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Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
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Competency Indicators |
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Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
This course aims to develop listening skills and strategies essential to effective communication students need for academic study.It gives students the opportunities to practice listening and speaking with engaging themes to inspire learning.
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| Exercises |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Quiz |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Class introduction
This course builds on the question-centered approach with more critical thinking, up-to-date topics and videos like science, psychology and technology to help students analyze, synthesize and develop ideas. A research-based vocabulary program focuses on the words students need to know academically and professionally.
The topics include:
1. Sociology- Are first impressions accurate?
2. Nutritional Science- Why do we change the foods we eat?
3. Psychology- In what ways is change good or bad?
4. Marketing- How does advertising affect our behavior?
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| Week 2 |
Unit 1 |
| Week 3 |
Unit 1 |
| Week 4 |
Unit 1 |
| Week 5 |
Unit 1 |
| Week 6 |
Unit 2 |
| Week 7 |
Unit 2 |
| Week 8 |
Unit 2 |
| Week 9 |
Unit 1 Listening Test (Unit 2 test time will be decided after U1 test) |
| Week 10 |
Unit 2 |
| Week 11 |
Unit 3 |
| Week 12 |
Unit 3 |
| Week 13 |
Unit 3 |
| Week 14 |
Unit 3 |
| Week 15 |
oral presentation |
| Week 16 |
oral presentation |
| Week 17 |
1/1 No class |
| Week 18 |
Unit 3 Listening Test (may be earlier to week 16 depending on class progress) |
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| Evaluation |
Attendance & class participation 25%
oral presentation 15%
3 listening tests 60% (20% each) |
| Textbook & other References |
Q:Skills for Success Listening and Speaking 3A (3/e)
Miles Craven/Kristin Donnalley Sherman / Oxford / 敦煌書局
iQ Online Practice
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| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
Q:Skills for Success Listening and Speaking 3A (3/e)
Miles Craven/Kristin Donnalley Sherman / Oxford / 敦煌書局
iQ Online Practice |
| Office Hours |
| sophiewisdom@gmail.com |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| include experience courses：N |
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