For homework, have a look at the following site (you don't need to read all of the responses; just select a handful) and answer the following questions:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/2020-candidate-interviews.html
1. What questions surprise you that appear in the list of 18? Which ones don't at all?
2. What metaphors are evident in some of the candidates' responses to the questions?
In addition, please bring in a US political cartoon (either printed or on a digital device) for analysis next week.
Monday, October 7, 2019
Kompetenzerweiterung I, Monday/Wednesday Group, Homework for Wednesday, October 9th
Welcome to the course!
Purchase the textbook (Destination C1 & C2, ISBN 978-0230035409) and bring it with you to each class session as soon as you get it.
Please complete the exercises distributed in class and read through the grammar details for Unit 1.
Read the other three responses to "What's the best sense?" and look up all of the words you don't know and read all four articles out loud for pronunciation practice. Also consider how you would personally respond to the question.
Watch this video on how dictionaries are made and write down the three criteria necessary for a word to enter the dictionary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLgn3geod9Q&t=36s
Purchase the textbook (Destination C1 & C2, ISBN 978-0230035409) and bring it with you to each class session as soon as you get it.
Please complete the exercises distributed in class and read through the grammar details for Unit 1.
Read the other three responses to "What's the best sense?" and look up all of the words you don't know and read all four articles out loud for pronunciation practice. Also consider how you would personally respond to the question.
Watch this video on how dictionaries are made and write down the three criteria necessary for a word to enter the dictionary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLgn3geod9Q&t=36s
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Kompetenzerweiterung III, Key for Self-Check
For the punctuation exercise: https://www.lib.sfu.ca/system/files/28965/style_and_editing-advanced.pdf
See you at the exam!
See you at the exam!
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Wirtschaftskommunikation Vertiefung, Homework for June 25th
For homework, please:
- have a look at the graphs distributed in class and decide a) how to contextualize them and b) how to report some of the respective data points
- watch this video on credit scores and answer the question posed in its title: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0cmO6Feqi0
- watch this video on Madrid's revival after the Recession https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJxdR-S0LhU and read the article for homework on Eskilstuna (available here https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/18/eskilstuna-how-a-swedish-town-became-the-world-capital-of-recycling ), then:
- pretend you are on the city council for a town/city/neighborhood of your choice that has experienced an economic downturn (try to pick a real town/city/neighborhood; don't just keep it hypothetical). Which measures/policies would you suggest to implement to stimulate the local economy? Which ones from the video and article would apply to your context? Which ones wouldn't?
- have a look at the graphs distributed in class and decide a) how to contextualize them and b) how to report some of the respective data points
- watch this video on credit scores and answer the question posed in its title: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0cmO6Feqi0
- watch this video on Madrid's revival after the Recession https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJxdR-S0LhU and read the article for homework on Eskilstuna (available here https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/18/eskilstuna-how-a-swedish-town-became-the-world-capital-of-recycling ), then:
- pretend you are on the city council for a town/city/neighborhood of your choice that has experienced an economic downturn (try to pick a real town/city/neighborhood; don't just keep it hypothetical). Which measures/policies would you suggest to implement to stimulate the local economy? Which ones from the video and article would apply to your context? Which ones wouldn't?
Kompetenzerweiterung II, Tuesday/Thursday Group, Homework for June 25th
Please review the remaining units of the textbook and make sure you have completed all of the accompanying exercises. Bring any questions with you to class.
In addition, please read the rest of the article distributed in class and highlight eight more adverbs. Decide whether these adverbs can move to other spots in the sentence.
In addition, please read the rest of the article distributed in class and highlight eight more adverbs. Decide whether these adverbs can move to other spots in the sentence.
Monday, June 17, 2019
Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for June 24th
Investigate who is already running for president among the Democrats for 2020 and write down your sources. Who seems like the best contender to you and for what reason(s)?
Kompetenzerweiterung II, Monday/Wedesday Group, Homework for June 19th
For homework, please review Units 19-22 in the textbook (including accompanying exercises) and complete the exercises on the worksheet distributed in class. Furthermore, please review all of your written work for the class, review the corrections and bring in any questions you might have about grammatical principles.
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