Welcome to Advanced TOEIC B, which is an integrated-skills offering in which students will practice TOEIC skills while engaging with various current topics. This course will focus on language useful in university contexts. This is a 15-week course offered by the Department of Economics during Autumn, 2017, and the official syllabus is here for anyone having problems sleeping.
The principal focus of this course is on enhancing English that students can and hopefully will encounter on the TOEIC text and in university contexts. In addition to some reading, writing, and listening, this course will include many speaking opportunities, in which students are expected to actively engage.
In addition to the textbook, class material will be provided by the instructor and will be available online. Students are encouraged to bring any electronic devices they feel might be helpful, including by not limited to e-dictionaries, smart phones, and personal computers.
Week 1 (September 26, 2017) — Class introducation; e-mail basics
Good day, everyone, and thank you for enrolling in this course. We will endeavor, as you certainly know, to expand your knowledge of skills necessary to function in English both in your university context(s) and in the wider world.
Obviously, one important facet of functioning in any language is sufficient vocabulary knowledge. In our class you will encounter some new lexis (i.e., vocabulary), and I expect you to make a concerted, systematic effort to acquire those new words and phrases. More specifically, I expect you to create an online vocabulary page using Google Drive; all students are required to do so, and you will add at least five new words or phrases each and every week.
Chapter 6— Finances
A somewhat longer and very ...
A recent article that ...
One of the issues of late that has drawn considerable attention
Homework & Class Material:
- ✓Shirky:
- ✓Carr:
Chapter 7— Theme here
As you all certainly know, being a student is (often) a very full-time job. However, for many reasons, some students choose to work part-time while attending school, and as of 2013 the number of students working part-time had increased.
Class Material:
- ✔ From ...
- ✔ ...
- ✔ ... outcomes
Homework:
- ✔ Prepare a statement of at least one page that shows thoughtful consideration of the issue of part-time work by university students.
Chapter 8— Next theme here
This class will be devoted to a choice that you will all face when you decide where to live. I refer, of course, to the decision about whether to live in the city or in the countryside.
Class Material
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- ✔ And something even more bearish here ...
Chapter 9— Another theme here
Our class today has two parts, which you may cleverly have surmised. First, we will have a short quiz about material covered in class to this point. I can imagine you'll see a question or two about polite e-mail, about academic paper format, about our class Word Bank, and about the student life material we've covered in class.
Thereafter you will have time to prepare for next week's debate. Of course, I expect you to devote yourselves to this task and not just veg out :-)
Chapter 10— Theme here, of course
Good morning, everyone.
Chapter 11—Theme here for Chapter 11
This week we will ...
Good People, your homework today .
Chapter 12— Chapter 12 theme here
{Quick Quiz: What is this title based on?} Today we'll be on one of ... webpage of which is located here..
Chapter 13—Chapter 13 theme here
Text here ...
You would do well to be familiar with ...
Extra Practice Material
As you have no doubt surmised, in this class you will be making your presentation.
General Requirements:
- ✔ Regular attendance
- ✔ Assignments on time
- ✔ Active participation in classroom activities
- ✔ Concerted effort to speak English
Grading Criteria: Grades will be determined as follows:
- ✔ Class participation 10%
- ✔ Homework 15%
- ✔ Group presentation 10%
- ✔ Debates, town meeting 20%
- ✔ Final paper 20%
- ✔ Quizzes 10%
- ✔ Vocabulary 15%
Homework:
- ✔ Homework should be submitted on time. For each session that homework is late, 10% will be deducted from the grade (i.e., one class late = 10% deduction, two classes late = 20% deduction, and so forth.
- ✔ Homework should be completed on time and conscientiously. I expect you to spend at least 30 minutes on homework for each class.
Attendance:
- ✔ Four or more absences = no grade for this course
- ✔ Two times late = one absence
- ✔ Active participation in classroom activities
- ✔ Unexcused absences: 1 time = OK; 2 times = -5 points; 3 times = -10 points; 4 times or more = fail course
- ✔ Playing with your cell phone in class = absence
- ✔ Sleeping in class = absence
- ✔ Arriving after class begins = late (of course)
- ✔ Arriving more than 20 minutes late = absence
- ✔ Train delays, etc. = no problem :-)