High-Intermediate Academic Communication

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
2	Basic Grammar (Parts of Speech, Parts of Sentences, and Sentence Types)
3	Logical Connectors / Connectives
4	Adjustments in Connected Speech
5	Interaction Gambits Adverb Clauses
6	Reducing Adverb Clauses
7	Adjective Clauses Appositives
8	Participal Phrases	Progress report memo #1 due
9	Correcting Dangling Modifiers Noun Clauses
10	Essay Organization	Quiz #1
11	Paraphrase
12	Word / Sentence Stress Debate Gambits	Short essay due
13	Gerunds and Infinitives Debate #1
14	Jigsaw Puzzle: A Doctor’s Dilemma
15	Order of Cumulative Adjectives Articles
16	Article Usage with “Last” and “Next”
17	Thought Group / Prominence
18	Review of Verb Tenses Tense Shift in Oral Narratives
19	Conditionals
20	Jigsaw Puzzle: Soft Power Presentation Gambits
21	Debate #2	Progress report memo #2 due
22		Quiz #2
23	Presentations
24	Presentations (cont.)	Final essay due
25	Course Wrap-Up