Introduction to English learning

as stupid as a goose as strong as a horse Walls have ears
笨得像猪 力大如牛 隔墙有耳
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III. About the Integrated English Course.
1. What is the course like? 2. What you will learn in it? 3. How to learn this course?
china chess, watching movie, playing mahjong, playing ping pang, and etc.
▲The Students: The students make a brief self-introduction to the class, and try to make him/her) impressive by his/her) introduction.
A Brief Introduction to English Learning And the Course of Integrated English
教师：何嗣锋
I. Self Introduction
▲ The Teacher: 1. My name: 何嗣锋，English name： Saul 2. My age： 3. My Education： 4. My hobbies：reading，practicing calligraphy, playing
6. How to build your vocabulary, train your listening, reading, writing and translating?
1) read a lot, and try to remember the words you learnt in your text book; 2) Listen to a lot (CDs, MP3, Radio Program, etc.); 3) Write English dairy, Write something interesting down, write book/movie review…）; 4) Try to practice translating regularly …(anyone may have your own method)
8. Pay much attention to culture shock!
Some Examples: Chinese
吃了吗？
贵姓/尊姓大名？
English
What’s up？/Hi/Hello/…
May I have your name, sir/madam?
过奖，过奖/哪里，哪里
Thank you (so much)
——You may choose a way you like to make your self Introduction
II. How to learn/study English well?
1. Do you like English? 1)And Why did you choose to be an English major if you say ―No‖.
7. An important Suggestion: try to think in English when you learn English. Do not always translate English into Chinese while do English Writing. Especially, when you write.
IV. About the final test
15% for attendance; 15% for exercises & quiz 10% for classroom performance 60% for the final examination
Total: 100%
I hope we cooperate well! And everybody of you will make a great progress and have a wonderful life here!
5. How to study English well?
1) Good pronunciation and intonation; 2) Build your vocabulary; 3) Read as much as you can; 4) Open your mouth to speak much– practice your speaking; 5) Listen to tape, teachers, radio programs, watch English movies and TV programs. And try to IMITATE. 6) Get a good DICTIONARY
Because English is your major and the most important course, you must attach much importance to it.
3. Why did you choose to study English?
1) Because of your parents’ advice; 2) Because of your teachers’ advice; 3) For a good job; 4) Because you want to learn/study the history/cultures and something else of the English Speaking countries; 5) For the basic skill (language skill) to study abroad; 6)(Just) for some examinations-PETS, CET(4,6), TEM(4,8) Tips: brief introduction to those test mentioned above. 7) Just because you like it; 8) Because English is so useful; 9) Other reasons:_______________________.
2)Try to let yourself like Englishnce you have become an English major, try to let yourself be ready to study hard whether you like or dislike English.
4. What are the basic skill of English (as a foreign language)?
1) Listening 2) Speaking 3) Reading 4)Writing 5) Translating
To communicate
To make you and others who speak English understand each other
What I request of you
Duty report; remember all the words &expressions in each Unit; try to get very familiar with each text in every Unit--to recite; while learning each unit, try to review what you have learnt in your high school, specially, the grammar; Try to be active in the class; try to contract a good habit;
The suggested clues to self introduction:
My name is ___，and my English name is __. I’m __ years old. I come from/ I’m from __ county/district. I Graduated from ____(middle School） I like _, _, _, _,and etc. I like _ most I don’t like _, I hate _.