Sample Syllabus
Syllabus for the course of A Survey of Pragmatics
Course Name: Intensive Class Teacher: Yu Xiaoyi Learner: English major
Scheduled Time : Autumn semester Category : Compulsory Teacher Hours: 30 Credits:2
Course Objectives
1) They aim at the training of reading skills as well as the further training of basic and comprehensive language skills.
2) Improving the learners ability in language use.
Teaching Forms and Requirements
Heuristic approach , discussion
―these coursebooks attempt at encouraging students to perform various tasks at various stages in order to enable them to work with initiative and to be adept in active and logical thinking. before each text, there are pre-reading questions, dictionary work to set student thinking and working.
―each group made up of 3-4 persons , who are supposed to work in collaboration on pre-reading questions. choosing one person of group presents the result of discussion.
Teaching Schedule
Syllabus Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Introduction (1) Introduction (2) Listening practice(1) Listening practice(2) Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Translation(1) Translation(2) Writing(1) Writing(2) Comprehensive training(1) Comprehensive training(2) Comprehensive training(3) Reading Comprehension(1) Week 13 Reading Conprehension(2) Week 14 Cloze(1) Cloze(2) Week 15 Forms of assessment
Attendance (presence and punctuality) (10%) Participation + Assignments (20%) Presentation (10%)
Course paper ( task the course) (10%) Final exam (50%)
Coursebook
Sparke’s Model Test of Forecast
Reference books
a) Bander , Robert G. American English Rhetoric : A Writing Program in English as a second Language .2nd ed . Holt, Rinehart and winston, 1978.
b)Bennett , j. Michael. Four Powers of Communication: Skills of Effective
Learning .McGraw-Hill, 1991.
c) Bilbow ,Graham T. Business Writing for Hongkong . 2nd ed .Longman,1997. d) Brandon ,Lee .Paragraphs and Essays.6th ed. D.C.Heath,1994 e)Brown, James I .Efficient Reading .6th ed.D. C. Heath,1984.
f) Cambridge Proficiency Examination Practice 2. Cambridge University Press,1990. g)Clayes,Stanley A., David C. Spencer and Martin S. Stanford, eds. Contexts for composition.5th ed. Prentice-Hall,1979.
h)Clouse,Barbara Fine. The student Writer : Editor and Critic .3rd ed . McGraw-Hill,1992.
i)Cooley,Thomas. The Norton Sampler :Short Essays for Composition.Norton,1979.
Related journals
1. English Weekly 2. Text 3. English Street