This document outlines a Country Study course for sophomore English students at Ulaanbaatar University. The course is worth 2 credits over 32 hours and will be taught in the fourth term. The objective is for students to gain basic knowledge of their chosen country through online research, videos, and texts. Students will learn to contact a student in the chosen country and learn about a landmark through distance learning. They will also study how time zones affect the world and improve their writing, typing, listening, and presentation skills by working collaboratively to present on their country to peers. The self-study will involve studying the USA in weeks 1 and 3 by learning about states and holidays in groups. Week 2 will focus on an individual paper on