Course Content

EATP Continuation Course

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

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!
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