Communication Skills
Course Schedule
Class |
Unit |
Writing Exercise |
Workshop |
Homework |
Quiz |
Agenda |
1 |
Orientation & Unit 1 |
Orientation |
Orientation |
Orientation |
Orientation |
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2 |
Unit 2 |
I |
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3 |
Unit 3 |
II |
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4 |
Unit 4 |
III |
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5 |
Unit 5 |
IV |
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6 |
Unit 6 |
V |
Writing I |
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7 |
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Writing II |
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8 |
Unit 7 |
VI |
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HW8 |
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9 |
Unit 8 |
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10 |
Unit 9 |
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11 |
Unit 10 |
VII |
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12 |
Unit 11 |
VIII |
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13 |
Unit 12 |
IX |
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14 |
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X |
Oral Exam Prep |
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15 |
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Oral Examination |
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Course Can-do Goals
Speaking Skills
- I can introduce myself in English when meeting someone for the first time.
- I can talk about familiar, everyday topics: my university and major.
- I can talk about familiar, everyday topics: my hobbies and interests.
- I can talk about familiar, everyday topics: my past experiences.
- I can talk about familiar, everyday topics: my future plans, goals, and predictions.
- I can talk about familiar, everyday topics: graduate school.
- I can talk about familiar, everyday topics: regional, domestic, and international issues.
- I can ask effective follow-up questions.
- I can ask for and give opinions.
- I can agree with someone politely.
- I can disagree with someone politely.
- I can talk about personal and ethical problems.
- I can talk about solutions to personal and ethical problems.
- I can answer questions from an immigration officer.
- I can make a hotel reservation on the telephone.
- I can make a restaurant reservation on the telephone.
- I can order food and drinks from a waiter at a restaurant.
- I can ask a salesperson at a clothing store for assistance.
- I can ask for directions when I am lost.
- I can give directions to someone who is lost.
Writing Skills
- I can say the name of my university, college, department, and major in English.
- I can use Brainstorming and Clustering effectively.
- I can write an introduction for an essay.
- I can write body paragraphs for an essay.
- I can write a conclusion for an essay.
- I can use peer-feedback to rewrite parts of an essay.
- I can rewrite an essay based on feedback received from a teacher.
IT Skills
- I can submit homework online.
- I can view homework feedback and complete follow-up online exercises.
Academic Skills
- I can identify a research question and develop survey questions individually.
- I can identify a research question and develop survey questions as a member of a group.
- I can conduct research by gathering survey data from others.
- I can analyze results by tabulating survey data.
- I can analyze results by ranking survey data.
- I can present survey findings individually to peers.
- I can present survey findings as a member of a group to peers.