AECP Elective Course Descriptions - ASU International - Arizona ...
AECP Elective Course Descriptions - ASU International - Arizona ...
AECP Elective Course Descriptions - ASU International - Arizona ...
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Sample <strong>Course</strong> Schedule<br />
American English and Culture Program at <strong>Arizona</strong> State University<br />
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY<br />
8:35am – 10:30am<br />
Core Class<br />
Reading & Writing<br />
9:00am – 10:15am<br />
Core Class<br />
Reading & Writing<br />
8:35am – 10:30am<br />
Core Class<br />
Reading & Writing<br />
9:00am – 10:15am<br />
Core Class<br />
Reading & Writing<br />
8:35am – 10:30am<br />
Core Class<br />
Reading & Writing<br />
10:45am – 12:40pm<br />
Core Class<br />
Listening & Speaking<br />
10:15am – 12:00pm<br />
Lunch<br />
12:00pm – 1:15pm<br />
10:45am – 12:40pm<br />
Core Class<br />
Listening & Speaking<br />
10:15am – 12:00pm<br />
Lunch<br />
12:00pm – 1:15pm<br />
10:45am – 12:40pm<br />
Core Class<br />
Listening & Speaking<br />
12:40pm – 2:00pm<br />
Core Class<br />
Listening & Speaking<br />
12:40pm – 2:00pm<br />
Core Class<br />
Listening & Speaking<br />
12:40pm – 2:00pm<br />
Lunch<br />
2:00pm – 2:50pm<br />
<strong>Elective</strong> Classes<br />
● B-1 Grammar<br />
● B-2 Grammar<br />
● I-1 Grammar<br />
● I-2 Grammar<br />
● Advanced Grammar<br />
Advanced Intensive<br />
TOEFL Preparation<br />
1:30pm – 2:45pm<br />
<strong>Elective</strong> Classes<br />
▲ American Pronunciation<br />
and Accent Reduction<br />
▲ Vocabulary Power<br />
▲ Basic Everyday English<br />
▲ Intermediate Everyday<br />
English<br />
▲ Advanced Everyday English<br />
Advanced Intensive<br />
TOEFL Preparation<br />
Lunch<br />
2:00pm – 2:50pm<br />
<strong>Elective</strong> Classes<br />
● B-1 Grammar<br />
● B-2 Grammar<br />
● I-1 Grammar<br />
● I-2 Grammar<br />
● Advanced Grammar<br />
Advanced Intensive<br />
TOEFL Preparation<br />
3:05pm – 6:05pm<br />
1:30pm – 2:45pm<br />
<strong>Elective</strong> Classes<br />
▲ American Pronunciation<br />
and Accent Reduction<br />
▲ Vocabulary Power<br />
▲ Basic Everyday English<br />
▲ Intermediate Everyday<br />
English<br />
▲ Advanced Everyday English<br />
Advanced Intensive<br />
TOEFL Preparation<br />
3:00pm – 5:45pm<br />
Lunch<br />
2:00pm – 2:50pm<br />
<strong>Elective</strong> Classes<br />
● B-1 Grammar<br />
● B-2 Grammar<br />
● I-1 Grammar<br />
● I-2 Grammar<br />
● Advanced Grammar<br />
Advanced Intensive<br />
TOEFL Preparation<br />
3:05pm – 6:05pm<br />
● Grammar <strong>Elective</strong>s meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 2:00pm - 2:50pm.<br />
▲ Communication/Culture <strong>Elective</strong>s meet on Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30-2:45pm.<br />
Advanced Intensive TOEFL <strong>Elective</strong> meets on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,<br />
Thursday, and Friday in the afternoons. This is a 6-hour elective and you will need<br />
to pay for the additional 3 hours of study.<br />
■ Once-a-Week <strong>Elective</strong>s meet Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday after 3:00pm.<br />
<strong>Elective</strong> Classes<br />
WEDNESDAY ONLY<br />
■ <strong>International</strong> Business:<br />
English for Global<br />
Business<br />
■ Intermediate<br />
TOEFL Preparation<br />
<strong>Elective</strong> Classes<br />
THURSDAY ONLY<br />
■ Food Matters: American<br />
Cooking, Nutrition, and<br />
Sustainability<br />
■ American University:<br />
Bridge to <strong>ASU</strong><br />
<strong>Elective</strong> Classes<br />
FRIDAY ONLY<br />
■ Business Presentations<br />
■ Technical Writing and<br />
Research Methods<br />
This schedule is subject to change at any time.
Grammar <strong>Course</strong>s<br />
Basic 1 Grammar<br />
Basic 2 Grammar<br />
Intermediate 1 Grammar<br />
Intermediate 2 Grammar<br />
Advanced Grammar<br />
Communication <strong>Course</strong>s<br />
Basic Everyday English<br />
Intermediate Everyday English<br />
Advanced Everyday English<br />
Business <strong>Course</strong>s<br />
<strong>International</strong> Business: English for<br />
Global Business<br />
Business Presentations<br />
American Culture <strong>Course</strong>s<br />
American Pronunciation<br />
& Accent Reduction<br />
Food Matters: American Cooking,<br />
Nutrition, and Sustainability<br />
Vocabulary Power<br />
The American University:<br />
Bridge to <strong>ASU</strong><br />
Science, Technology & Sustainability Description<br />
Technical Writing and Research Methods<br />
Test Preparation <strong>Course</strong>s<br />
Intermediate TOEFL Preparation<br />
Advanced Intensive TOEFL Preparation<br />
American English and Culture Program at <strong>ASU</strong><br />
Sample <strong>Elective</strong> <strong>Course</strong> <strong>Descriptions</strong><br />
Description<br />
Learn and review helping verbs, pronouns, adjectives, count/non-count nouns, and tenses (present,<br />
present progressive, and simple past).<br />
Learn grammar for everyday writing and speaking: present, progressive and future tenses, irregular<br />
verbs in the past tense, modal verbs, pronouns, order of adjectives, and comparisons.<br />
Improve grammar for everyday writing and conversation: present perfect and present perfect continuous,<br />
and future tenses, noun clauses, and grammar to cover frequency, duration, possibility, and necessity.<br />
Focus on an overview of all the tenses. This course also covers passive voice and sequence of tenses<br />
with adverbial clauses.<br />
Explore complex sentence structure, participial phrases, reduced adjective clauses and appositives,<br />
infinitives and gerunds, hypothetical conditionals, and the subjunctive.<br />
Description<br />
Learn basic American English for everyday communication. This course is based on a large database<br />
(Cambridge <strong>International</strong> Corpus of North American English) of everyday conversations.<br />
Learn intermediate American English for everyday communication. This course is based on a large<br />
database (Cambridge <strong>International</strong> Corpus of North American English) of everyday conversations.<br />
Learn advanced American English for everyday communication. This course is based on a large database<br />
(Cambridge <strong>International</strong> Corpus of North American English) of everyday conversations.<br />
Description<br />
Study English for Global Business emphasizing oral communication skills.<br />
Learn the essential presentation skills that will help in business careers and life.<br />
Description<br />
Improve comprehensibility and comprehension through explanation, demonstration, and practice of the<br />
English sound system. Learn tongue and mouth positions, vowels and consonants, stress, rhythm, and<br />
intonation.<br />
Learn about American culture by looking at food, health, nutrition, and meal choices popular with<br />
Americans. This class will review issues about food production, selection, preparation, and consumption<br />
(eating).<br />
Develop an active vocabulary of commonly used words in general and academic English.<br />
Learn ways to study, survive, and succeed in college. This course is an introduction to the American<br />
University.<br />
Learn to research, plan, structure, and write technical materials such as technical manuals, research<br />
proposals and reports. Develop your writing skills for university level research.<br />
Description<br />
Experience an introduction to test-taking strategies for the iBT TOEFL. This class meets three hours per<br />
week. Only Intermediate level students may attend this class.<br />
Enhance test-taking strategies for specific areas of the iBT TOEFL and the paper and pencil TOEFL. This is a<br />
super-intensive elective course and meets six hours per week. Only Advanced level students may attend this class.<br />
Available <strong>Elective</strong> Classes Based on Level<br />
Class Name Basic 1 Basic 2<br />
Interm. Interm. Adv. Adv. Number<br />
1 2 1 2 of Hours<br />
Date & Time<br />
Grammar <strong>Course</strong> 3 Mon., Wed., & Fri. 2:00pm – 2:50pm<br />
Everyday English <strong>Course</strong> 3 Tue. & Thu. 1:30 pm – 2:45pm<br />
<strong>International</strong> Business: English for Global Business 3 Wed. 3:05pm – 6:05pm<br />
Business Presentations 3 Fri. 3:05pm – 6:05pm<br />
American Pronunciation & Accent Reduction 3 Tue. & Thu. 1:30pm – 2:45pm<br />
Food Matters: American Cooking, Nutrition, and<br />
Sustainability<br />
3 Thu. 3:00pm – 5:45pm<br />
Vocabulary Power 3 Tue. & Thu. 1:30pm – 2:45pm<br />
American University: Bridge to <strong>ASU</strong> 3 Thu. 3:00pm – 5:45pm<br />
Technical Writing and Research Methods 3 Fri. 3:05pm – 6:05pm<br />
Intermediate TOEFL Preparation 3 Wed. 3:05pm – 6:05pm<br />
Advanced Intensive TOEFL Preparation * 6<br />
Mon., Wed., & Fri. 2:00pm – 2:50pm<br />
Tue. & Thu. 1:30pm – 2:45pm