What you should do to reach the target this semester Targets for Spring Course ELPA Course Target Course ELPA for Spring 1003I 4 Targets for Spring Course ELPA ID: 641369
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To pass LANG 1003, you need to achieve an overall average of ELPA 4 (course assessments + ELPA post-test)Slide2
What
you should do to reach
the target
this
semesterSlide3
Targets for Spring (Course + ELPA)
Course
Target
(Course + ELPA) for
Spring
1003I4Slide4
Targets for Spring (Course + ELPA)
Course
Assessed Writing Task
Assessed Discussion
Vocabulary
TestsParticipation
22%
18
%15%5% Easy targetEasy targetELPAReadingListeningVocabularyWritingSpeaking 40% Slide5
Easy targets
Vocabulary
Tests (15%)
Participation
(5%)
Target for Spring18 out of 20
6
out of 7
615 out of 205 out of 7512 out of 204 out of 74Slide6
Challenging targets
Teach to the test? No!
ELPA practice? No!
Regular exposure to authentic English Yes √
Make good use of the weekly 6 hours’ Yes
√ out-of-class learningSlide7
Challenging targets – ELPA Reading
Reading materials in the textbook
Materials you find for the assignments
Read an article a week (e.g. SCMP, The Guardian, Time, The Economist)
Links and generic comprehension questions will be provided.Slide8
Challenging targets – ELPA Listening
Be attentive in class.
Listen to 1 to 2 short videos (e.g. BBC Words in the news,
TED
Talks)
every week.Links and generic comprehension questions will be provided.Use the resources given on the course website http://lccourses.ust.hk/courses/lang1003i/listening/Slide9
Challenging targets – ELPA Vocabulary
Wordlists - 3K, 5K, Academic Word List (AWL) & 10K
http
://143.89.111.154/elpa/vocabulary
/Vocabulary learning strategies http://lccourses.ust.hk/courses/lang1003i/vocabulary/Use the resources given on the course website Target for Spring You could focus on AWL + 3KSlide10
Challenging targets – ELPA Writing & Speaking
What you learned in Fall, and what you are going to learn in Spring, are all relevant.
Speaking Writing
Topic Development & coherence Task Fulfillment & coherence Vocabulary range & accuracy Vocabulary range & accuracy Grammar range & accuracy Grammar range & accuracy Pronunciation