1. Academic English for Education
Welcome & Introductions – Name Game
Course Platform
Syllabus
highlight – Instructor – Office Hours – Section
Supplies – binder, highlighter pens
Today’s lesson – overview of Skills
HW – journal reflection

2. “platform” = base, stage (shoes, diving, course)
Course Platform
“platform” = base, stage (shoes, diving, course)
Blackboard
Blog
Communications tools
Announcements – first page
– teacher, students, whole class
Journal – (will show you today)
Discussion Board
groups – for presentations
Has link to blog
Go there now
course documents, lessons, links for learning, other courses
– link is on Blackboard
Has main lesson materials + info on other course, useful websites,
Has link to Blackboard

3. Course Grading Students will be graded on these five tasks:
Written Work – 5
Coursework Grade: 5 (ongoing)
Midterm –
Group Presentation 10
Group Report - 10
Final Exam –

4. Introduction to Skills
Discuss:
List the most important reading skills that you always use (to pass the IELTS, etc.)
How are reading and writing connected in our learning?

5. Reading into Writing skills
In this course, you build essential skills for reading, researching, and writing:
What do you know about these ? (what, why, how?)
Pre-reading
Skimming / Scanning
Annotating /
Note-taking / Paraphrasing
Outlining
Reflection / Follow up
reading/research
Writing
Skills