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Table of Contents
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Week 1: Personal Memoirs
February 13, 2008
Six word memoirs
Course introductions and syllabus
Week 1 vocabulary exercises
Week 2: Elevator Talks
February 20, 2008
Word review
Elevator & Hallway Talk
Homejoy: Prepare a polished version of your 30-60 second elevator talk for next week
Week 2 vocabulary exercises
Week 3: More Talk in the Elevator
February 27, 2008
Video clip from Wordplay (2006)
Crossword word review
Elevator talk practice and evaluation
Week 3 vocabulary exercises
Week 4: Singing Revolution
March 5, 2008
15:00 Athena Keskus to watch The Singing Revolution (English with Estonian subtitles)
16:30 Film discussion and debrief at Ülikooli Kohvik
Listening summaries are rescheduled for March 12, 2008
Week 5: Estonian Secrets
March 12, 2008
Listening summaries
Vocabulary review (see Week 3 vocabulary exercises)
The secrets to being Estonian
Week 5 vocabulary exercises
Week 6: Describing an object
March 19, 2008
Description language and exercises
Homework: Bring an object/diagram from your workplace and give a short descriptive speech
Week 6 vocabulary exercises
Week 7: Describing an object 2
March 26, 2008
Vocabulary workout
Describing an object speeches and evaluation
April 2 No class
April 9 No class
Week 8: Class resumes!
April 16, 2008
- Vocabulary work: Word families
- Listening summaries
- Travel updates and reports
- Rescheduling and reorganizing
Week 9: Processes and procedures
April 23, 2008
- Weekly vocabulary exercises
- Identifying processes and procedures
- Analyzing a sample process mini-speech
- Tense, voice, and the imperative in process/procedures
- Homejoy: Prepare a mini-presentation of a process in your field
Week 10: Processes and Procedures II
April 30, 2008
- Weekly vocabulary exercises
- Modality in process speeches
- Pronunciation focus: stress and intonation
Week 11: Film and discussion
May 7, 2008
Week 12: Defining concepts and terms
May 14, 2008
Week 13: Defining concepts and terms
May 21, 2008
Week 14: Wrapping up
May 28, 2008
- Evaluations
- Wrap-up
- Celebrating successes!
