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2018　TOEFL Seminar 15 1

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Academic unit or major
English language courses
Instructor(s)
De Ferranti Hugh Barry Ziani 
Class Format
Exercise     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon3-4(W831)  
Group
1
Course number
LAE.E453
Credits
1
Academic year
2018
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2018/3/20
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
English
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Course description and aims

The course further develops all four English skills (with a focus on Listening in the third Quarter and on speaking in the fourth quarter) for students who are interested in studying for a year (or longer) abroad at the Graduate School. The course introduces students to a number of skills such as note-taking, presentation and debate etc. which will enable students to understand lectures and participate in seminars when they study abroad in an English-speaking environment.

Student learning outcomes

- Students are able to grasp the overall contents of the lecture and conversation extracts and summarize their contents for the purpose of succeeding in the TOEFL test.
- 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.

Keywords

TOEFL Study-abroad, Communication, Four skills in English

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The course is built around TOEFL-modelled listening and speaking activities in the textbook and its related online support sites.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Diagnostic test; Listening Skill 1, pages 147-153 Listening section techniques and practice
Class 2 Listening Skills 2, pages 154-163 Listening section techniques and practice
Class 3 Listening Skills 3, pages 164-174 Listening section techniques and practice
Class 4 Listening Skills 4, pages 175-186 Demonstrate skills in the listening sections studied thus far.
Class 5 Review and mid-Quarter short listening test Listening section techniques and practice
Class 6 Listening Skill 5, pages 187-197 Listening section techniques and practice
Class 7 Listening Skill 6, pages 198-209 Listening section techniques and practice
Class 8 Review and listening section test Demonstrate mastery of the Listening section.

Textbook(s)

Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFLiBT Test. 3rd Edition.
Deborah Phillips Pearson Education 2015. ISBN 10:0-13-324802-X

Reference books, course materials, etc.

TBA

Assessment criteria and methods

evidence of weekly preparation 20%
class participation 30%
tests 50%

Related courses

  • LAE.E454 ： TOEFL Seminar 16

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

none

Other

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.

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