English for Public Policy 1

* 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.