Due at midnight (11:59pm) on Sunday May 14 (China time)
Choose one of your three essays—the one you’re proudest of, or most interested in improving—and revise it into a complete, polished work that you could imagine being published in the Literary Atlas of DKU, or elsewhere.
Read Moredue before class on Mon. Apr. 24
Write a short essay, either memoir or journalism, about a character with a significant relationship to a place.
Read MoreA brief guide to how the rest of class will work, including how you’ll be graded.
Read Moredue Monday Apr. 10
Write a brief essay, either memoir or journalism, about an object related to your home or home culture, however you choose to define it.
Read Moredue Mon. Mar. 27
Visit an interesting place in Kunshan (or your current location) and write a short essay that attempts to capture its essence.
Read MoreEverything you need to know about how this class works.
Read MoreThe official syllabus for WOC190, with a general description of the course and relevant school policies.
Read MoreSome examples of English-language museum placards.
Read MorePhotographs of English advertisements seen in and around a New York subway station.
Read MoreAn explanation of Meridian: A Literary Atlas of DKU, an anthology of student essays produced in WOC190
Read Moredue M-Tu Aug. 30-31 (before your class)
Write a short essay that paints a vivid portrait of a place.
Read MoreDue Wed. Dec. 16 (at 12 noon)
Describe a problem related to how we think about language learning, and make an argument for why we should care about it and/or how it could be solved.
Read MoreConduct a detailed interview with a classmate about their English-learning habits, history, and goals.
Read MoreThe official course syllabus for EAP101B
Read MoreEverything you need to know about how this class works.
Read MoreApply the ideas in Daniel Pink’s Drive to a situation or activity you know well.
Read MoreWhat is the most important function of a college essay—for you?
Read MoreAnswers to all the questions you may have about how this class works.
Read MoreDue Tues. Oct. 22 at 12 noon (e-copy only)
Based on your and your classmates’ experiences, what is one insight you’ve gained about how to motivate oneself to do independent language study?
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