Professors
Upon completion of this course the students should be able:
To speak and understand at a basic level in Spanish, Chinese or German.
To understand the basic grammatical forms in Spanish, Chinese or German.
To have a basic listening and reading comprehension in Spanish, Chinese or German.
In the case of English, upon completion of Foreign Language II, the student should be prepared to take the FCE or CAE.
The following language skills will be covered for English, Spanish, Chinese and German:
Oral Communication
Listening Comprehension
Vocabulary Development
Reading Comprehension
Use of Grammar
Cultural Awareness
In addition, for those students studying English, there will be a focus on First Certificate of English (FCE) and/or Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) exam preparation
Oral Practice, Listening, and Grammar exercises
Writing, Reading and interactive exercises
Individual Presentations
Videos
Evaluation System:
30% of your final grade will be based on Quality class participation. Quality participation being defined as active in-class participation, quizzes, delivering scheduled presentations, homework completion and MOOC completion all on time.
40% of your final grade will be based on the Mid-term exam.
30% of your final grade will be based on the Final exam.
A variety of language books will be required depending on the language studied.
For example for Intermediate English:
Cappel, Annette, Sharp, Wendy, Objective First Student's Pack, Fourth Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2014, ISBN-13: 978-1107628564.
Educational Testing Service (2013) Official TOEFL IBT Tests, ISBN-13: 978-0071771269.