This course seeks to enhance
English proficiency in
listening, speaking, reading
and writing with the goal of
orienting students towards
academic studies in an
English-only environment.
The designated textbook will
provide a major framework
for activities of reading,
listening and speaking. In
addition, students are
required to undertake three
kinds of assignments. In the
first month, students will
write listening logs on
short segments taken from
American National Public
Radio programs. In the last
month of the semester,
students will learn to
develop a point of view and
make an argument in the
debate exercise. Throughout
the semester, the course
offers writing sessions to
cover fundamentals of
paragraph writing. Designed
to guide students to
understand how they can be
personally and
intellectually involved in
mastering upper-intermediate
skills of English, peer
collaboration and in-class
activities are vital to the
learning process. Students
will constantly work with
other group partners in
writing workshops and in-
class activities.