This course offers third-year English students a hands-on introduction to entrepreneurship. Through practical activities, students will present their own project ideas, which will be analysed from an economic perspective to assess their viability, potential benefits for the economy, and value for the founders. The course emphasises real-world applications, creativity, and critical thinking, providing students with the tools to transform ideas into meaningful entrepreneurial initiatives.
Course Details:
Module Title: Academic Reading and Writing
Credits: 02
Coefficient: 02
Teacher: Lina BENZERARA
Prerequisites: Students should have a good command of English grammar and vocabulary, as well as a basic understanding of paragraph and essay structure.
Course Description:
This module aims to help EFL students develop essential academic literacy skills through a combined focus on reading and writing. It introduces learners to the conventions of academic discourse and equips them with strategies for understanding, analyzing, and producing academic texts. The course emphasizes clarity, coherence, and critical engagement with ideas, enabling students to communicate effectively in academic contexts.
Course Objectives:
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Help students develop effective academic reading strategies, including identifying main ideas, understanding argument structures, and interpreting implicit meaning in academic texts.
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Guide students in producing clear, coherent, and well-organized academic writing that reflects critical thinking and proper use of evidence.
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Train students to summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize information from various sources accurately and ethically.
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Strengthen students’ control of academic language, focusing on formality, precision, and cohesion.
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Encourage autonomy and confidence in reading and writing within academic and research-oriented contexts.
This course introduces students to psycholinguistics, the study of the relationship between language and the mind. It explores how humans acquire, comprehend, and produce language, as well as the cognitive and neurological processes involved. The course covers key topics such as first and second language acquisition, speech perception and production, language disorders, and the relationship between language and thought.
This course introduces students to English for Specific Purposes (ESP) as a major branch of English language teaching that responds to learners’ specific academic, professional, and occupational needs. It explores the origins, definitions, characteristics, and theoretical foundations of ESP, highlighting how language teaching is shaped by context, purpose, and discipline.
By the end of the course, students will be able to analyze ESP situations, identify learners’ needs, and design or evaluate ESP courses and materials suitable for specific fields.