To improve listening comprehension, discussion skills, and critical thinking in English; to increase vocabulary; to read and analyze related texts.
To improve listening comprehension, discussion skills, and critical thinking in English; to increase vocabulary; to read and analyze related texts.
1st class (Wed. 4/10): Unit 1, Enforcing the Law
2nd class (Wed. 4/24): Unit 1, Enforcing the Law
3rd class (Wed. 5/1): Unit 2, Better Dead than Coed?
4th class (Wed. 5/8): Unit 3, The Global Child
5th class (Wed. 5/22): Unit 3, The Global Child
6th class (Wed. 5/29): Unit 4, Beyond Darwin
7th class (Wed. 6/5): Unit 5, Sport for Sport’s Sake
8th class (Wed. 6/12): Test on Units 1-5 (vocabulary, dictation, discussion, writing)
9th class (Wed. 6/19): Unit 6, Drawing the Line on Immigration
10th class (Wed. 6/26): Unit 7, The Right to Die vs. The Right to Life
11th class (Wed. 7/3): Unit 8, The Global Village
12th class (Wed. 7/10): Unit 8, The Global Village
13th class (Wed. 7/17): Unit 9, For Every Winner, There’s a Loser
14th class (Wed. 7/24): Unit 10, Alternative Energy
15th class (Wed. 7/31): Test on Units 6-10 (vocabulary, dictation, discussion, writing)
Carol Numrich, Raise the Issues: An Integrated Approach to Critical Thinking
(3rd edition). Pearson Longman, 2010.
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Attendance & preparation for class 20%; 2 tests (40% each x 2 = 80%)