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graduate)
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Advanced Study Skills (ASS) 3 credits
English Language and Literature
Undergraduate
Fall, 2015
Ilham Taghiyev PhD stud.
iwanttolearn@yahoo.com
50 319 04 85
6 hours
24 hours
ENGL 103
English
Compulsory
Headway Academic Skills by Sarah Philpot and Lesley Curnick, Lecture Ready
by Peg Sarosy and Kathy Sherak, Writing Research Papers by Dorothy Zemach
and Daniel Broudy, Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and
Felicity
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To teach students the English Language skills required for the successful
undertaking of academic studies focusing on academic speaking and writing
skills. To improve students’ academic reading and listening skills. To
strengthen students’ self-study skills.
To comprehend and practice the vocabulary used in academic speech (both oral
and written) regardless the discipline the students are concerned with. To deal
with the vocabulary used in academic textbooks and articles and understand the
language used in lectures and seminars.
Lecture
Group discussion
Experiential exercise
Case analysis
Simulation
Course paper
Others
Methods
Midterm Exam
Case studies
Class Participation
Activity
Assignment and quizzes
Project
Presentation/Group
Discussion
Final Exam
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Total
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25
5
5
10
10
35
10
100
Topics
We
ek
Date/Day
(tentative)
1
Textbook/Assignments
/Reading
Introduction to the course.
Setting study goals in academic English. Focusing on
academic study. Reading and writing in academic
English. Studying independently on an academic
English course.
2
- Student life
Headway Ac. Skills
Unit 1
Ways of reading.
Writing about people. Linking ideas - sequencing
words. Review of paragraph and essay writing
principles.
3
-Daily routines
Headway Ac. Skills
Unit 2
Predicting content. Skimming.
Writing about routine and procedure.
Lecture Ready
pp.12-33
1
- The pace of a place (listening class)
Listening for details. Paraphrasing the material heard.
Thinking critically about the topic.
4
- People and the environment
Scanning – using headings. Guessing the meaning of
new words.
Headway Ac. Skills
Unit 3
Lecture Ready 1 –
pp. 34-43
Writing about study habits.
- Global business: the case of MTV (listening class)
Recognize other lecture language that signals the big
picture of a lecture. Use an informal outline to take
notes. Express interest and ask for elaboration during a
discussion.
Quiz 1
5
-Cities of the world
Headway Ac. Skills
Looking at data – tables, charts and graphs. Getting Unit 8
facts from a text – using headings to help you find
–
information.
Writing about cities.
-Communications Revolutions
Recognize lecture language that signals a definition. Lecture Ready 1.
Use abbreviations instead of full words in notes.
pp. 56-65
Interpret and ask for clarification during a discussion.
6
-Staying alive
Headway Ac. Skills.
Using reference to understand a text. Focusing on Unit 10
statistics.
Writing about statistics. Words and phrases - language
to describe tables, charts, and graphs. Linking ideas –
on the other hand, as a result, also.
Lecture Study 1.
How Sleep Affects Thinking.
pp. 68-77
Recognizing lecture language that signals an example.
Using a visual form in your notes. Agree and disagree
during discussion. Writing a summary for the lecture.
7
Quiz 2
-Group Presentations
-Instructor's feedback on summary and conclusion
writing.
-Review for the midterm exam.
-Students' Evaluation (optional).
8
Midterm Examination
9
-Architecture
Headway Ac. Skills.
Unit 4
Making notes from study (intensive) reading.
Writing about buildings.
-Marketing: Gender and Spending
Recognizing lecture language that signals the topic and
big picture of a lecture. Writing down key words and
ideas from the lecture. Entering a discussion about the
Lecture Ready 2.
pp. 2-11.
ideas in the lecture.
10
- Education
Headway Ac. Skills
Predicting content – using the title and the first few Unit 5
sentences. Linking ideas – expressing contrast –
however
11
-Technology
Headway Ac. Skills
Unit 6
Getting information from the websites: skimming and
scanning to find useful information. Getting extra
information from diagrams and pictures. Writing a
description of a device. Giving examples – supporting
definitions with examples.
Quiz 3
12
- Food, drink and culture
Headway Ac. Skills
Topic sentences – using a topic sentence to help Unit 7
understanding. Writer's opinion – identifying the
writer's opinion.
Linking ideas – in addition, and, etc - and avoiding
repetition by using pronouns
-Science and please: choosing What We Eat.
Recognize lecture language that signals an example.
Organize key lecture material in visual form. Agree and
disagree during a discussion.
13
- Brain power
Headway Ac. Skills
In other words – using pronouns and synonyms to avoid Unit 9
repetition. Making notes – organizing notes.
Writing a summary – summarizing the main points of a
Lecture Ready 2.
text
- Unique solution to pollution.
Recognize lecture language that signals an explanation.
Describe the graphics used in a lecture. Support your
opinion during a discussion.
pp.56-65
14
- Global English
Review and practice of all listening strategies. Review Lecture Ready 2.
and practice of all note-taking strategies. Bringing a
pp. 100-109
group to a consensus during a discussion.
15
Quiz # 4
-Individual presentations
-Review of Essay Writing
-Review of Note-taking, Conclusion Writing
-Overall Review for the Final Exam.
-Students' Evaluation
16
Final Examination