Academic Writing 2

This subject consists of such topics as the structure of paragraph, development of paragraph, the structure of an essay, unity and coherence. As distinct from Writing Skills 2, this subject focuses on developing students' skills and competence in academic writing at the paragraph and essay levels.

6 November 2023

This unit focuses on the improvement of students' macro skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking, and knowledge of grammar, e.g. the tense system, gerunds and question forms. It also stresses the ability in using more complicated vocabulary. New Headway Upper- Intermediate (third edition) by Liz and John Soars is its core textbook.

6 November 2023

The Academic English I is designed using the course book having the title Interchange Fifth Edition, Richards, J. C., Jonathan H., Susan P. (2017) which contains two cycles, each of which has a specific topic, grammar point, and function. Each unit contains a variety of exercises, including a Snapshot, Conversation, Perspectives, Grammar focus, Pronunciation, Discussion (or Speaking), Word power, Listening, Writing, Reading, and Interchange activity. The sequence of these exercises differs from unit to unit.

The aims of the course are as following:

លទ្ធផលសិក្សាដែលបានរំពឹងទុក (Expected Learning Outcomes)

ចុងបពា្ចប់នៃវគ្គសិក្សា និស្សិតអាចទទួលបាន វិជ្ជាសម្បទា មួយចំនួនដូចខាងក្រោម៖

By the end of the course, learners should gain the following knowledge:

  • Contents and grammars in all 16 units

ចុងបពា្ចប់នៃវគ្គសិក្សា និស្សិតអាចប្រើប្រាស់ បំណិនសម្បទា មួយចំនួនដូចខាងក្រោម៖

By the end of the course, learners should be able to use the following skills:

  • Develop productive skills both speaking and writing grammatically at a level of CEFR A2 language proficiency. 

ចុងបពា្ចប់នៃវគ្គសិក្សា និស្សិតអាចអភិវឌ្ឈ ចរិយាសម្បទា មួយចំនួនដូចខាងក្រោម៖

By the end of the course, learners should develop the following attitudes:

  • Love to use English communicatively with peers and be confident to converse with foreigners at workplaces.