LEARNING OBJECTIVES
-improving your reading skills
-understanding a writer’s purpose
-increasing your confidence
-increasing your vocabulary in your respective fields
-being able to express your opinion
-being able to understand both academic texts, news, and social media styles of content
-being able to give a ”killer” presentation
-analyzing different types of visuals
-being able to identify puns, play on words, pop culture references
-writing and conducting a proper interview
-discovering and using new tools and apps to help you write
Homework assignments (according to the week’s topic: a paper, an article, an interview, a review, a
visual analysis…) (Bonus)
In-class assignments (same) (Bonus)
In-class participation/attendance (Bonus)
Midterm exam 40% (an article to analyze, vocabulary exercises, visual analysis, personal opinion)
Final exam 60% (an article to analyze, vocabulary exercises, visual analysis, personal opinion)
-What do you struggle with in English?
-How often do you read in English?
-What do you read?
-What do you expect from this course?
(do not use a dictionary.)
Tell me a little bit about yourself!
-your dreams
-your passions
-your hobbies
-where do you see yourselves in 5 years
Some tips
-have a separate document for the new vocabulary
-listen to podcasts
-watch films with English subtitles
-read a lot
-download Grammarly
Technically, there are only three verb tenses:
the present, past and future.
But we have 4 different
aspects within these
tenses:
the simple, continuous,
perfect simple and perfect
continuous.
https://www.youtube.com/ENGLISHWITHLUCY
Feature
Screen time
Average
To scroll
Newsfeed
to update
To comment To get addicted to
Take a break from
a typical quality or an important part of
something
time spent using a device such as a
computer, television, or games console
the result you get by adding two or
more amounts together and dividing
the total by the number of amounts
a collection or mass, especially of
something that cannot be counted
to move text or other information on a
computer screen in order to see a
different part of it
a web page or screen that updates
(= changes) often to show the latest
news or information
to make something
more modern or suitable
for use now by adding
new information or
changing its design
something that you say
or write that expresses
your opinion
to copy or move programs or
information to a larger
computer system or to the
internet
unable to stop taking
drugs, or doing
something as a habit
to stop something for a short period
amount
a feature: a typical quality or an important part of something
screen time: time spent using a device such as a computer, television, or games console.
average: the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of
amounts
amount: a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted
to scroll: to move text or other information on a computer screen in order to see a different part of it
newsfeed: a web page or screen that updates (= changes) often to show the latest news or information
to update: to make something more modern or suitable for use now by adding new information or changing its
design
to comment: something that you say or write that expresses your opinion
to upload: to copy or move programs or information to a larger computer system or to the internet
addicted: unable to stop taking drugs or doing something as a habit
take a break: to stop something for a short period