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Course Description
The Advanced English Conversation 2 course continues to use students' experiences, observations, and reading inputs in order to sharpen and expand communicative skills with the aims of producing a deeper and more natural flow of English usage. Students will be trained to elaborate ideas, opinions, and feelings in various levels of communicative demands such as round table discussion and presentation. With the thought-provoking topics, each student will seek argument and justification on his/her views to formulate conclusions, suggestions, or recommendations. Thus, students will become highly competent, opinionated, and interactive towards leadership and management in a communicative environment.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, student will have:
1. compared and contrasted opinions presented in the learning materials and by students;
2. examined their capacity to accommodate and assimilate language inputs and other experiences;
3. asserted self-expression to obtain prestige and network; and,
4. displayed interest and enthusiasm for personal growth and maturity.
Course Expectations
1. come to class with open mind, ready to share and learn with others.
2. participate in class actively, enthusiastically and diligently.
3. contribute ideas, efforts, and experiences to class/groups.
4. show respect and contribute positively towards discussions, class atmosphere, peers and instructor.
5. make a strong effort to interact in English as much as possible.
Course Evaluation
Grading is done on a curve. It means only the very top 40% of students can get an A/A+ grade, the next 30% only can get B/B+, and the lowest 30% will be awarded C grade or lower. You are competing against each other.
Course Requirements
Midterm exam (30%)
Final exam (30%)
Attendance (20%)
Participation/ Homework/ Classwork (20%)
Total (100%)
Course Topics
Unit 11. Naomi's Dilemma (pp. 50-53)
Unit 19. One-sided Love (pp. 82-85)
Unit 17. The Art of Compromise (pp. 74-77)
Unit 16. A Woman's Place (pp. 70-73)
Unit 12. No Place like Home (pp.54-57)
Unit 14. Save Our Country (pp.62-65)
Unit 15. High-tech Toys (pp. 74-77)
Unit 13. Career Choice (pp. 58-61)
Note * Topics may change at the discretion of the professor
The Advanced English Conversation 2 course continues to use students' experiences, observations, and reading inputs in order to sharpen and expand communicative skills with the aims of producing a deeper and more natural flow of English usage. Students will be trained to elaborate ideas, opinions, and feelings in various levels of communicative demands such as round table discussion and presentation. With the thought-provoking topics, each student will seek argument and justification on his/her views to formulate conclusions, suggestions, or recommendations. Thus, students will become highly competent, opinionated, and interactive towards leadership and management in a communicative environment.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, student will have:
1. compared and contrasted opinions presented in the learning materials and by students;
2. examined their capacity to accommodate and assimilate language inputs and other experiences;
3. asserted self-expression to obtain prestige and network; and,
4. displayed interest and enthusiasm for personal growth and maturity.
Course Expectations
1. come to class with open mind, ready to share and learn with others.
2. participate in class actively, enthusiastically and diligently.
3. contribute ideas, efforts, and experiences to class/groups.
4. show respect and contribute positively towards discussions, class atmosphere, peers and instructor.
5. make a strong effort to interact in English as much as possible.
Course Evaluation
Grading is done on a curve. It means only the very top 40% of students can get an A/A+ grade, the next 30% only can get B/B+, and the lowest 30% will be awarded C grade or lower. You are competing against each other.
Course Requirements
Midterm exam (30%)
Final exam (30%)
Attendance (20%)
Participation/ Homework/ Classwork (20%)
Total (100%)
Course Topics
Unit 11. Naomi's Dilemma (pp. 50-53)
Unit 19. One-sided Love (pp. 82-85)
Unit 17. The Art of Compromise (pp. 74-77)
Unit 16. A Woman's Place (pp. 70-73)
Unit 12. No Place like Home (pp.54-57)
Unit 14. Save Our Country (pp.62-65)
Unit 15. High-tech Toys (pp. 74-77)
Unit 13. Career Choice (pp. 58-61)
Note * Topics may change at the discretion of the professor