Teens in the USA
Introduction:
Are you a teenager?
Are you interested in studying English?
Do you you want to improve your English and to know some new facts about teens in the
USA?
USA?
Join this course!
Course Description:
This homereading course will help students to develop their language abilities in all four skill areas - reading, writing, listening and speaking and to get some information about teen`s life in the USA.
The course sets the following goals:
The course sets the following goals:
- to raise the level of educational autonomy, ability for self-education, work withmultimedia programmes, electronic dictionaries and resources of the Internet;
- to develop cognitive and research skills, information culture and to broaden the mind;
- to introduce the idea of cross-cultural communication basics, to cultivate tolerance and respect for spiritual values of different countries and peoples.
Course Requirements:
During a term you will be required:
• to attend classes and work hard at the offered materials;
• to participate in weekly class work and discussions;
• to make web quests, a project, write letters and participate in group projects;
• to attend classes and work hard at the offered materials;
• to participate in weekly class work and discussions;
• to make web quests, a project, write letters and participate in group projects;
Course Syllabus:
week 1 (17/09 - 23/09)
What is an American School Like?
reading:
Task:
Test: School Life
Grading List:
100%-85% - "5"
84%-75% - "4"
74%-50% - "3"
What is your score?
week 2 (24/09 - 30/09)
What is an American School Like?
reading:
Podcast:
week 3 (01/10 - 07/10)
Podcast:
week 3 (01/10 - 07/10)
After School Activities
reading:
Task:
Click the link to find the description and procedure of WebQuest "10 Tips for an Exchange Student"
week 5 (15/10 - 21/10)
Popular Hobbies
Task: Read the letter Pocket has money! once again, write your letter to this topic on the page of your blog.
week 6 (22/10 - 28/10)
Teen Fashion
Task: make a list of your new words to this topic.
week 7 (12/11 - 18/11)
Surfing the Net
reading:
Is America a safe country to raise kids?
Task: Read the article Is America a safe country to raise kids? once again, write your letter to this topic on the page of your blog.
Task: Read the article Is America a safe country to raise kids? once again, write your letter to this topic on the page of your blog.
week 8 - 9 (19/11 - 02/12)
About Friendship and Love
reading:
podcast:
Celine Dion: My Heart Will Go On listen to the song, do the task and send your score to me. Put your name in the box NAME, and my code Oksana in the box Teacher Code.
Celine Dion: My Heart Will Go On listen to the song, do the task and send your score to me. Put your name in the box NAME, and my code Oksana in the box Teacher Code.
Task: Read these articles once more, write your own letter on your blog.
week 10 (03/12 - 09/12)
Look for Grading List on the front page.
Assignments:
- Test School Life
- Task: write your letter about A Normal Day at a Russian School.
- WebQuest "10 Tips for an exchange Student"
- write your own essay on your blog.
- Task: Read the article Is America a safe country to raise kids? once again, write your letter to this topic on the page of your blog.
- Task: Click the link to find the description and procedure of WebQuest "ABC Book of an American Student"
- Task: listen to the song of Celine Dion: My Heart Will Go On and do the task.
- Web Project "Teens in the USA and Russia. Two Different Worlds?"
Content - 35%
Material arrangement and navigation - 10%
Language competency (grammar, spelling, style) - 30%
Presentation design (colour, graphics, images, other effects)- 10%
Webliography - 10%
Information about authors -5%
Grading List
Grading List
Course Materials:
Required books:
- Teens` Guide to the USA by E.L.Vlasova
- The USA: Geography, History, Education, Painting by V.V.Oshchepkova
- Happy English 2 by T.Klementeva
- English For Teenagers by E.B.Polyakova
Internet Resources:
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