Course Title

PRAGMATICS

Course Code

PRAG430436

Credit

4

Program Level

Overview

This course is designed to provide the students of Technical English Translation and Interpretation as well as of the Business English programs basic understandings of pragmatics in English communication, the meaning of sentences and utterances such as implicature

Course Title

PRE-INTERMEDIATE LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Course Code

LISP240135

Credit

4

Program Level

Overview

This course is designed for English-majored students to achieve pre-intermediate level in listening and speaking (A2). The course provides students with vocabulary, grammar and background knowledge of familiar topics in everyday life. In addition, this course focuses on improving listening skills, i.e. listening for main ideas, listening for details of short talks and conversations as well as helps students build the ability to communicate confidently, describe problems and suggest proper solutions, present ideas and engage in conversations related to familiar topics such as hobbies, learning and work. Apart from listening and speaking skills, students are offered with opportunities to obtain necessary study skills, critical and creative thinking skills which are the cornerstone for their development in thinking and communicative competences in the future.

Course Title

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Course Code

PREX 430938

Credit

3

Program Level

Program

Overview

This course is designed to provide fourth-year TESOL students with professional experiences in real

Course Title

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Course Code

REME430838

Credit

3

Program Level

Overview

This is a foundational course for research conducting and reporting in the area of EFL education. Students are exposed to popular genres of research publications and a thorough procedure of conducting research. They need to come up with a research objective, review relevant literature, design instruments, plan the data collection procedure, predict the findings, and make concrete conclusions. Students have an opportunity to sharpen their skills in proposal writing, data analysis planning, research ethics considering, and academic conventions observing. Other relevant skills to prepare for early-career researchers are also included. The course fosters students’ capability of independence in research activities to facilitate their learning quality and research motivation.

Course Title

SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Course Code

LAAC431238

Credit

3

Program Level

Program

Overview

Understanding the process of second language learning is the most crucial foundation for all practices relevant to language teaching, curriculum design, and learning support services. This introductory course on second language acquisition (SLA) aims to explore how languages are learned in both formal and informal contexts, and how first language learning is different from second or third language learning. Key issues that underlie English language acquisition, with special emphasis on those that are pertinent to English language teachers are examined. Affective factors contributing to the development, maintenance, and attrition of languages are analyzed and discussed to inform educational practices of how to best facilitate the language learning process. They include age, individual differences, aptitude, cognition, affect, motivation, and social dimensions of learning.