Session

Topic

Activities and Assignments

Invested Time

1

Introduction and Team Building

Research: My Dream Business

Prev.: Hd 1

4

2

Module 1: Communication at the Workplace---

Discussion: Small Talk & Simulation Practice: Receiving a VIP

4.5

3

Module 1/ Telephoning 2-1

Listening and discussion & Simulation Practice: Who's Calling?

4.5

4

Module 1/ Telephoning 2-2 & Describing Numbers

Work Demonstration + peer feedback & discussion & Pair Recording

4.5

5#

Preview for Module 1

Preview for the following week

1

6

Module 2: Business Briefing Skills--- Structure 1

Discussion & Pair Work & Team Building: My Dream Business & Project Research

5.5

7

Module 2/ Structure II and Visual Aids

Word Building: Essential Business Vocabulary & Charts and Graphs & Pair Work & Team Brainstorming

5.5

8

Module 2/ Structure III

Word Building: Essential Business Vocabulary & Simulation Practice

4.5

9

Module 2/ Business Brief Practice

Instructor's feedback & Brief Revision

4.5

10

Joint Business Pitch

Team Presentation & Team Feedback

4.5

11

Global Forum I

The first half of the presenters & Peer Feedback & Movie Viewing and Discussion

4.5

12

Module 3: Policy Debate---Introduction

Discussion & Debate Structure and Language & Pair Work

4.5

13

Module 3/Policy Debate I

Discussion & Constructive Speech & Pair Work

4.5

14

Module 3/ Policy Debate II

Critical thinking & Use of Evidence & Team Practice

4.5

15

Module 3/Policy Debate III

Rebuttal Speech and Cross-examination & Pair Challenge: Co Dorm

4.5

16

Module 3/ Policy Debate IV

Concluding speech and Sample Discussion & Team Building & Debate Research

4.5

17

Module 3/ Policy Debate Practice

Team Practice & Instructor's and Peer Feedback

5.5

18

Final Project: Policy Debate

Video-taped Debate Competition & Instructor's Comments

4.5

Class Participation: 35%

Attendance

10%

Pair Work & Simulation Practice (5)

25%

Assignments: 15%

Pair and Team Assignments (3)

15%

Projects: 50 %

Business Brief

25%

Policy Debate

25%

*Bonus Points

Class Leader, Team Leader, or Competition Winners

2-5%

A+/5

Very fluent speech; natural intonations and standard pronunciation; organized, coherent, and well-supported content; able to form and elaborate personal perspective; very few usage errors; full cooperation with other team members; flawless body language

A/4.5

Near fluent speech; variations in intonations and almost standard pronunciation with a few errors; organized, coherent, and well-supported content; showing attempt to form personal perspective; some usage errors; full cooperation with other team members; flawless body langaue

B/4

Near fluent speech but with some breaks; intonations flat and almost standard pronunciation with a few errors; less organized, coherent, or supported content; unclear personal perspective; some common usage errors; insufficient team match; a few adaptive gestures

B-/3.5

Speech lacking fluency with breaks; intonations lacking in variations and major mispronunciations; content requires further support and incomplete in structure; lack of personal perspective; more than average number of usage errors; insufficient team match; unnatural body language

C/2-2.5

Failure to reach the required standard in every aspect of the project; required to improve the overall performance in the second attempt