Avtc 3-Toeic Course Syllabus

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University of Technology and Education COURSE SYLLABUS

Faculty of Foreign Languages AVTC 3-160326

Semester I, 2015– 2016

Course Description

This course is designed to help third-year students at HCM UTE, who are diagnosed to be at low intermediate
level, with further practice of Toeic tests. It is based on the principles of Communicative and Learner-centered
approaches and aimed to provide Toeic test training and practice for listening and reading skills which help
build the students’ confidence and improve their performance in sitting for the test. Moreover, a variety of
classroom activities carried out in groups and pairs will encourage their self and cooperative learning strategies
and basic competences, which are very necessary for their later success in working and living environment.

Credit Values: 06

Course Objectives
By the end of the course students are expected to be able to

 Improve their listening skills through in-class instructions and self practice at home.
 Extend active vocabulary of daily life as well as business activities.

 Communicate in simple situations, and talk about living and working conditions, educational
background, holidays, etc.
 Find general ideas as well as specific, predictable information in short articles, advertisements, emails,
faxes, menus and timetables, etc.
 Use tips on pronunciation, intonation, sentence stress and other aspects of spoken language.
 Master test-sitting skills for the Toeic exam.

Methodology

The course includes the following activities:

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 Teacher’s presentations and lectures  Discussion breakout groups
 Hands-on, in-class assignments and homework  Video and other media.

Course text

+ Required books:

1. Rogers, B., Complete Guide to the TOEIC Test, Heinle, 2006

2. Bagnell, B. at all. Practical Guide to the New Toeic Test (New edition). Chih-Ivy Publication. 2007

+ Reference books:

1. Edmunds, P. and Taylor, A, Developing skills for the TOEIC test, Compass Publishing, 2007.

2. Lin Lougheed, Longman Preparation Series for the New TOEIC Test - Intermediate. Longman. 2007
3. TOEIC Official Test – Preparation Guide. ETS. 2001

4. Toeic Test Preparation – Learning Express, LLC, Newyork. 2010

+ Reference Websites:
1. http://www.toeic-test.org/

2. http://www.toeic-online-test.com

3. http://www.toeic-training.com/

COURSE OUTLINE
Rogers, B., Complete Guide to the TOEIC Test, Heinle, 2006

CLASS CONTENT SELF-STUDY

1 - Discussion on Learning styles and strategies

- Introduction to the course’s syllabus and


guidelines to take the course effectively

- Revision of test taking tips


Lesson 1: Sentences About Photographs + Exercise 1.2 (Questions 6 - 15, p.
2
25 – 29)
- Test format & tactics (p. 12 – 13)
+ Exercise 1.4 (p.36 – 41)
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- Preview test (p.13 – 16) + Review test (p. 42 – 46)
- Exercise 1.1 (p.18 - 20)
- Exercise 1.2 (Questions 1-5, p. 22 – 24)
- Exercise 1.3 (p. 30 – 35)
+ Exercise 2.2 (Questions 6 – 10)
3 Lesson 2: Stimuli - Response
- Home work check: Review test (part 1) + Exercise 2.3 (Questions 8-14)

- Test format and tactics (p. 47) + Exercise 2.6

- Preview test (p. 48)


- Exercise 1.1 (p.49)
- Information questions
- Exercise 2.2 (Questions 1 – 5)
- Exercise 2.3 (Questions 1-7)
- Exercise 2.4 (Questions 1-8)
- Exercise 2.5 (Questions 1-8)
+ Exercise 2.7 (Questions 6 – 10)
4 Lesson 2: Stimuli – Response (cont)
- Homework check (Exercise 2.6, p. 57) + Exercise 2.8 (Questions 7 – 12)

- Yes/ No questions + Exercise 2.9 (Questions 9 – 16)


- Exercise 2.7 (Questions 1 – 5) + Exercise 2.11 (Questions 6 – 10)
- Exercise 2.8 (Questions 1 – 6) + Exercise 2.12
- Other types of questions & statements + Review test
- Exercise 2.9 (Questions 1 – 8)
- Exercise 2.10 (Questions 1 – 12)
- Recognizing sound/ meaning distractions
- Exercise 2.11 (Questions 1 – 5)
- Recognizing other types of distractions
- Exercise 2.12 (Questions 1 – 10)
+ Review all TOEIC grammar
5 Lesson 3: Short conversations
points in groups
- Test format and tactics
Appendix:
- Preview test (p. 71 – 72)
Part 5 in all units Edmunds, P. and
- Overview questions
Taylor, A, Developing skills for the
- Exercise 3.1 (p73 – 74)
TOEIC test, Compass Publishing,
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- Exercise 3.2 (p.75) 2007.
- Exercise 3.3 (p. 75 – 76)
- Exercise 3.4 (p. 78)

6 Part 3: Short converstations (cont.) Review test (p. 88 – 90)


- Homework check: Group presentations (groups 1
– 4)
- Detail questions
- Exercise 3.5 (p. 80 – 81)
- Exercise 3.6 (p. 82 – 83)
- Exercise 3.7 (p. 85)
- Inference questions
- Exercise 3.8 (p. 86 – 87)
+ Announcements
7 Lesson 4: Short talks
- Test format and tactics (p. 91 – 92) Exercise 4.1 (Questions 7 – 15, p.
96-97)
- Preview test (p. 93 – 94)
+ News, weather, and public
- Announcements service bulletins
- Exercise 4.1 (Questions 1 – 6, p. 96) Exercise 4.2 (Questions 7 – 2, p.
- News, weather, and public service bulletins 99)
- Exercise 4.2 (Questions 1 – 6, p. 99)
Commercial messages
8 Lesson 4: Short talks (cont.)
Commercial messages Exercise 4.3 (Questions 7-12, p.
101)
- Exercise 4.3 (Questions 1-6, p. 101)
+ Business talks
+ Business talks
Exercise 4.4 (Questions 7 – 12, p.
- Exercise 4.4 (Questions 1 – 6, p. 103) 103)
+ Recorded messages + Recorded messages
- Exercise 4.5 (Questions 1 – 6, p. 105) Exercise 4.5 (Questions 7 – 12, p.
+ Review test (p. 106 – 107) 105)
+ Practice test 1 (Parts 1-4, p. 252 –
269)
Lesson 5: Sentence Completion
9 Practice test 1 (Part 5, p. 270 – 274)
- Test format and tactics (p.110)
More practice on websites

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- Preview test (p. 111)
- Word Choice (p112)

- Exercises 5.1 – 5.5 (p113-122)


Lesson 5: Sentence Completion (cont) Practice test 2 (Part 5, p. 312 – 316)
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- Word forms (p123) More practice on websites

- Word choice & Word forms (p128)

- Verbs (p130)

- Exercises 5.6 -5.11 (p125 – 134)

Lesson 5: Sentence Completion (cont)


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- Prepositions (p 135) Review Test (p 160 - 163)
More practice on websites
- Connecting words (p 144)
Referent Websites
- Gerunds, Infinitives, and Simple forms (p 155)

- Exercises 5.12 – 5.20 (p138 – 159)

Practice test 1 (Part 6, p. 275 – 276)


12 Lesson 6: Passage completion
Practice test 2 (Part 6, p. 317 – 319)
- Test format and tactics (p. 164)
More practice on websites
- Preview test (p. 165) Referent Websites

- Exercises 6.1 – 6.3 (p. 169 – 182)

Review test (p. 183 – 185)

13 Lesson 7: Short readings + Articles

- Test format and tactics (p. 186 - 188) Exercise 7.1 (Questions 13 – 21, p.
198 – 199)
+ Preview test (p. 199 – 193)
Business correspondance
+ Articles
Exorcise 7.2 (Questions 9 – 20, p.
- Exercise 7.1 (Questions 1 – 12, p. 196 – 198) 204 – 207)
+ Business correspondence + Advertisements
- Exercise 7.2 (Questions 1 – 8, p. 201 – 203) Exercise 7.3 (Questions 6 – 12, p.

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+ Advertisements 210 - 211)

- Exercise 7.3 (Questions 1 – 5, p. 209) + Announcements

+ Announcements Exercise 7.4 (Questions 9 – 13, p.


215)
- Exercise 7.4 (Questions 1 – 8, p. 213 – 214)
+ Non-prose readings
+ Paired readings
Exercise 7.5 (p. 217 – 220)
- Exercise 7.6 (Questions 1 – 10, p. 224 – 227)
+ Paired readings

Exercise 7.6 (Questions 11 – 20, p.


228 – 231)

+ Review test (232 – 245)

14 Part 7 : Reading Comprehension + Review test (p 226)

- Test format of part 7 (p.175) Miles Craven, Pass the TOEIC Test
– Introductory course, First Press
- Try it Out (p. 176)
ELT, 2014
- Steps to Success (p.219)
- Strategy Review and Tips (p.225)

15 Revision
- Practice test correction

- Revision

- Q/A

16 MID-TEM TEST

Test correction

Bagnell, B. at all. Practical Guide to the New Toeic Test (New edition). Chih-Ivy Publication. 2007

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17 Lesson 1 Part 1: Photographs of people (p. 15 – Lesson 1: Part 5&6 (Subjects) (p. 36 –
23) 41)

Part 2: Who – questions (p. 24 – 27)

Part 7: Advertisement (p. 42 – 49)

18 Homework check Lesson 2: Part 1 (Photographs of


people) (p. 50 – 56)
Lesson 1 Part 3: Who – questions
(cont)
Part 4: Announcement on transportation

(p. 28 – 35)

19 Homework check Lesson 2: Part 5&6 (Relatives) (p. 70 –


80)
Lesson 2 Part 2: When – questions (p. 57 – 60)

Part 3: When – questions (p. 61 – 64)

20 Homework check Lesson 3: Part 5 & 6 (p.109 – 117)

Lesson 2 Part 4: Public announcement (p. 65 – 6)

Part 7: Announcement & Notice (p. 81 –


88)

21 Homework check Lesson 3: Part 7 (Forms) (p. 118 – 129)

Lesson 3 Part 1: Photographs of actions (p. 89 –


95 )

Part 2: What – questions (p. 96 – 100)

22 Homework check Lesson 4: Part 1 (Photographs of


actions) (p. 130– 136)
Lesson 3 Part 3: What questions (p. 101 – 104)

Part 4: Business talks (p.105 – 108)

23 Homework check

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Lesson 4 Part 2: Why questions (p.137 – 140) Lesson 4 : Part 5&6 (Gerund &
Infinitives) (p.151 – 156)
Part 7: Newspaper & Magazine articles
(p.157 – 164)

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24 Homework check Lesson 5: Part 2 (Where-questions)
(p.172 – 176)
Lesson 4 Part 3 & 4: Why-questions (p.141 – 150)

25 Homework check Lesson 5 : Part 5 & 6 (Conjunctions)


(p.187– 193)
Lesson 5 Part 1: Photographs of locations (p.165 –
171)

Part 7: Tables & Charts (p.194 – 203)

26 Homework check Revision

Lesson 5 Part 3: Where-questions (p.177 – 180)

Part 4: Tours (p.181 – 186)

27 Lesson 6 Part 3: Opinions (p.216 – 220) Lesson 6: Part 1 (Photographs of


locations) (p.204 – 210)
Part 4: Introducing people (p.221 – 224)
Part 2 (How –questions) (p.211 – 215)
Part 7: Business correspondences (p.233 –
242) Part 5&6 (Tenses) (p.225 – 232)

28 Lesson 7 Part 3: Topics (p.256 – 260) Lesson 7 : Part 1 (Photographs of


objects) (p.243 – 250)
Part 4: Advertisements (p.261 – 264)
Part 2 : Yes/ No questions (p.251 –
Part 7: Memos and Emails (p.271 – 279)
255)

Lesson 8 : Part 5&6 (comparison)

(p.301 – 306)

29 Consolidation and Evaluation

Simulated TOEIC Test 1

Test correction

30 Simulated TOEIC Test 2


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Test correction

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