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Tentative Schedule (Spring, 2019)


Last Updated 2019/2/18*
Except for some special cases, most assignments are due on Fridays.


 

Date

Mode and Activity

Deadline*
& Reference

1

2/19

General introduction &
I. Conversation & App: (1) Work, Career and building your personal profile [Q]
 App: (2) Resume and cover letter

Resume ppt, Skill Resume Sample, Chinese resume (ref)
application ppt, Cover Letter Sample
II. Final Exam: responses

RP writing starts

(see Links)

 

2/22

General introduction &
I. Self-introduction
II. Job/graduate program description reminder
Sign up for group presentations:
(1) Our Language Problems
(2) 3/15 and 3/22

RP Questionnaire due
Description form v1 due 2/24
Job form
(see Links)

2

2/26

I. App: (3) Statement of Purpose and Autobiography
Autobiography ppt
II. Variable and textual pattern: Discussion

App. 1-1. cover letter, resume + Job ad

 

3/1

Extended Holiday

(2 RP Convention helpers)
RP outline, notes & quotes

3

3/5

I. Application Letter & Resume Revision
III. Our Language Problems (1)

Description form v2 due 3/5

 

3/8

Mock Interview Prep. (I)
I. Understanding your skills: transferrable VS. knowledge-based
II. Analyzing your skills

App. 1-2. SOP/autobio.

4

3/12

I. SOP/Autobio. Revision
III. Our Language Problems (2)

 

 

3/15

Mock Interview Prep. (II)
Job and career choices for English majors: presentation + interview activity

Journal #1 due 3/17

5

3/19

II. RP: Quotation, Literature Review and Outlining
RP: Outline & Peer Response (1)

(Graff and Birkenstein; Hubbuch)

 

3/22

Mock Interview Prep. (III)
Job and career choices for English majors: presentation + interview activity

RP 1 (Part 1 & 2: intro, literature review, argument & methodology)

6

3/26

Individual Conferences (1)

Job sign-up (25-30)

 

3/29

Interview Practice

App. 2 portofolio

7

4/2

Spring Break

 

 

4/5

Spring Break

 

8

4/9

I. App: General Response & Conclusion
III. Our Language Problems (3)

 

 

4/12

Mid-Term Week Composition Exam

 

9

4/16

II. RP: Refining Thesis Statement and usages of Quotations; Abstract Writing

(Lester)

 

4/19

Good Friday

RP 2

10

4/23

Mock Job Interviews

 

 

4/26

Mock Job Interviews

journal #2 due 4/28

11

4/30

  • Formal Presentation (1): Neil & Rita

 

 

5/3

  •  Formal Presentation (2): Winnie & Sandy

RP Abstract (due)

12

5/7

  • III. Our Language Problems (4)
  • Peer Response (2): RP 2

5/15 RP Convention meeting

 

5/10

  • Formal Presentation (3): Vivian & Nelson

 

13

5/14

  • Formal Presentation (4) : Leslie, Josie & Viola

RP sign-up & ppt’s due for Teachers

 

5/17

Role-play panel discussion
Topics TBD

RP 3

14

5/21

  • Formal Presentation (5): Madeline & Vicky
  • RP: Reminders

Sign up week for RP Convention

 

5/24

  • Formal Presentation (6): Mandy & Elle  

Journal #3 due 5/26

15

5/28

  •   individual conferences (2) on CCIII Benchmarks

Peer Response (3) [due two days after the papers are submitted]

 

5/31

Research Paper Convention I

 

16

6/4

Research Paper Convention II

 

 

6/7

Dragon Boat Festival. Holiday.

 

17

6/11

Research Paper Convention III

 

 

6/14

Research Paper Convention IV

RP Response & Self-Evaluation RP 4

18

6/18

II. RP Conclusion

 

 

6/21

Wrap-up discussion & summer vacation!!

journal #4 due 6/23

References:
Graff, Gerald and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say / I Say : The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. 2nd edition, W.W. Norton & Co., 2010.
Hubbuch, Susan M. Writing Research Papers across the Curriculum. 4th edition, Harcourt, 1996.
Kumar, Ranjit. Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners. 3rd edition, SAGE, 2010.
Lester, James and James Lester, Jr. Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide,  Global Edition. 15th edition, Pearson, 2015.