Unit 1
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: Alienation and the Internet
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: Technology Rewrites the Book
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Analyze Compound Words
Self-Assessment
Unit 2
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: Do You Speak Body Language
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading:The "Eyes" Have It: The Fundamentals of Eye Contact
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Using Mime and Gesture
Self-Assessment
Unit 3
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: Liverpool
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: Canterbury
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Repeating
Self-Assessment
Unit 4
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: Ernest Hemingway: Author, Adventurer, Gambler
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Practicing Naturalistically
Self-Assessment
Unit 5
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: The Caravan
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: The Homeless
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Using Laughter
Self-Assessment
Unit 6
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: Rome''s Pantheon: A Grand Survivor in a Timeless City
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: The Greek Theatre
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Using Resources for Receiving and Sending Messages
Self-Assessment
Unit 7
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: The Battle against Beauty and Truth
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: For the Pennsylvania Dutch, a Long Tradition Fades
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Selecting the Topic
Self-Assessment
Unit 8
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: The Design of Your Life
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: Design -- the Next Frontier
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Translating
Self-Assessment
Unit9
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: Using a Discipline System to Promote Learning
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: Teacher and Students Scale the Heights
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Paying Attention
Self-Assessment
Unit 10
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: The Bloody Crossroads of Grammar and Politics
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: People Who Become Words
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Adjusting or Approximating the Message
Self-Assessment
Unit 11
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: Laughing Out Loud
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: Land Pollution
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Switching to Chinese
Self-Assessment
Unit 12
Pre-reading Tasks
Text: Reconsidering King Lear
Linguistic Competence
Skill Development
Supplementary Reading: Denise Mina and the Rise of Scottish Detective Fiction
Further Work
Learning to Learn: Getting Help
Self-Assessment