SYLLABUS 2017
James Francis
1. Introductions, Course overview, Level check, "personal" backgrounds, interests, goals (writing: short bios, description in "journalistic" style.)
2. Travel/Tourism, famous places, directions, reservations, recommendations (reading: travel brochures) (writing: recommendation/description)
3. Travel cont., (business/conference specifics)
4. Food and Drink (writing: recipe) Restaurants (writing: restaurant review/recommendation)
5. Holidays (American and international, history and practices)
6. Folklore/Fairy tales (discussion, students' examples and explanations) (reading: "Cinderella," with variants)(writing: another version of some fairy tale.)
7. Popular Culture, Film and Television (history and major works...) (presentation: recommendation/review)(writing: detailed review)
8. Famous Literary works, British and American "Classics," discussion of various genres, (writing: short description, review of any piece)
9. Current events, Journalism and Mass Media (opinions, discussion and debate)
10. Current science issues (writing: opinion, problems and solutions)
11. Sports and Games and hobbies
12. Music, overview and terminology (writing: performer, composer, group or style ++)
13. Visual Arts and Architecture, overview and terminology
14. Business and Industry, Jobs, Careers, Goals (education, degrees, applications, query letters)
15. Course Review, Final impressions and recommendations, Exam
Errata (other possible topics)
Science/Technology (Overview of the Industrial Revolution, scientific and technical terminology) (reading examples: technical manual/assembly instructions) World History overview Western Philosophical/Political works, overview, (reading: selections from Aristotle, Plato, Locke, "Magna Carta," US Constitution and Declaration of Independence) Religions/Horoscopes History of English, overview of European and American History with regards to linguistics, language families (reading examples, Old English, Middle English, Early Modern.) History continued, "Age of Exploration," short overview of Modern English characteristics and variants. (reading: + )(writing: concise history of English.) Mythology, Classical et al. Overview. (Names, attributes of major Greek and Roman gods, Norse influence.) (presentation: +) Fashion and Clothing (materials, accessories)
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SYLLABUS 2017
James Francis
1. Introductions, Course overview, Level check, "personal" backgrounds, interests, goals (writing: short bios, description in "journalistic" style.)
2. Travel/Tourism, famous places, directions, reservations, recommendations (reading: travel brochures) (writing: recommendation/description)
3. Travel cont., (business/conference specifics)
4. Food and Drink (writing: recipe) Restaurants (writing: restaurant review/recommendation)
5. Holidays (American and international, history and practices)
6. Folklore/Fairy tales (discussion, students' examples and explanations) (reading: "Cinderella," with variants)(writing: another version of some fairy tale.)
7. Popular Culture, Film and Television (history and major works...) (presentation: recommendation/review)(writing: detailed review)
8. Famous Literary works, British and American "Classics," discussion of various genres, (writing: short description, review of any piece)
9. Current events, Journalism and Mass Media (opinions, discussion and debate)
10. Current science issues (writing: opinion, problems and solutions)
11. Sports and Games and hobbies
12. Music, overview and terminology (writing: performer, composer, group or style ++)
13. Visual Arts and Architecture, overview and terminology
14. Business and Industry, Jobs, Careers, Goals (education, degrees, applications, query letters)
15. Course Review, Final impressions and recommendations, Exam
Errata (other possible topics)
Science/Technology (Overview of the Industrial Revolution, scientific and technical terminology) (reading examples: technical manual/assembly instructions) World History overview Western Philosophical/Political works, overview, (reading: selections from Aristotle, Plato, Locke, "Magna Carta," US Constitution and Declaration of Independence) Religions/Horoscopes History of English, overview of European and American History with regards to linguistics, language families (reading examples, Old English, Middle English, Early Modern.) History continued, "Age of Exploration," short overview of Modern English characteristics and variants. (reading: + )(writing: concise history of English.) Mythology, Classical et al. Overview. (Names, attributes of major Greek and Roman gods, Norse influence.) (presentation: +) Fashion and Clothing (materials, accessories)
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