The course trains four skills in English of students who are interested in studying a year abroad (or longer) at the Graduate School. The course introduces students to a number of skills such as note-taking, presentation and debate etc. allowing students to understand lectures and participate in seminars when they study abroad in an English-speaking environment.
- Students are able to grasp the overall contents of the subject in lectures and summarize their contents.
- Students are able to give presentations about the reading assignment for the class.
- Students answer questions in English clearly and fluently to other students in a classroom.
- Students are able to have debate about their specialist topics in English.
TOEFL Study-abroad, Communication, Four skills in English
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
The course combines activities in the textbook designed specifically for TOEFL and students' active participation in the class such as giving a presentation, having debate, and reporting back the result of their research on some academic subjects of their interest.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Speaking Tactics, pages 168-183 | speaking section techniques and practice |
Class 2 | Speaking Tactics, pages 184-197 | speaking section techniques and practice |
Class 3 | Speaking Tactics, pages 198-223 | speaking section techniques and practice |
Class 4 | Speaking section test | demonstrate mastery of speaking section |
Class 5 | Writing Tactics, pages 226-243 | writing section techniques and practice |
Class 6 | Writing Tactics, pages 244-267 | writing section techniques and practice |
Class 7 | Writing Tactics, pages 267-283 | writing section techniques and practice |
Class 8 | Writing test | demonstrate mastery of writing section |
Christien Lee, Tactics for the TOEFL iBT Test: A Strategic New Approach to Achieving TOEFL Success, Oxford, 2015
TBA
weekly assignments 40%
class participation 20%
tests 40%
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It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with TOEFL Seminar 15.
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.