| Teacher:
Aaron Rakoczy
Course Outline
With
the arrival of so many expatriates and the development of China,
English has become THE language to know in Shanghai.
This course is for anyone
who wants to improve their English with an emphasis on their oral
skills in daily life. The students will develop their speaking
ability and increase their vocabulary. In-class activities will
include small group work, role-play, and the use of videos and
newspaper articles and are designed to help the students to express
themselves orally in English.
NB：This
outline is subject to changes and additions depending on the
students’ level and needs.
The “New Interchange
-English for international communication” book 3 will be used.
Course Content
|
Week 1 |
Introduction/Getting to know each other/Jobs
Topic: Meeting somebody and making friends.
Focuses: Talking about nationalities, countries and jobs
Describing personalities and jobs, expressing agreement and
disagreement, giving opinions about jobs. |
| Week 2 |
Cultural Differences
Topics: Cultural comparisons and culture shock
Focuses: Talks, exercises about the cultural differences
that may exist between China and the students’ home
countries and also between the students themselves.
Expressing emotions. Describing expectations, talking about
customs, giving advice. |
| Week 3 |
What’s wrong with it?
Topics: Everyday problems
Focuses: Describing problems, making complaints, explaining
something that needs to be done.
Identifying and describing problems, offering solutions |
| Week 4 |
The past and the future
Topics: Historic events and people, biography, the future,
regrets
Focuses: Talking about historical events, giving opinions
about the future, describing regrets about the past. |
| Week 5 |
Points of view, opinions
Topics: Common mysteries, social and controversial issues
Focuses: Offering explanations, drawing conclusions, asking
for and giving reasons, agreeing and disagreeing. |
| Week 6 |
Unit 6: Challenges and accomplishments
Focuses: Describing challenges, frustrations and rewards.
Group presentation about the students’ challenges and
goals. |
|
Week 7 |
Current affairs
In this unit a wide range of topics will be addressed
through newspaper articles, videos…
Debates, role plays, discussions, group presentations will
follow.
Topics: Environment, smoking ban, the royal family |
| Week 8 |
Final project:
REVISION TEST of all the units.
Preparation for the final project.
You are required to teach a short lesson to your
classmates. You can teach anything you want as long as it is
Oral English related: it can be a grammar aspect or a
cultural aspect. Of course you are required to do it in
English. |
2010
Autumn Session
Morning Section: 13 Sep- 22 Nov
2010
09:30 - 12:30 Monday
morning 6 weeks 120 Periods 6,500RMB OE-M091
2010
Winter Session
Morning Section: 29 Nov 2010- 21 Mar
2011 09:30 -
12:30 Monday
morning 6 weeks 120
Periods 6,500RMB OE-M1010
2010
Summer Session
Morning Section:
5
July
2010-
13 Aug 2010 09:30-12:30
Mon-Fri mornings
6weeks 120 Periods 6,500RMB OEF15
2010 Spring Session
Morning Section: 22
Mar
2010-
30 Apr 2010 09:30-12:30 Mon-Fri
mornings 6weeks
120 Periods 6,500RMB
OEF15
ANNUAL HOLIDAYS *
There will be no lectures
on scheduled Public Holidays
2010
National Day Holidays 1-5 October
Christmas Holidays 20 Dec- 9 Jan 2011
2011
Spring Festival Holidays 30 Jan-10 Feb
Labour day Holiday 1 May-6 May
Tomb sweeping day tba
Dragon Boat festival tba
Moon cake festival tba
National Day Holiday 1 October-7 October
Christmas Holidays 18 December-10 January 2012
* Subject to confirmation and change
QUORUM
Classes will commence as soon as a quorum of eight students has been
reached. It is therefore important that you register on-line by
clicking the "online registration" button. Quorums will be reached
faster if you invite a friend, colleague and/or family member to
enroll with you. A 5% discount applies when 5 or more students apply
together for the same course. Or 3% when 3 of your friends join
(Please send us an e-mail with the names in the group) We will
duly notify you when classes are due to commence.
Tuition fees may be submitted by cash, bank card or credit
card. With the original receipt, a refund in full can be made if the
prospective student notifies us in writing of his/her withdrawal
from the course one week before the commencement date. If using a
foreign bank card, a non-refundable charge of approximately 3.1% of
the tuition fee (about RMB140) will be deducted by the bank to cover
transaction costs.
For inquiry, please contact us at (86 21)6448 1768 or 64480011*1065,
or send email to
shclasses@yahoo.com.
Address: Room 106, No. 2088 Kaixuan Road, Shanghai (close to Panyu
Rd. and Wuzhong Rd), 5 minutes walk from Yishan Rd. Station (Exit 4)
or Hongqiao Rd. Station (Exit 2) of Metro Line 3 and Line 4.
|
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Continuing Education School >> Home >> Course Offerings >>
Fashion Design