FALL 2015 WOOSONG UNIVERSITY SOPHOMORE CLASS SYLLABUS
– LEVEL 3
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Course Name:
Winter Intersession Level 3
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Class Code:
Sophomore
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Class Location:
TBD
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Semester & Day(s):
Winter, 2015 (Intersession 1) |
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Teacher:
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Office
& Office Hours:
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Textbook:
Basics of Debate. Compass
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Course
Description: This course provides high level students with sophisticated strategies
and frameworks for offering, supporting, defending and opposing opinions on a
variety of topics and global issues. The course is designed to expand
students’ critical thinking skills and empower them with the necessary
English language tools to hold meaningful discussions.
Course
objectives:
The general objectives for
this course are for students to be able to:
● Form
opinions for and against various topics
● Argue
those opinions
● Agree or
disagree with the opinions of others
● Prioritize
supporting reasons and evidence according to relevance and strength of
argument
● Present
their opinions verbally in a logical and cogent manner both in the form of a
monologue and within a conversation
By the end of this course you will have
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Generated reasons and supporting evidence
for your opinions
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Expressed and supported opinions logically
and effectively in oral format
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Used target structures when agreeing with or
rebutting opinions
● Differentiated between the various types of supporting evidence
● Created and performed a dialog and/or Q&A-based conversation
● Participated actively and effectively in cooperative group and pair
work
Teaching Strategies:
WIll include:
Discussions,
presentations, role-plays, demonstrations, modeling, group and pair work,
in-class preparation, critical evaluation of peer and other discussions, and
others as the instructor sees fit.
Assessments:
● Week 2: Midterm Exam (20%)
The midterm will be an oral exam.
● Week 3: Final Exam (40%)
The final exam will be an oral exam. |
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Course Assessment:
● Attendance =
20%
● Homework
& Participation = 20%
● Midterm
(Oral) Exam = 20%
● Final
(Oral) Exam = 40%
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Grade Curve:
A+
 A0 ≤
35%
B+
 B0 ≤ 40%
C+
D0 ≥ 25%
F = score below 40; insufficient
attendance; didn’t sit Final exam
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COURSE CALENDAR
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Week/Dates: Intersessions 1 & 2
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Possible Lesson Breakdown
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Week Outcome: At the end of each week, students will (be able to)…
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Intersession 1
Week 1
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Intersession 2
Week 1
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Intro. Unit 1, 2-8
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State opinions & agree or disagree with those of others
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Use the 3 different types of opinions: of value, policy & fact
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Use target (and other) responses to the opinions of others
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Create a survey to elicit the opinions of others
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Explain opinions by giving reasons
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Discern stronger from weaker reasons
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Create a questionnaire
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Unit 1, 9-11
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Unit 2, 14-24
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Unit 2, 25-30
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Intersession 1
Week 2
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Intersession 2
Week 2
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Unit 3, 32-37
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Support reasons and opinions
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Discern & utilize types
of supporting information: explanation, example, statistic, or expert opinion
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Discuss reasons for and against the death penalty
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Participate in group
discussions involving well-supported reasons and opinions on various topics
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Unit 3, 38-46
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Review / Catch up day
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MIDTERM
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Intersession 1
Week 3
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Intersession 2
Week 3
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Unit
4, 44-48
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Refute opinions with opposing
points of view
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Use different types of
refutation (not true, not relevant, easy to solve, etc.)
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Form logical connections
between points of view and various refutations
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Challenge points of view with
refutations supported by information
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Combine all discussion
elements learned to form a single, meaningful discussion
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Unit 4, 49-53
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Review / Catch up day
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Final Exam
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WOOSONG
UNIVERSITY COURSE POLICY
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You are expected to behave appropriately in your class. This means:
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Pay attention to the teacher.
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Do not talk when your teacher
or your classmates are talking.
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Participate in class. If the teacher asks you a question, try to
answer it.
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Bring your book, pencil,
paper and dictionary to class every day.
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Do not bring a
photocopied version of the textbook; all
students MUST have a genuine textbook.
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Attendance
If a student is absent,
they must first talk to their
Department Head and obtain an excused absence form. That form must then be given to the instructor. Only absences for sickness, car accidents,
military service interviews, training for army reservists, departmental
events, and mourning will be considered with documentary evidence. Students
can have up to TWO CLASSES excused per semester. Allowance for any further excuses is up to
the instructor's discretion.
If a student is absent
(unexcused) from one third of the
classes in that semester, the student will automatically receive an “F.”
Students should check their attendance as often as possible to avoid
mistakes.
A student will lose 0.5
points from their attendance every time they are tardy.
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This course
will have two exams: a Midterm Exam
and a Final Exam. The instructor
may administer quizzes or other assignments at any time during the course. Homework and Participation will be
assessed at the discretion of the instructor as per standard Woosong policy.
In some cases the Homework portion of the grade may be determined by the
department (E.g. the requirement of a portfolio project etc.).
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