週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
Week 1 |
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RRAC (Required Reading in Advance of Class); AR (Assigned Reading); LS (Listening and Speaking)
Introduction—syllabus and course requirements
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Week 2 |
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RRAC: The BarackBerry **Singing up groups for oral presentations and role play activities |
Week 3 |
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RRAC: The BarackBerry / AR: Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin |
Week 4 |
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RRAC: The BarackBerry / LS: Sitcom / AR: Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin
**Writing assignment (1) due
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Week 5 |
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RRAC: The BarackBerry / LS: Sitcom / AR: Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin |
Week 6 |
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RRAC: Bailout of Long-Term Capital: A Bad Precedent / LS: Cybersafe / AR: The Big Thaw |
Week 7 |
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RRAC: Bailout of Long-Term Capital: A Bad Precedent / LS: Role play activities / AR: The Big Thaw |
Week 8 |
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RRAC: London Journal—British Military Releases U.F.O. Files / LS: Advertising
**Writing assignment (2) due **Quiz 1
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Week 9 |
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RRAC: London Journal—British Military Releases U.F.O. Files / LS: Advertising / AR: The Big Thaw |
Week 10 |
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RRAC: London Journal—British Military Releases U.F.O. Files / LS: Advertising / AR: King Tut, Unraveling the Mysteries of Tutankhamun |
Week 11 |
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RRAC: Doubting Dubai / AR: King Tut, Unraveling the Mysteries of Tutankhamun |
Week 12 |
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RRAC: Doubting Dubai / LS: Sitcom / AR: King Tut, Unraveling the Mysteries of Tutankhamun
**Writing assignment (3) due **Quiz 2
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Week 13 |
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RRAC: Doubting Dubai / LS: Sitcom / AR: Bionics |
Week 14 |
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RRAC: A Breakthrough on Stem Cells / LS: Dress Code / AR: Bionics |
Week 15 |
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RRAC: A Breakthrough on Stem Cells / LS: Role play activities / AR: Bionics |
Week 16 |
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RRAC: Lessons from the Copenhagen Climate Talks / LS: Dress Code / AR: Bionics |
Week 17 |
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RRAC: Lessons from the Copenhagen Climate Talks / LS: Dress Code |
Week 18 |
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Final exam |