The Level 3 course offers students an integrated course comprising of Language Systems, Skills and Critical Thinking. The reading and writing skills are integrated and developed in one class by using Pathways 2 Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking text book and the other class focuses on the listening and speaking skills by using Pathways 2 Listening, Speaking and Critical Thinking text book. In addition, students are provided with online interactive workbooks to promote independent learning. These text books develop students’ language skills and emphasize on critical thinking. Level 3 courses are offered during the fall, spring and summer semesters, each year.

Aims 

The final aim of the General Foundation Program is to ensure that students, once admitted to the chosen faculties, will be able to participate actively and productively in their degree courses and achieve the appropriate academic results. Level 3 is the exit level for the program and as such, aims to prepare students to be able to pass and even surpass the exit level standard.  

Learning Outcomes

1. Language Systems

• Recognize, understand, and use a variety of grammatical structures and syntax
• Inferring meaning from context. Enrich and develop lexis, knowledge of idioms, and functional language structures.
• Recognize and use appropriate expressions in correct contexts.
• Understand and use appropriate word- and sentence-level pronunciation

2. Skills

• Improve reading abilities in skimming and scanning, and develop higher-order skills such as prediction, deduction and inference
• Engage in the writing process and demonstrate control over sentence and paragraph structure to effectively communicate ideas
• Understand and identify the context, theme, topic, and details of listening texts
• Speak confidently and appropriately during a range of tasks and engage in conversations of various topics

3. Study Skills

• Manage time and be responsible for their learning such as joining classes on time.
• Find and use appropriate sources in research and be able to sumarize, paraphrase, and cite sources.
• Identify key information, write and organize notes
• Create and give a presentation using presentation structure and speak confidently and clearly
• Recognize, understand, and use a variety of grammatical structures and syntax
• Enrich and develop lexis, knowledge of idioms, and functional language structures.
• Recognize and use appropriate expressions in correct contexts.
• Understand and use appropriate word- and sentence-level pronunciation

ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING

Core text/s:  

1. Chase, B.T. (2018). Pathways 2 Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking. Second Edition. National Geographic Learning. Boston. ISBN-13: 978-1-337-40772-4.  

2. Blass, L., and Vargo, M. (2018). Pathways 2 Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking. Second Edition. National Geographic Learning. Boston. ISBN-13:978-1-337-40777-9.

Passing Level 2 with a score of 60% or a placement test with a score of 80% or above . 

749.7 Omani Rials

English Advance