To give students an overall look on how the course will go To inform students some basic requirements of the course To know students’ expectations from the course ACTIVITIES.. To
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CLASS: 08AV111 – 08AV112
COURSE TASK TYPE: TOPIC-BASED and DISCUSSING
COURSE DURATION: 45 periods
COURSE BOOK: None
REFERENCE: Varied
COURSE OVERVIEW
7 4 Suggested from students 7
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AIMS
To give students an overall look on how the course will go
To inform students some basic requirements of the course
To know students’ expectations from the course
ACTIVITIES
1 Getting to know each other
2 Some basic requirements of the course
3 Students’ expectations from the course
4 Topic negotiation
Students’ preparation:
Think of some topics that are required as suggested from students with these criteria:
+ Relevant to students’ age & level of knowledge
+ Be of students’ interests
+ Current hot issues
WEEK 2 SCHOOL & YOUR STUDY
AIMS
To get students to generalize school requirements
To reflect students’ expectations and their responsibilities
To know how and what to set plans for their coming semesters
ACTIVITIES
1 Self-reflection: Students reflect some aspects about school: what they like, what they don’t like and what they wish to do or have
2 Bright ideas: Solutions to some school aspects
3 Future resolutions: identify what is important and decisive in sts’ study in coming semesters => list resolutions to get the best outcomes
HOMEWORK/REFLECTION
Tell about how you have been studying so far in LHU Will you make any change for the next semesters?
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AIMS
To see how students have been studying English so far
To see their weaknesses and strengths in practising speaking skills
To suggest some good tips for students to study speaking more effectively
ACTIVITIES
1 Students reflect how they have been practising speaking skills during 2 years (good and weak points) and self-evaluate the effects and progress made
2 Students suggest better techniques to study speaking
HOMEWORK/REFLECTION
Evaluate your speaking skills so far and how you would improve it
AIMS
To make a plan on how to advertise a “student trip”
To design a resort and win the bid of the project
To make a plan on how to advertise tours in Dong Nai
ACTIVITIES
1 Students as Travel Agents make plan to advertise a trip for students in LHU
2 Students are supposed to attend a bid for owning deserted island and make it a resort
3 Students in groups choose a place in Dong Nai and plan to make it become a tourist destination
HOMEWORK/REFLECTION
Tourism and Vietnamese people
AIMS
To get students to recognize what a true friend & friendship is
To give students vocabulary of characteristics
ACTIVITIES
1 Game on characteristic vocabulary
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2 Sts talk about their best friends
3 Some situations of friendship to be solved
4 Some quotes about friendship by students
HOMEWORK/REFLECTION
What do you think of one of these statements?
1 “A friend in need is a friend in indeed.”
2 “Who needs friends, the old or the young?”
AIMS
To activate sts’ awareness of setting plans & goals for their study & their life
ACTIVITIES
1 An activity to lead in the topic: what is a plan or goal?
2 Benefits of making plans & setting goals for one’s life
3 Groups sketch their plans to reach a certain goal
4 Sts share about their goals in life
HOMEWORK/REFLECTION
What’s your goal after graduation from university? What plans do you make to reach that goal?