Academic English Workshop (health Care)

CC0040

ACADEMIC English Workshop (Health Care) 2009-2010 Session 1 (Part I) – Workshop Introduction

Wience Lai

[email protected] 3746-0170 HHB 1630

Today’s Special

• Teaching Schedule for CC0040 • Paragraph Writing

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Expected Learning Outcomes • Identify your weaknesses and strengths in academic English • Enhance your academic English skills required for success in learning through English as the medium of instructions at a sub-degree level • Use independent language learning skills for extended language learning in less formal settings • Gain confidence in using English for 10/05/09 3 EASWk1PartILWL) academic purposes

Covered Topics • Paragraph Writing • Grammar Review (Common ESL Errors) • Sentence Structure - Fragments, Run-ons, Parallel Structures, Misplaced Modifiers, Dangling Modifiers

• Summarising Skills • Paraphrasing Skills

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Learning/Teaching Mode • 1-hour Workshops (class exercises, discussion)

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Do’s & Don’ts

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Assessments 1. Portfolio (Due in Week 11) (a) Worksheets completed for Sessions 1 to 10 (b)Independent Language Learning Records (at least 5 hours of independent study or participation in English enhancement activities/ self-learning activities; students are highly encouraged to use the self-learning language centre in the CPCE libraries). (See Record of Independent Learning on Moodle) (c) Homework Practices (See next slide) 2. Participation To PASS the workshop, all students must achieve at least 70% attendance rate for the workshops, be punctual, participate actively in the class learning activities and submit all the assignments before the submission deadlines.

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Assessments

Homework Practices

1. Paragraph Writing Practice

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2. Reflective Writing Practice I

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3. Reflective Writing Practice II

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4. Reflective Writing Practice III

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5. Summarising Practice

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Students have to complete the assigned tasks of the workshop such as in-class exercises and a self-learning portfolio satisfactorily AND to achieve 70% attendance rate for the workshops, or else their EAS coursework grade will be downgraded by one letter grade (e.g. C+ downgraded to C). 10/05/09

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Workshop Materials Moodle E-Learning Platform:

https://moodle.cpce-polyu.edu.hk/login/index.p

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Contacts Wience Lai Office: HHB 1630 Telephone: 3746 0170 E-mail: [email protected] Consultation Hours: - 3:30-4:30p.m. (Mon) - 11:30-12:30a.m. (Thu) 10/05/09

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Let’s move on to our first session!