ENGLISH
FOR MSc ECONOMICS
Week 2
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DAY 1
SESSION 1
9 AM - 10:45 AM
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Reading critically and exploring the ideologies of a text
DAY 2
SESSION 1
9 AM - 10:45 AM
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Assignment (speaking)
The purpose and features of oral presentations
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DAY 3
SESSION 1
9 AM - 10:45 AM
Living in shared accommodation
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DAY 4
SESSION 1
9 AM - 10:45 AM
Deducing the meaning of unfamilar vocabulary
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DAY 5
SESSION 1
9 AM - 10:45 AM
Paragraph writing
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DAY 1
SEESION 2
11.15 AM - 1 PM
Taking-notes with top-level structures
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MATERIAL AVAILABLE
DAY 2
SESSION 2
11.15 AM - 1 PM
Assignment (speaking)
Presentation skills
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DAY 3
SESSION 2
11.15 AM - 1 PM
Using cohesive devices to create cohesive texts
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DAY 4
SESSION 2
11.15 AM - 1 PM
Using lexical cohesion to create cohesive texts
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DAY 5
SESSION 2
11.15 AM - 1 PM
Drawing on multiple sources to construct an argument
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DAY 1
SESSION 3
2:15 PM - 4 PM
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Synthesising ideas: summarising and paraphrasing​
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MATERIAL AVAILABLE
DAY 2
SESSION 3
2:15 PM - 4 PM
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Assignment (speaking)
Generating ideas and planning an oral presentation
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DAY 3
SESSION 3
2:15 PM - 4 PM
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Using hedging devices to soften a critical stance
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DAY 4
SESSION 3
2:15 PM - 4 PM
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Creating coherent texts with theme and rheme
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DAY 5
SESSION 3
2:15 PM - 4 PM
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Assignment (speaking)
Group tutorials
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