course objectives / course ELOs
O1 Understand fundamental concepts in English language studies, English for
Science and Technology and work-related information
O2 Explain the characteristics of academic skills and soft skills
O3 Implement academic skills such as searching and validating references,
referencing, note-taking, generating, and organizing ideas, and presentation
O4 Employ generic skills such as plan-making, teamwork, and time management
embedded in coursework No. 1-2 and quizzes.
4. COURSE RESOURCES
Prescribed text(s) and readings
Lecturer Team. (2019). Handouts of Introduction to English for Science and Technology. School of Foreign
Languages, Hanoi University of Science and Technology.

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5. ASSESSMENT
Details of two main assessment instruments are as follows in the table:
Assessment Instruments Weighing Descriptions
(%)
A1. Mid- Coursework 30 Week 6
course No. 1 - Coursework 1 (Individual): Searching and validating 1
assessment source for group presentation
(*) Each student explains and illustrates step-by-step the searching
and validation of one 300-word source of group presentation in
a Microsoft word assignment and submits it to HUST_LMS.
A2. End- A2.1. Quiz 40 Weeks 9
of-course - Quiz- Note-making
assessment Students will do a written quiz on note-making skills in 90
minutes. They will annotate and highlight two 200-300-word
paragraphs of a source on a familiar topic and write an 60-80-
word summary of those two paragraphs.
A2.2. 30 Week 14
Coursework - Coursework 2 (Groupwork): Plan group presentation
No. 2 Each group of 5-6 students will prepare a plan of a group
presentation and will present that plan in 15 minutes including 1-
2 minutes of Q&A session. Each group member orally introduces
his/her part in the plan in 2-3 minutes using 2-3 PPT slides. After
that, the whole group will answer questions by other groups’
members. Members of other groups will listen and take notes of
the introductions. The PowerPoint slides and individual notes of
the plan group presentation will be submitted to HUST_LMS by
Week 15.
(*) Attendance score is based on the regulation of Hanoi University of Science and Technology: + 1pt: no
absence; 0pt: 1-2 times of absence; -1pt: 3-5 times of absence; -2pts: at least 6 times of absence. Attendance
is assessed online and face-to-face: online attendance based on students’ completion of activities in Week 1-
16 on lms.hust.edu.vn and attendance in face-to-face classes from Week 1-16.
6. TENTATIVE TEACHING SCHEDULE
FL3061 course length: 3 periods/lesson x 15 weeks = 45 class hours. Online class hours on LMS: 50%; F2F
class hours: 50%; every two weeks students have three f2f periods.
Online: HUST_LMS classroom; Mỗi đơn vị bài học trên HUST_LMS mở cho sinh viên làm trong 3 tuần.
f2f: face-to-face classroom
Lesson Week f2f class B-Learning approach
week (F2F - Online)

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1 1
Unit 1-Introduction
- Overview of
BA. in English
for Science and
Technology
- Introduction to
BA. in English
for Science and
Technology
- Brief of study
skills for
university
2 2
Unit 2-Career
Opportunities
- Understanding
working markets
- Aspects of a job
position
- Dealing with
challenges at work
3 3
Unit 3-Searching
and Validating
References
- Selecting search
engines
- Validating
sources
4 4
Unit 4- Goal Setting
- Overview of
goal setting
- Personal action
plan
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(3 50% class hours (f2f)
periods/
week)
1 F2F (1 period)
-Reading text 1.1-
Introduction to BA. in
English for Science and
Technology (FL3061)
-Reading text 1.2- Overview
of BA. in English for
Science and Technology
**Grouping for presentation
F2F (2 periods)
-Reading text 2.1-Career Unit 2 Tutorial video:
consultant: Job description -Career opportunities for English
-Reading text 2.2-Challenges majors
and solutions at work - Challenges and solutions at work
** Selecting group
presentation topics
3 Online (1 period)
-Unit 3 Tutorial video:
Searching and validating
references
Forum 3.1-Planning search
for group presentation
Forum 3.2- Searching and
validating 1 source of
group presentation
F2F (1 period)
-Reading text 4.1-SMART
goals
-Reading text 4.2-Action plan
template
50% class hours (online)
Online (2 periods)
- Unit 1 Tutorial video: BA. in
English for Science and
Technology & Study skills for
university
-Extra reading text 1-General
information of BA. Programme of
English for Science and
Technology
- Assignment 1: Study timetable on
Google Calendar
- Pre-course survey
Online (1 period)
& Career portfolio
- Quiz 2
-Forum 2: a note of 3 key skills and
3 key qualities with at least 2
reasons for your choice
F2F (2 periods)
-Reading text 3.1- Looking for
OER, Public Domain, and Creative
Commons materials
-Reading text 3.2-Validating
sources using PROMPT checklist
- Practice 3-Peer feedback on the
searching and validation of 1
source of group presentation
Online (2 periods)
-Unit 4 Tutorial video: Set up
practical goals and action plans
-Questionnaire
-Forum 4- Set SMART goals
-Unit 4 Questionnaire
 Practice 4-Discuss action plan -Assignment 4-Action plan to
to prepare for group prepare for presentation
presentation

5 5 5 F2F (2 periods) Online (1 period)

Unit 5- Note taking -Reading text 5--Highlighting -Unit 5 Tutorial video: Note-taking
methods and annotating a text methods
- Highlighting - Practice 5: Highlighting Forum 5.1 & 5.3-Practice note
and annotating a and annotating a source taking a source of group
text of group presentation presentation
- Linear note- **Coursework 1 (Individual):
taking methods Searching and validating 1 source
- Non-linear note- for group presentation (30%)
taking methods submitted to LMS assignment.

6 6 F2F (1 period) Online (2 periods)

Unit 6-Note making -Reading text 6.1- Why -Unit 6 Tutorial video: Note-
methods making notes? making methods
- Importance of - Reading text 6.2-How to Forum 6- Highlighting and
making notes make notes effectively annotating a source of group
- Types of note- Practice 6: Each member presentation
making makes individual notes of 2 Assignment 6: Individual notes of
sources of group presentation 2-3 sources of group presentation.
7 7 7 Online (1 period) F2F (2 periods)
Unit 7- Teamwork -Unit 7 Tutorial video: -Reading text 7-Key issues of
skills (1) Planning and managing teamwork
- Importance of teamwork -Practice 7.1: Planning teamwork
teamwork Quiz 7- Planning and -Practice 7.2: Managing teamwork
- Key issues of managing teamwork
teamwork Forum 7- Core components
- Planning and of teamwork
managing
teamwork
8 8 F2F (1 period) Online (2 periods)
Unit 8-Teamwork -Reading text 8-Roles of team -Unit 8 Tutorial video: Teamwork
skills (2) members evaluation
- Roles of team -Practice 8.1: Presentation - Forum 8.1 & 8.2
members group members discuss a Assignment 8: Each member
- Teamwork work division plan among suggests teamwork plan of group
evaluation members. presentation.
9 BREAK WEEK
Students complete online activities on LMS

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 10 10 10 F2F (3 periods)
Quiz: Note-making **Quiz: (90 minutes) Note-making Students will annotate and
(40%) highlight two 200-300-word paragraphs of a source on a
Review Unit 5-8 familiar topic and write an 60-80-word summary of those two
paragraphs.
- Practice 8.2: Finalizing teamwork evaluation plan.
11 11 12 Online (1 period) F2F (2 periods)
Unit 9-Generating -Unit 9 Tutorial video: -Reading text 9.1-Generating ideas
and Organizing Methods of generating ideas -Reading text9.2- Organizing ideas
Ideas Forum 9- Each member -Practice 9: Finalizing ideas of
- Methods of generates ideas of his/her part group presentation
generating ideas in group presentation.
- Methods of
organizing ideas
12 12 F2F (1 period) Online (2 periods)
Unit 10- Time -Reading text 10.1-What is -Unit 10 Tutorial video: How to
Management Skills time management? manage time effectively
- What is time -Reading text 10.2-How to - Forum 10.1-Making a daily
management? improve time activity log
- How to manage management - Forum 10.2-Each member
time -Practice 10: Timeline of suggests timeline of preparing for
preparing for group group presentation. Comment on
presentation one classmate’s timeline on Forum
10.
13 13 14 Online (1 period) F2F (2 periods)
Unit 11 – Academic -Unit 11 Tutorial Video- -Reading text 11.1-Overview of
Integrity Referencing and citation plagiarism
- Overview of Forum 11.1- making notes of -Reading text 11.2-Methods to
referencing the reasons for citing sources avoid plagiarism
- Overview of Forum 11.2- making a list of -Practice 11-Quoting,
plagiarism 3 APA-style references of paraphrasing, and summarizing a
- Methods to group presentation. Comment source of group presentation
avoid plagiarism on one classmate’s list on
Forum 11.2.

14 14 Online (2 periods) F2F (1 period)

Unit 12-Presentation -Unit 12 Tutorial Video-
Skills Overview of presentation
- Types of oral (steps to plan and prepare)
presentations -Forum 12.1-Checklist of
preparing for a presentation
-Reading text 12.1- Types of
presentations
-Reading text 12.2-Delivery
methods

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 - Steps to prepare - Assignment 12-Make 1-2 - Practice 12.1- What will you
for a PowerPoint slides for your speak your part of group
presentation part in group presentation presentation?
- Delivery - Forum 12.2-Presentation - Practice 12.2- Peer-feedback
methods tools ** Textbook check

15 15 15 Online F2F (3 periods)

Plan Group -Sample presentation video **Coursework 2 (Groupwork):
Presentation -Forum 15.1-PPT slides of Plan group presentation (30%)
group presentation plan;
-Forum 15.2-presentation
peer evaluation
16 16 Online (3 periods)
Wrap-up and Course -Unit 16 Tutorial Video-Course wrap-up and evaluation
Evaluation Assignment 16-Online course evaluation
7. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
- Students need to complete online activities in each unit on LMS within 3 weeks.
- HUST attendance scoring will be given on the completion of online activities on LMS and offline ones in
face-to-face class. Students MUST complete AT LEAST 70 % of all online activities on LMS to obtain
HUST attendance scores and have on-going assessment results recorded. Online activities on LMS are unit
tutorial videos, forums, assignments, quizzes, or questionnaires/surveys.
- Students need to do online and face-to-face activities following the tentative weekly teaching schedule to
achieve the best results. The sequence of online and face-to-face activities depends on the purpose of
blended learning and time schedule of those activities. Students will do online activities BEFORE face-to-
face activities in Week 3, 7, 11, 13, 14. They will do online activities AFTER face-to-face ones in Week 1, 2,
4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15.
DATE OF APPROVAL: October 1, 2021
Chair of Academic Board Course Development Team

Nguyen Hanh Dao

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