To facilitate students to achieve or approximate to the intermediate English level by CERF framework, the
objectives of SUSTech English I include the following:
• Understand short academic texts or speech containing high frequency vocabulary and everyday
language encountered in both daily life and academic settings
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Write clear paragraphs by using accurate phrases and simple sentence structures linked with
appropriate connectors
• Exchange ideas and information on familiar topics and give simple descriptions of people, study or
living conditions, likes/dislikes, et., with academic vocabulary and sentence structure.
• Use various pre-reading skills including skimming, scanning, predicting and guessing during the
reading process
• Analyze text structure and garner important information from it
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Give constructive feedback including peer-to-peer as well as response to questions
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Develop critical thinking skills in analyzing academic paragraphs
• Develop cross-cultural awareness through knowing about the characteristics of different cultures,
phrases and actions that are appropriate or not appropriate to use in certain situations in different
cultures
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Extend awareness of values and communication styles of cultures
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Cultivate openness and flexibility in working with people from different cultures
By the end of the course, students should be able to developed the following competencies in English,
communication, thinking and culture:
English proficiency
• Reach or approximate to the intermediate level by CEFR B1/CSE 5/CET-4 425/IELTS 5/TOEFL 60
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Be able to understand an academic paragraph or speech containing CET 4 level high frequency
vocabulary and everyday language they encounter in both daily life and academic settings.
• Be able to distinguish the main idea and the supporting ideas in an academic paragraph as well as
understanding the logic connection between the sentences.
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Be able to express ideas and information on familiar topics, give descriptions of people or place,
study or living conditions, likes/dislikes, et., with academic vocabulary and sentence structure.
• Be able to use adequate language initiating and maintaining a conversation in daily and academic