1. To pass LANG 1003, you need to achieve an overall average of ELPA (course assessments + ELPA post-test)

2. What you should do to reach the target this semester

3. Targets for Spring (Course + ELPA)
Target (Course + ELPA) for Spring
1003I 4

4. Targets for Spring (Course + ELPA)
Assessed Writing Task
Assessed Discussion
Vocabulary Tests
Participation
22%
18%
15% 5%
Easy target
ELPA
Reading
Listening
Vocabulary
Writing
Speaking
40%

5. Easy targets 6 5 4 Vocabulary Tests (15%) Participation (5%)
Target for Spring
18 out of 20
6 out of 7 6
15 out of 20
5 out of 7 5
12 out of 20
4 out of 7 4

6. Challenging targets Teach to the test? No! ELPA practice? No!
Regular exposure to authentic English Yes √
Make good use of the weekly 6 hours’ Yes √
out-of-class learning

7. Challenging targets – ELPA Reading
Reading materials in the textbook
Materials you find for the assignments
Read an article a week (e.g. SCMP, The Guardian, Time, The Economist)
Links and generic comprehension questions will be provided.

8. Challenging targets – ELPA Listening
Be attentive in class.
Listen to 1 to 2 short videos (e.g. BBC Words in the news, TED Talks) every week.
Links and generic comprehension questions will be provided.
Use the resources given on the course website

9. Challenging targets – ELPA Vocabulary
Wordlists - 3K, 5K, Academic Word List (AWL) & 10K
Vocabulary learning strategies
Use the resources given on the course website
Target for Spring
You could focus on AWL + 3K

10. Challenging targets – ELPA Writing & Speaking
What you learned in Fall, and what you are going to learn in Spring, are all relevant.
Speaking Writing
Topic Development & coherence Task Fulfillment & coherence
Vocabulary range & accuracy Vocabulary range & accuracy
Grammar range & accuracy Grammar range & accuracy
Pronunciation