Teachers College, Columbia University

Spring 2013

Course Information
Instructors: Kyeong Hyeon (Alice) Kim & Yu (Jade) Song Instructors !mails: khk2120@tc.columbia.edu Alice ys2626@tc.columbia.edu Jade "ocation: Grace Dodge Hall (GDH), Room 543 "evel: In ermedia e 4 ! (I4!) Class meeting time # $ate: "e# $$ % A&ril '5 ((on, )ed, & *+ur, $-.-- A( o $'.-- /() Important Contact %umbers: 01/ o22ice num#er ('$') 34563-74

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Course (escription
In ermedia e 4 i, an in egra ed cour,e +a +el&, , uden , im&ro<e +eir 1ngli,+ ,&ea>ing, li, ening, reading, and ?ri ing ,>ill, +roug+ indi<idual and grou& ac i<i ie,= S uden , ?ill im&ro<e +eir o<erall 1ngli,+ language ,>ill, #y &rac icing a ?ide <arie y o2 communica i<e ac i<i ie, ,uc+ a, con<er,a ion, on 2amiliar o&ic,, a, ?ell a, grou& and &air ?or> ?+ic+ ?ill com#ine +e 2our ,>ill, (reading, ?ri ing, li, ening, ,&ea>ing)= S uden , ?ill de<elo& oral cla,,room ,>ill, and reading , ra egie,, increa,e <oca#ulary, u,e grammar , ruc ure,, ma>e more com&le@ ,en ence, u,ing +e <oca#ulary &re,en ed in +e e@ #oo>, and com&le e &rac ice e@erci,e,=

Course )b*ectives

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Course ,aterials

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Course 'olicies
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Class Sche$ule
Date February 11 February 13, 14, 18, 20 February 21, 25, 27, 28 March 4, 6, 7, 11 March 13 March 14 March 18, 20, 21 March 25, 27, 28 April 1 April 3, 4, 8, 10 April 11, 15, 17, 18 April 22 April 24 April 25 Class introduction Unit 7: Whats So Funny? (Page 65) Unit 8: So Thats How...! (Page 75) Unit 9: Home Sweet Home (Page 85) Review for Midterm Exam Midterm Exam Spring Break (No classes) Unit 10: Mysteries of Science (Page 97) Unit 11: Sadder but Wiser (Page 107) Unit 12: Wishful Thinking (Page 117) Review for Final Exam Final Exam Last day of classes - party Theme