Discourse Strategies II

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'Discourse Strategies'II is the second part of an elective course offered by the UN English Language Programme at UN Headquarters in New York.

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Course Calendar

Week Date In Class Homework
1 3, 5 Jan
  • Introductions
  • Course Overview
  • 'Who Moved My Cheese'
  • 'Dear Me' letters
  • Unit 5: Interrupting
  • Student Information Sheet
  • Complete Unit 5 Collocation exercises
  • Project 1 (newspaper article report & presentation)
2

12 Jan

No Class 10 Jan
UN holiday

  • Handout: Handling Questioning
  • Student Presentations (cont.)
  • 'How to Remember Names and Faces'
  • 'Getting to Yes', chapter 1
  • Unit 6: Clarifying
  • Compelte quiz for Getting to Yes, chapter 1
3 17, 19 Jan
  • Student Presentations
  • Unit 6: Clarifying (cont.)
  • Complete Unit 6 Collocation exercises
4 24, 26 Jan
  • Student Presentations (cont.)
  • Unit 7: Questioning
  • Complete Unit 7 collocation exercises
  • Read G to Y, chapter 2
5 31 Jan; 2 Feb
  • Student Presentations (cont.)
  • Unit 7: Questioning (cont.)
  • 'Getting to Yes', chapter 2
  • G to Y, chapter 2 - write about an example from your work life
  • Prepare for 'Political Nightmare'
6 7, 9 Feb
  • 'Political Nightmare' role play
  • 'Getting to Yes', chapter 3
  • Introduction to Project 2
  • Units 5-7 Quiz
  • Read G to Y, chapter 3
  • Study for quiz: Units 5-7 expresssions & collocations
  • Begin Project 2
7 14, 16 Feb

The following may change

  • 'Meetings, Bloody Meetings' video
  • 'Getting to Yes', chapter 4
  • Collocation Review ch.5, 6, 7

The following may change

  • Read G to Y, chapter 4
  • Complete Project 2
8 21, 23 Feb
  • Unit 8: Proposals
  • 'Getting to Yes', chapter 5
  • G to Y, chapter 5 summary & opinion
  • Unit 8 Collocations
9 28 Feb; 2 March
  • Unit 9: Peruading
  • 'Getting to Yes', chapter 6
 
10 7, 9 March
  • Unit 10: Degrees of Importance & Certainty
  • 'Getting to Yes', chapter 7
 
11 14, 16 March
  • Unit 11: Compromising
  • 'Getting to Yes', chapter 8
 
12 21, 23 March
  • Unit 12: Procedure for a Formal Meeting
  • 'Getting to Yes' pp. 145-198