Jesse D Hatcher

Sample Curriculum 2 Compadre J English Intensive

Seminar: A two-week English language acquisition course to generate dialogue and friendly competition through an English language Decathlon. Format: Ten courses (2.5 to 3 hours each), ten events, two weeks. Objectives: Complete an English Decathlon that trains students primarily in conversational English. Create generative discourse on selected topics in the arts and sciences. Course Calendar: Monday Tuesday July 29 July 30 No Class 6:30 9:30

Wednesday July 31 6:30 9:30

Thursday August 1 6:30 9:30 Event 1: Poem August 8 6:30 9:30 Event 8: Presentation Event 9: Reading

Friday August 2 6:30 9:30 Event 2: Cheer August 9 6:30 9:30 Event 10: Ult. Frisbee Closing Ceremony

Saturday August 3 10:30 am 1:30 pm Caf August 10 No Class

August 5 6:30 9:30 Event 3: Interviews

August 6 6:30 9:30 Event 4: Translate Event 5: Sketch

August 7 6:30 9:30 Event 6: Song/Dance Event 7: Story

Tuesday July 30th Outline: Introduce the course and each other through ice-breaker games. Together develop a critical discussion regarding the reasons for second language acquisition. Develop ideas for the future development of the course Wednesday July 30th Outline: Introduce the format of the English Decathlon, form teams, and begin practicing for the first event View video and discuss internet surveillance current events

Thursday July 31st Outline:

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Sample Curriculum 2

Compete in Event 1: write and perform a poem for the class Practice for event 2 View video and discuss the human brain Friday August 1st Outline: Compete in Event 2: develop and perform a team cheer Introduce and practice for Events 3, 4, and 5 View video and discuss Saturday August 2nd Outline: Engage in casual conversation at a local caf Monday August 5th Outline: Compete in Event 3: Individual and Team interviews Practice and prepare for Events 4 and 5 Tuesday August 6th Outline: Compete in Event 4: Translate a document from Portuguese to English, and another from English to Portuguese Compete in Event 5: Create and perform a sketch involving travel and asking for directions Practice and prepare for events 6 and 7. Wednesday August 7th Outline: Compete in Event 6: Perform a song and dance for a song Compete in Event 7: Write and perform a story View a video and discuss Thursday August 8th Outline: Compete in Event 8: Prepare and perform a 10 minute presentation on a topic of your choosing Compete in Event 9: Reading Comprehension: Read a passage and respond to questions on the passage View a video and discuss Friday August 9th Outline: Compete in Event 10: Ultimate Frisbee (English only) competition on the basketball court Closing Ceremony