ENG102

Text Book Description

NorthStar 3: Reading and Writing is part of an integrated English language series designed for adult and young adult learners. The course adopts an integrated-skills approach, combining reading and writing development with vocabulary building, grammar practice, and academic skills training. It aims to prepare learners for the linguistic and cognitive demands of college and university study.
The book engages students through authentic and thought-provoking texts drawn from a range of real-world topics. These texts are used to develop not only comprehension skills but also higher-order thinking abilities such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The course systematically incorporates critical thinking tasks based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, encouraging learners to move beyond basic understanding to deeper engagement with content. 
Each unit follows a structured progression that integrates reading input with guided writing output. Learners are supported through the writing process—including brainstorming, drafting, revising, and editing—helping them produce coherent and academically appropriate texts. In addition, the course develops essential academic skills such as note-taking, inferencing, and responding to texts, which are crucial for success in higher education. 
The Fifth Edition includes updated content and contemporary themes to enhance learner motivation and relevance. It is supported by digital components such as MyEnglishLab and interactive resources, which provide additional practice, feedback, and progress tracking. 
Overall, the coursebook is designed to build learners’ proficiency in English while equipping them with the academic and critical thinking skills necessary to succeed in real-world and academic contexts.

Course Description

ENG 102 academic reading and writing course provides a powerful introduction to a range of academic subjects by activating students’ awareness of the topic and adding interest and authenticity to the lesson. The reading and writing are instructed and contextualized through focusing on a variety of texts. The course helps students develop the core transferable skills in critical thinking, reading and writing which they will practice in their university courses, regardless of their major studies.

Intended Learning outcomes:

Knowledge and Understanding:
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
• Describe different aspects of life.
• List text types.
• Identify up-to-date methods to infer meaning from various texts.
• Outline methods to summarize a given text or paragraph.

Practical / Professional Skills
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
• Use different methods to write varied paragraphs.
• Install and maintain different means to generate descriptive sentences.
• Evaluate ideas.
• Implement charts to organize ideas.

Intellectual Skills
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
• Determine measurement criteria to differentiate between two texts.
• Evaluate information.
• Analyze texts through graphic organizers.
• Implement their knowledge.
• Prepare proposals and presentations to predict content using visuals.

General and Transferable Skills
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
• Exploit a range of learning resources.
• Utilize effectively general course facilities.
• Use graphic organizers to analyze and produce well-written texts.

Class policies

• Attend all classes, be on time, and be ready to begin work.
• Show respect to the instructor and other students.
• Do not cause any disruption in class.
• Turn off your cell phone.
• Do not eat or drink in the classroom.
• Speak only English in the classroom.
• Bring your own textbooks. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the classroom.

Attendance policy

A student may withdraw from the program if he or she is absent for up to 25 percent of the course provided he/she does so within the time permitted for withdrawal which is during the first twelve weeks of the academic semester. If the absence exceeds 25 percent, a student will not be allowed to withdraw from the course and will not be permitted to attend lectures or sit the final examination and will receive a failing grade of 'F' on the course. The student shall be given at least one warning before being placed on the excluded list.

Assessment

Students must receive a minimum of 50% pass overall to go to the next level. The assessment is based on the following criteria:
• Classroom-based and Home-based assessment
• Participation
• Midterm Assessment
• Final

ENG102

ENG102

ENG102 Academic reading and writing course provides a powerful introduction to a range of academic subjects by activating students’ awareness of the topic and adding interest and authenticity to the lesson. Course Code:ENG 102 (PET)Credit hours:2 hrsPrerequisites:Cambridge Placement Test score / ENG101Text Book:Text Book: Barton, L., & Dupaquier, C. (2020). NorthStar 3: Reading and writing (5th ed.). Pearson Education.Text Book DescriptionNorthStar 3: Reading and Writing is part of an integrated English language series designed for adult and young adult learners. The course adopts an integrated-skills approach, combining reading and writing development with vocabulary building, grammar practice, and academic skills training. It aims to prepare learners for the linguistic and cognitive demands of college and university study.The book engages students through authentic and thought-provoking texts drawn from a range of real-world topics. These texts are used to develop not only comprehension skills but also higher-order thinking abilities such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The course systematically incorporates critical thinking tasks based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, encouraging learners to move beyond basic understanding to deeper engagement with content. Each unit follows a structured progression that integrates reading input with guided writing output. Learners are supported through the writing process—including brainstorming, drafting, revising, and editing—helping them produce coherent and academically appropriate texts. In addition, the course develops essential academic skills such as note-taking, inferencing, and responding to texts, which are crucial for success in higher education. The Fifth Edition includes updated content and contemporary themes to enhance learner motivation and relevance. It is supported by digital components such as MyEnglishLab and interactive resources, which provide additional practice, feedback, and progress tracking. Overall, the coursebook is designed to build learners’ proficiency in English while equipping them with the academic and critical thinking skills necessary to succeed in real-world and academic contexts.Course DescriptionENG 102 academic reading and writing course provides a powerful introduction to a range of academic subjects by activating students’ awareness of the topic and adding interest and authenticity to the lesson. The reading and writing are instructed and contextualized through focusing on a variety of texts. The course helps students develop the core transferable skills in critical thinking, reading and writing which they will practice in their university courses, regardless of their major studies.Intended Learning outcomes:Knowledge and Understanding:By the end of the course, the student should be able to:Describe different aspects of life.List text types.Identify up-to-date methods to infer meaning from various texts.Outline methods to summarize a given text or paragraph.Practical / Professional SkillsBy the end of the course, the student should be able to:Use different methods to write varied paragraphs.Install and maintain different means to generate descriptive sentences.Evaluate ideas.Implement charts to organize ideas.Intellectual SkillsBy the end of the course, the student should be able to:Determine measurement criteria to differentiate between two texts.Evaluate information.Analyze texts through graphic organizers.Implement their knowledge.Prepare proposals and presentations to predict content using visuals.General and Transferable SkillsBy the end of the course, the student should be able to:Exploit a range of learning resources.Utilize effectively general course facilities.Use graphic organizers to analyze and produce well-written texts.Class policiesAttend all classes, be on time, and be ready to begin work.Show respect to the instructor and other students.Do not cause any disruption in class.Turn off your cell phone.Do not eat or drink in the classroom.Speak only English in the classroom.Bring your own textbooks. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the classroom.Attendance policyA student may withdraw from the program if he or she is absent for up to 25 percent of the course provided he/she does so within the time permitted for withdrawal which is during the first twelve weeks of the academic semester. If the absence exceeds 25 percent, a student will not be allowed to withdraw from the course and will not be permitted to attend lectures or sit the final examination and will receive a failing grade of 'F' on the course. The student shall be given at least one warning before being placed on the excluded list.AssessmentStudents must receive a minimum of 50% pass overall to go to the next level. The assessment is based on the following criteria:Classroom-based and Home-based assessmentParticipationMidterm AssessmentFinal