《學術(shù)英語I-Academic English I》課程教學大綱

SyllabusofMathematicsandAppliedMathematicsatHaideCollege

AcademicEnglishI

Description

ThecoursefocusesonEnglishforAcademicPurposesattheIntermediateandLowerIntermediateEnglishlevelbasedaroundthetextbookPathwaystoAcademicSuccess:Foundation.Thiscoursecoversarangeoflearningoutcomes,IELTSoutcomesandkeygenericskillsthatareprogressivelyreviewedoveravarietyofmultidisciplinaryassessmenttasks.Thecourselastsfor160hoursintotal,thatis,10hoursperweekin16weeks.

Pre-requisites

ThestudentsEnglishlevelisaround4.5-5.0IELTS,thatisattheIntermediateandLowerIntermediateEnglishlevel.

IntendedLearningOutcomes

Aftersuccessfullycompletingthiscourse,studentswillbeableto

Area

Outcomes

Speaking

Expressopinions

Uselanguageforagreementanddisagreement

Uselanguageforaskingandansweringquestions

Describefeelingsandemotions

Deliveranoralpresentation

Useformalandinformallanguageincontext

Listening

Listenformainpointsandspecificinformation

Listenforopinions

Reading

Predicttextbylookingatheadlines,skimmingandscanninginformation,

Identifymainideas,infermeaningfromcontext

Identifytheorderofeventsbyrecognisingtimelinkersinanarticle

Makecomparisonsacrosstexts

Identifymeaningsofwordsfromcontext

Respondtotextsongiventopics

Writing

Writeabiography

Writealetter

Writeanorganisedparagraph

Writeastructuredessayexpressingopinion

VocabularyandGrammar

Developvocabularyrelatedtostudytopics

Usepresenttense

Useadverbsandadjectivesinvariouscontexts

Usevocabularyforexpressingcertaintyanddoubt

Usefuturetenseandmodals

Usetransitionsignals

Usesynonymsandantonyms

LearningSchedule

Week

Topic

CloudcampusandTextbookFocus

Assessment

Week1

Unit1Identitypp.1-11

·Vocabularytodescribeidentity/personality

·Pronunciation

·Grammar-adjectivesofidentity,pronouns

·Questionforms

·Paragraphwriting

·Readingandlisteningforgist

Formative(on-going)assessment

throughoutthesemester:

?Attendance(5%

?Participationon

Cloudcampus(10%)

?Participationin-classand

Homework(10%)

Week2

Unit1Identitypp.11-21

Readingstrategies

·Readingcomprehension

·PresentcontinuoustensevPresentsimpletense

·Analysingapoem

·Groupwork

·Givingopinions

Week3

Unit1Identitypp.22

Unit2Memories

pp.23-27

Discussionskillsfocusingonbeliefsandvalues

Paragraphwriting

Readingcomprehension

Vocabularytodiscussmemories

Analysingavisualtext

ParticipatinginMoodleforumdiscussion

Week4

Unit2Memories

pp.27-37

Vocabulary

Readingcomprehension

Grammar-useofwould

andthepastsimple,pastcontinuous

Reading-featuresofnewspaperarticles

Writingandeditinganewsreport

Week5

Unit2Memories

pp.37-42

Readingcomprehensionanddiscussion-

ChineseMigration

Grammar-collocations

Paragraphwriting-givingopinion

Non-verbalcommunicationfororalpresentations

Shortoralpresentationbasedonpersonalphoto

SpeakingTest

(grouppresentation)

–5%outof25%

middleofsemester(MOS)exams

Week6

Unit3Familypp.43-50

Vocabularyrelatedtofamily

Grammar-adjectives,usinglikeandasif,usingapostrophes

Developinganoralpresentation

Respondingtoatext

Week7

Unit3Familypp.51-58

Vocabularyfordiscussion-familyexpectations

Readingcomprehensionandlisteningskills

Givingopinion

Grammar-adjectivesofcomparison,useoflet&allow

Week8

Unit3Familypp.58-60

Middleofsemesterexam

Paragraphwriting

Givingopinions

Reviewmid-termexam

MiddleofSemester(MOS)Exam(25%)

Listening,Reading,Grammar/Vocabulary&Writing

Week9

Unit4SocialInteraction

pp.61-67

Vocabularyrelatedtofood

Grammar--collocations

Vocabulary--countingandmeasuring

Casualconversation

Readingcomprehension

Speaking

Week10

Unit4SocialInteraction

pp.68-79

Expressingcertaintyanddoubt

Grammar-modaladverbs,adverbsofmanner

andplace,adverbialphrases,contractions

Formalandinformalconversation

Basicresearchskills&readingcomprehension

Week11

Unit4SocialInteraction

pp.80-84

Readingcomprehension

Vocabulary

Essaywriting--opinionessay

Week12

Unit5Education

pp.85-93

Vocabularyrelatedtoeducation

Respondingtoanacademicproposal

Readingcomprehensionadvantagesand

disadvantages

Analysingarguments

Analysingparagraphstructure

Grammar-usingfuturetense

SpeakingTest(individualassessmentingroupdiscussion)–10%outof35%EndofSemester(EOS)exams

Week13

Unit5Education

pp.93-102

Vocabulary--synonymsandantonyms

Featuresofanessay&bodyparagraphs

Groupwork-collaborativewriting

Readingcomprehension

Givingopinions

Week14

Unit5Education

pp.103-104

ExamRevision--

Reading&listening

skills,grammarand

vocabulary

Letterwriting

-Readingcomprehension

-Vocabularyincontext

-Gapfill

-Sortanswerexercises

-Listeningformainideasanddetails

-GrammarrevisionUnits1-5

Week15

ExamRevision

EndofsemesterExam

Speakingrevision–groupdiscussions(expressing

opinions,turntaking),oralpresentation(structure,eyecontact,voiceprojection,etc.);Writingrevision

paragraphing,essaystructureacademicvocabulary;