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 is built around TOEFL-modelled listening and speaking activities in the textbook and its related online support sites.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Reading Tactics, pages 6-29 | reading section techniques and practice |
Class 2 | Reading Tactics, pages 30-53 | reading section techniques and practice |
Class 3 | Reading Tactics, pages 54-83 | reading section techniques and practice |
Class 4 | review and reading section test | demonstrate mastery of the reading section |
Class 5 | Listening Tactics, pages 92-111 | listening section techniques and practice |
Class 6 | Listening Tactics, pages 112-135 | listening section techniques and practice |
Class 7 | Listening Tactics, pages 136-163 | listening section techniques and practice |
Class 8 | Review and listening section test | demonstrate mastery of the listening section |
Christien Lee,
Tactics for the TOEFL iBT® Test Student Pack, Oxford, 2015
ISBN: 978-0-19-902017-1
TBA
evidence of weekly preparation 30%
class participation 30%
test 40%
none
It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with TOEFL Seminar 16.
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.