* Pre-intermediate & Intermediate:
Placement Test
Pham T. Diem Ngoc, Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Pre-intermediate & Intermediate:
Huynh Trung Dung
Stokey 1978.
* Pre-intermediate:
Huynh Trung Dung
Academic reading skills
"Copper-bottomed"
* Intermediate:
Pham T. Hong Van
Academic reading skills
“Copper-bottomed”.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Present Tenses + Reading 1 "The Organization of Economics"
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Reading 1- "The Organization of Economics", pp.16-17
* Review reading skills.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
Simple, Compound sentences
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
Sentence structures 1
(Writing sentences about the main ideas of Public Policy reading on Monday).
Pre-intermediate:
Huynh Trung Dung
* Rosen 2014
Intermediate:
Pham T. Hong Van
* Rosen 2014.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
Past tenses
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Reading 2 - "Technology and Economic Change", pp. 32-33
* Understanding main ideas.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
Complex Sentences
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
Sentence structures 2
(Writing more difficult sentences about Public Policy).
Pre-intermediate:
Huynh Trung Dung
* Stiglitz 1998
Intemediate:
Pham T. Hong Van
* Stiglitz 1998.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
Future tenses + Reading 2 "Economics Stakeholders" +HW1: Gram
HW1 due Wednesday
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Reading 3 - "Macroeconomics but Microfinance", pp. 46-47
* Understanding main ideas.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
Paragraphs
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
Planning an essay 1
Making outlines
Writing introductions and conclusions
(Practice writing with Public Policy).
Pre-intermediate:
Huynh Trung Dung
* Friedman 1980
Intermediate:
Pham T. Hong Van
* Friedman 1980.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Passive + HW 2: Wr.
HW2 due
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Reading 4 - "Microfinance: A Fair Chance for the Poor?", pp. 48-49
* Understanding details.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Opinion Paragraphs
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Planning an essay 2
* Writing body paragraphs
* Quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing
(Practicing with Public Policy).
Pre-intermediate:
Huynh Trung Dung
* Perkins 2006
Intermediate:
Pham T. Hong Van
* Perkins 2006.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Modals + Reading 3 "Technology and Economic Change" + HW 3: Gram.
HW3 due
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Reading 5 - "Saving, Spending... Borrowing and Lending", pp. 54-55Understanding details.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Opinion Paragraphs + TEST 1: Wr.
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Planning an essay 3
* Editing and rewriting
(Preparing for the homework assignment)
HW 1 due.
Pre-intermediate:
Huynh Trung Dung
* Piketty 2014
Intermediate:
Pham T. Hong Van
* Piketty 2014.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Gerunds & Infinitives + HW 4: Wr.
HW4 due
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Reading 6 - "Can Economics Help the World Food Crisis and Ensure Food Security?", pp. 64-65
* Summarizing
HW2 due.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Selecting Key Points + TEST 2: Gram.
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Describing graphs, charts and tables
(Preparing for the homework assignment).
No Class
Pre-intermediate:
Huynh Trung Dung
* Maddison 2008
Intermediate:
Pham T. Hong Van
* Maddison 2008.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Relative Clauses + Reading 4 "Strategy, Policy and Economic Change"
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Reading 7 - "The Economics of Sport", pp. 80-81Understanding main ideas, details and summarizing
HW3 due.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Paraphrasing
* TEST 3: Wr.
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Writing an essay
(Practicing with Public Policy content).
Pre-intermediate:
Huynh Trung Dung
* Krugman 1994
Intermediate:
Pham T. Hong Van
* Krugman 1994.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Comparisons + HW5: Wr.
HW4 due
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Reading 8 - "Labour Markets", pp.86-87
* Understanding main ideas, details and summarizing
HW5 due.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Summarizing
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Planning a policy memo 1.
Pre-intermediate:
Guest speaker
Intermediate:
Guest speaker.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Conditionals + Reading 5 "Misplaced Trust – A Case Study from Contemporary Banking"
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Reading 9 – "Misplaced Trust? A Case Study from Contemporary Banking", pp. 96-97
HW5 due.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Summarizing + TEST 4: Wr.
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Planning a policy memo 2.
Pre-intermediate:
Guest speaker
Intermediate:
Guest speaker.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Reported Speech + TEST 5: Gram.
Intermeditate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Reading 10 – "Reading research reports", pp. 98-99.
No Class
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Test Prep
Intermeditate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Test Prep.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Test Prep
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Test Prep.
Policy memo due.
No Class
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Test Prep
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Test Prep.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Test Prep
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Test Prep.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Test Prep
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Test Prep.
Pre-intermediate:
Pham T. Diem Ngoc
* Final Test
Intermediate:
Tran H. Nhu Quynh
* Final Test.
By the end of the course, students will:
- develop basic vocabulary in economics and public policy
- be able to understand complex sentences in academic texts
- develop basic communication skills.
