| 回 | 項目 | 内容 |
| 第1回 | cause/effect writing sample | Prior Learning: review the previous term's class if relevant (60 minutes);
Subsequent learning: Read a cause/effect passage silently & out loud. Do a vocabulary-sorting exercise, answer true/false questions and fill out a partially-completed outline to show comprehension (90 minutes). |
| 第2回 | cause/effect vocabulary | Prior Learning: look for cause/effect language online (60 minutes)
Subsequent learning: begin to use cause/effect language. |
| 第3回 | cause/effect writing practice | Prior Learning: read some sample sentences with cause/effect language (45 minutes);
Subsequent Learning: use advanced cause/effect vocabulary (90 minutes) |
| 第4回 | cause/effect in history of technology | Prior learning: read a cause/effect passage on technological development (60 minutes);
Subsequent Learning: pick out new words from passage, focus on general technological vocabulary, find meanings from context (90 minutes). |
| 第5回 | alternative explanations for causes and effects | Prior learning; read alternative explanation for passage in the text (75 minutes);
Subsequent Learning: fill in the gaps in a text with cause/effect vocabulary (90 minutes). |
| 第6回 | Research reports I: quotations, citations and references | Prior Learning: review relevant section from passages in the text (60 minutes)
Subsequent Learning: listen to a lecture on APA style (90 minutes). |
| 第7回 | Research reports II: making a reference list | Prior Learning: review the previous weeks' lecture (60 minutes);
Subsequent Learning: given a variety a publications, create a reference list using APA format (90 minutes). |
| 第8回 | Research reports III: general organization | Prior Learning: read introductions and conclusions from research papers online (75 minutes);
Subsequent Learning: listen to a lecture on research into how report introductions and conclusions are commonly written (90 minutes). |
| 第9回 | Research reports IV; results sections | Prior Learning: return online, look at results sections (90 minutes);
Subsequent Learning: listen to lecture on common elements of the methods section (90 minutes) |
| 第10回 | Research reports V; language of discussion sections | Prior Learning: return online once more, look at discussion sections (90 minutes);
Subsequent Learning: listen to a lecture on common elements of discussion sections (90 minutes) |
| 第11回 | e-mail style | Prior learning: e-mail instructor a rough draft of the report (2 hours)
Subsequent Learning: listen to lecture on e-mail do's and don'ts (90 minutes) |
| 第12回 | Presenting research I; organization | Prior Learning: listen to a report presentation on YouTube (45 minutes)
Subsequent Learning: Listen to a lecture on presentation organization principles, and practice them in an impromptu speech (90 minutes) |
| 第13回 | Presenting research II; delivery | Prior Learning: listen to previous Youtube report presentation again, focusing on physical delivery (45 minutes);
Subsequent Learning: listen to a lecture on aspects of presentation delivery and practice them in an impromptu speech (90 minutes). |
| 第14回 | Presenting research III: speech modes | Prior Learning: reflect on previous presentations and their delivery modes (45 minutes).
Listen to a lecture on and view examples of presentation modes; impromptu, manuscript, memorized, impromptu (90 minutes) |
| 第15回 | Report presentations | Prior Learning: revise report draft, prepare a report presentation (2 hours)
Subsequent Learning: deliver and receive feedback on report presentations (90 minutes) |
