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  • General Information and Contact Details

    Institution: The National Higher School of Mathematics (NHSM).

    Department: Preparatory Cycle.

    Target audience: Preparatory Cycle 1 (PC1), Mathematics.

    Semester: 1

    Lectures/TDs: Both.

    Course title: English for Specific Purposes.

    Credit: 2

    Coefficient: 1

    Duration: 14 weeks.

    Timing: Thursday from 13:30 to 15:00

    Amphi/Room: Amphi 1 (lecture) / Room C1-14 (TD)

    The assessment and evaluation mode: summative (e.g., a midterm project submission and final exam).

    Teacher: Dr Fatima Zohra Boukeffa.

    Email: fatima.boukeffa@nhsm.edu.dz

    Availability:

    • In my office (C0-04): Thursday at 16:45 pm.
    • On Google Classroom or via email: You can post your queries on Google Classroom in the comment section. I will ensure that your questions are answered within no later than two days. You can also send emails if you have any further/urgent queries that you would like to discuss privately. I will make sure your emails are also answered within two days from receiving them.

  • Course Plan

  • Course Objectives

    At the end of this whole ESP course, first-year preparatory-cycle students at NHSM will be able to:

    • Understand study skills and their importance.
    • Recognize the multiplicity of learning styles and preferences.
    • Outline the different ways of overcoming academic obstacles.
    • Design a comprehensive study plan that integrates study skills, personal learning styles and preferences, and strategies to overcome obstacles and cultivate a growth mindset.


  • Course Prerequisites

    To be able to successfully understand the upcoming three chapters specifically, first-year preparatory-cycle students should:

    • Be able to reflect on their academic study skills and practices.
    • Have flexibility and open-mindedness to improve their study skills and change bad academic habits when identified.

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      Prerequisite Test: Get to Know Yourself إختبار

    • In case of failure in the prerequisite test, please check the following websites to level up your skills and be able to better comprehend the course :

      https://news.coloradoacademy.org/self-reflection-good-thing-students/

      https://ctlc.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2021/10/01/self-reflection-the-what-the-why-and-the-how-by-simon-brownhill/

  • Chapter One : Understanding Study Skills and Their Importance

  • Bibliography of Chapter One

    Cottrel, S. (2013) The Study Skills Handbook (4th ed.). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

    Cottrel, S. (2019) The Study Skills Handbook (5th ed.). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

  • Chapter Two : Understanding Individual Learning Styles and Intelligences

  • Bibliography of Chapter Two

    Gardner, H. (1983/2003) Frames Of Mind : The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. New York : BasicBooks

  • Chapter Three : Overcoming Obstacles and Developing Effective Study Skills

  • Bibliography of Chapter Three

    Cirillo, F. (2009) The pomodoro technique (Vintage ed.). Creative Commons.

    Cottrel, S. (2013) The Study Skills Handbook (4th ed.). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

    Cottrel, S. (2019) The Study Skills Handbook (5th ed.). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

    Downing D. (2009) Dictionary of Mathematics Terms (3rd ed.) Barron's Professional Guides.

  • Webography of Chapter Three

    • Bast, F. (2016) ʻCrux of Time Management for Students.' Resonance 21.1, pp. 71–88. Available at: https://www.ias.ac.in/public/Volumes/reso/021/01/0071-0088.pdf
    • Eison, J. (2010) Using active learning instructional strategies to create excitement and enhance learning. Retrieved from: https://www.economia.unicampania.it/images/didattica/FIT/1_strategie_di_active_learning_Izzo.pdf
    • Li, R., Che Hassan, N., Saharuddin, N. (2023) ʻCollege Student's Academic Help-Seeking Behavior: A Systematic Literature Review'. Behavioral Sciences, 13(8), pp. 1-38. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10451185/pdf/behavsci-13-00637.pdf

  • Final Test

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