An Integrated Approach To Teaching English.Pptx

An integrated approach to teaching English Strategies used for a cohort of Taiwanese students to prepare them to study for their MBA in Project Management Gregory Chase Brenau University March 19, 2009

Students and Program
13 Students from Taiwan came to study for their MBA: 4 Women and 9 Men (One man brought his family along)
Native Language – Mandarin Chinese
Program started August 1, 2008 – will finish December 15, 2009
Concentration on English study for first 5 months
Level of English range: basic beginner to very advanced

Study Goal: Not just classroom learning
Classroom learning combined with outreach into the community through service learning
Make the community aware of their presence and educate them about Taiwan and its customs and traditions

English Classroom Study
3 – hours per day, five days a week in the morning
Included other non-mandarin speakers in the class – Korean, Thai, South American, and African

University Welcome
Barbecue for students to introduce them to faculty, staff, and other international students of university

University Outings
Gold Rush – Gold Mine
Movie Night
Mule Camp - Booth
Community Maintenance

Taiwan Introduction Presentation
To class
To business faculty
To senior center
To entire university
To community

Reading Circle
Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Created small groups and discussed book over four weeks with faculty member
To express more difficult concepts and ideas in English – deeper meaning

Boys and Girls Club
A place for children from 6-14 years of age to go after school from 2:00 – 7:00 pm to do activities or get help with homework
Taiwan students went in afternoon to help students with homework – mostly math

History Center Project
Interviewed Senior Citizens and learned their life history
Selected a small group of the most interesting and did follow-up interview
During follow-up interview created audio and visual record of their personal history to be used for a display at the local history center

Spring Break Trip
Trip to New Orleans to refurbish houses destroyed by hurricane “Katrina”
Learn unique culture of New Orleans through Jazz music in evenings

Chinese Language Students
Worked with beginning undergraduate students learning Chinese – tutored once a week on individual basis
Came to class to listen to presentations

University Campus Activities
Sporting Events
Plays/theater
Concerts

Outings with Faculty and Staff
Dinners
Beauty Parlor
Asian Food Store

Preparing for MBA Review of Business - Courses
Did review of basic business classes in English that they previously did in Chinese
Learn terms and material in English they already know in Chinese
Get them use to studying in English

Preparing for MBA
Business Communications Class: First class taken in MBA program – Fall 2008
Only MBA class taken at time
Stresses writing and presentation skills
Video taped presentations for students to review

MBA Study
Started full time MBA study in January of 2009
12 of 13 students had reached a sufficient level of English to begin study
One student taking additional English lessons and will join MBA at later date

Lessons Learned
Housing – not all together

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