Syllabus for the English Language Program (Holstein)

To do well in this class, two hours of homework are required for each class. At the beginning of most classes we have a quiz on the homework that was assigned in the previous class.

English Language Practicum I (Day)

Course Materials

American Kernel Lessons: Advanced (AKL:A); English Communication Skills 1 (ECS); On Your Own; You’re in Charge (YIC).

Plan

Unit 1

Classes 1–8: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 1 AKL:A, ECS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (Units 1, 2 YIC)

Unit 2

Classes 1–8: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 2 AKL:A, ECS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (Unit 3 YIC)

Unit 3

Classes 1–8: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 3 AKL:A, ECS)

 

Mid-term Exam: Units 1 – 3 grammar and lexicals (around the end of April)

 

Unit 3

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (Unit 3 YIC)

Unit 4

Classes 1–8: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (AKL:A, ECS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (Unit 4, 5 YIC)

Unit 5

Classes 1–8: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (AKL:A, ECS)

 

Final Exam: Units 4, 5 grammar and lexicals (the second week of June)

English Language Practicum I (Evening)

Course Materials

American Kernel Lessons: Advanced (AKL:A); English Communication Skills (ECS) 1; On Your Own.

Plan

Unit 1

Classes 1–5: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 1 AKL:A, ECS)

Unit 2

Classes 1–5: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 2 AKL:A, ECS)

Unit 3

Classes 1–5: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 3 AKL:A, ECS)

 

Mid-term Exam: Units 1 – 3 (around the end of April)

 

Unit 4

Classes 1–5: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 4 AKL:A, ECS)

Unit 5

Classes 1–5: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 5 AKL:A, ECS)

 

Final Exam: Units 4, 5 (the second week of June)

English Language Practicum 2 (Day)

Course Materials

American Kernel Lessons: Advanced (AKL:A); English Communication Skills 2 (ECS); On Your Own; You’re in Charge (YIC).

Plan

Unit 7

Classes 1–8: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 7 AKL:A, ECS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (ECS)

Unit 8

Classes 1–8: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 8 AKL:A, ECS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development

Unit 9

Classes 1–8: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 9 AKL:A, ECS)

 

Mid-term Exam: Units 1–3: grammar and lexicals (the end of October or the beginning of November)

 

Unit 9

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development

Unit 10

Classes 1–8: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 10 AKL:A, ECS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development

Unit 11

Classes 1–8: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 11 AKL:A, ECS)

 

Final Exam: Units 4, 5 grammar and lexicals (the end of the second week of December)

 

English Language Practicum 2 (Evening)

Course Materials

American Kernel Lessons: Advanced (AKL:A); English Communication Skills (ECS) 2; On Your Own.

Plan

Unit 7

Classes 1–5: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 7 AKL:A, ECS)

Unit 8

Classes 1–5: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 8 AKL:A, ECS)

Unit 9

Classes 1–5: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 9 AKL:A, ECS)

 

Mid-term Exam: Units 7–9: grammar and lexicals (the end of October or the beginning of November)

 

Unit 10

Classes 1–5: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 10 AKL:A, ECS)

Unit 11

Classes 1–5: Grammar, lexicals, listening development (Unit 11 AKL:A, ECS)

 

Final Exam: Units 10, 11: grammar and lexicals (the end of the second week of December)

English Language Practicum 3 (Day)

Course Materials: Developing Reading Skills: Advanced, 2nd Edition (DRS); English Communication Skills 3 (ECS); You’re in Charge (YIC)

Plan

Unit 1

Classes 1–8: Reading, Speaking, Listening (Unit 1 DRS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (Units 6, 7 YIC)

Unit 2

Classes 1–8: Reading, Speaking, Listening (Unit 2 DRS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (Unit 7 YIC)

Unit 3

Classes 1–8: Reading, Speaking, Listening (Unit 3 DRS)

 

Mid-term Exam: Units 1–3 grammar and lexicals and essay question (around the end of April)

 

Unit 3

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (Unit 8 YIC)

Unit 4

Classes 1–8: Reading, Speaking, Listening (Unit 4 DRS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (Unit 9 YIC)

Unit 5

Classes 1–8: Reading, Speaking, Listening (Unit 5 DRS)

 

Final Exam: Units 4, 5: grammar and lexicals and essay question (the second week of June)

English Language Practicum 4 (Day)

Course Materials: Developing Reading Skills: Advanced, 2nd Edition (DRS); English Communication Skills 4 (ECS); You’re in Charge (YIC)

Plan

Unit 6

Classes 1–8: Reading, Speaking, Listening (Unit 6 DRS, ECS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (ECS Composition)

Unit 7

Classes 1–8: Reading, Speaking, Listening (Unit 7 DRS, ECS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (ECS Composition)

Unit 8

Classes 1–8: Reading, Speaking, Listening (Unit 8 DRS, ECS)

 

Mid-term Exam: Units 1–3: grammar and lexicals and essay question (the end of October or the beginning of November)

 

Unit 8

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (ECS Composition)

Unit 9

Classes 1–8: Reading, Speaking, Listening (Unit 9 DRS, ECS)

Classes 9–11: Writing skills development (ECS Composition)

Unit 10

Classes 1–8: Reading, Speaking, Listening (Unit 10 DRS, ECS)

 

Final Exam: Units 4, 5: grammar and lexicals and essay question (the end of the second week of December)

English Language Practicum 5 (Day)

Course Materials: English Communication Skills 5, English Communication Skills 5 Supplementary

Plan

Unit 1 – Introduction (the first and second class days in March)

Classes 1, 2

Unit 2 – Tourism in Mazingira negotiation simulation (around March 5 – the end of March)

Classes 1-3: Documents discussion

Classes 4-6: Preliminary meetings

Classes 7-9: General (negotiation) meetings

Classes 10, 11: Preparation of the written report

Class 12: Preparation of the oral presentation

Classes 13, 14: Oral presentations

Unit 3 – Aid negotiation simulation (the beginning of April – the last week of April)

Classes 1-3: Documents discussion

Classes 4-6: Preliminary meetings

Classes 7-9: General (negotiation) meetings

Classes 10, 11: Preparation of the written report

(Home: Telephone Practice 1)

Class 12: Preparation of the oral presentations

Classes 13, 14: Oral presentations

Unit 4 – Acid Rain negotiation simulation (the last of April – the second week of May)

Class 1: Setup

Classes 2, 3: Preliminary meetings

Classes 4-6: General (negotiation) meetings

Classes 7: Presentation for oral presentations

Classes 8, 9: Oral presentations

(Home: Telephone Practice 2)

Unit 5 – Raincoats: Trading simulation (the second week of May – the last week of May)

Class 1: Setup

Classes 2-5: Team meetings and trading

Classes 6-9: Preparing the written report and oral presentation

Classes 10, 11: Oral presentations

(Home: Telephone Practice 3)

Unit 6 – Getting a Job (the last week of May – the second week of June)

Classes 1-4: Preparing and revising the Application Pack (resume, personal history statement, cover letter)

Classes 5, 6: Selection of the best applicant

English Language Practicum 6 (Silyong Yo’ng-o’) (Day, Mr. Holstein)

Course Materials: English Communication Skills 6, Language of Meetings

Plan

Introduction (the first class day in September)

Unit 1 – The Joint Venture (till the end of September)

Classes 1-3: Setting up

Classes 4-9: Meetings (with a student’s impromptu presentation at the end of each meeting)

Unit 2 –Absenteeism (the end of September – the third week of October)

Classes 1-3: Setting up

Classes 4-9: Meetings (with a student’s impromptu presentation at the end of each meeting)

Unit 3 – A New Image (the third week of October – the second week of November)

Classes 1-3: Setting up

Classes 4-9: Meetings (with a student’s impromptu presentation at the end of each meeting)

Unit 4 – Corruption (the middle of November – the end of November)

Classes 1-3: Setting up

Classes 4-9: Meetings (with a student’s impromptu presentation at the end of each meeting)

Unit 5 – Computer Security (the end of November – the second week of December)

Classes 1-3: Setting up

Classes 4-9: Meetings (with a student’s impromptu presentation at the end of each meeting)