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LEVEL V

Inter American Campus - Virtual Language Laboratory

Course Outline for EAP-1500L

(before called ENS-1401L)

1^stWeek	Introduction to the course, and discussion of study plans after improving English skills. Video to Accompany Mosaic One, Third Edition, the McGraw-Hills Companies, Inc.
2^nd Week	Discussion of Video Mosaic One. Introduction and discussion of Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4, Tapestry on the Web site.
3^rd Week	Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4,, 2nd Edition, by Helen Kalkstein Fragiadakis and Virginia Maurer, Chapter 1, "Small Talk -- Not Deep, but Important", pg. 3. Mosaic One, A Listening/Speaking Skills Book, 3rd Edition, by Jami Ferrer-Hanreddy and Elizabeth Whelley, Chapter 1, "New Challenges", pg. 1. Discussion.
4^th Week	Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4,, Chapter 2, "High-Tech Communication -- a Curse or a Blessing?", pg. 25. Mosaic One, Chapter 2, "Looking at Learning", pg. 17. Discussion.
5^th Week	Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4, Chapter 3, "Humor -- Can Laughter Be The Best Medicine?", pg. 49. Mosaic One, Chapter 3, "Relationships", pg. 29. Discussion.
6^th Week	Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4, Chapter 4, "Academic Dishonesty -- How Common is Cheating?", pg. 73. Mosaic One, Chapter 4, "Health", pg. 43. Use of Analogies - Discussion.
7^th Week	Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4, Chapter 5, "Exporting American Culture -- McDonaldization of the World?", pg. 97. Mosaic One, Chapter 5, "High Tech, Low Tech", pg. 53. Discussion.
8^th Week	Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4, Chapter 6, "Medical Ethics: Should Doctors Ever Lie?", pg. 119. Mosaic One, Chapter 6, "Money Matters", pg. 65. Discussion.
9^th Week	Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4, Chapter 7, "The Time Bind -- Are Twenty-Four Hours a Day Enough?", pg. 141. Mosaic One, Chapter 7, "Leisure Time", pg. 77. Discussion.
10^th Week	Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4, Chapter 8, "Marketing Techniques -- Are We Really Influenced?", pg. 161. Mosaic One, Chapter 8, "Creativity", pg. 89. Discussion.
11^th Week	Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4, Chapter 9, "Being an Immigrant -- Culture Shock and Adaptation", pg. 185. Mosaic One, Chapter 9, "Human Behavior", pg. 101. Discussion.
12^th Week	Tapestry Listening and Speaking 4, Chapter 10, "Changes on Earth -- It's Not What It Used to Be", pg. 207. Mosaic One, Chapter 10, "Crime and Punishment", pg. 117. Discussion.
13^th Week	Mosaic One, Chapter 11, "The Physical World", pg. 129. Discussion. Pronouncing American English, Sounds, Stress & Intonation, 2nd Edition, by Gertrude F. Orion, Units 1-3, pgs. 4-33.
14^th Week	Mosaic One, Chapter 12, "Together on a Small Planet", pg. 137. Discussion. Pronouncing American English, Units 9-14, pgs. 82-124.
15^thWeek	Pronouncing American English,, Units 15-20, pgs. 125-171. Ellis Program or, Web Site, for example: http://www.Tapestry.heinle.com, (Speaking Exercises) or, www.esl-lab.com
16^th Week	Pronouncing American English, Units 21-25, pgs. 178-225. Ellis Program or, Web Site.
*ATTENTION:*	It is up to the instructor to use in each session, the Ellis Program. Also, there are some other options like, the use of: (A) Pronouncing American English, Sounds, Stress & Intonation, 2nd Edition, by Gertrude F. Orion; (B) Listening Dictation, Understanding English Sentence Structure, by Joan Morley; and/or, (C) Jazz Chants, by Carolyn Graham.