HUST's MIB 2020 - EN Warmup

– An Online Workshop for 2020 Cohort of HUST's MIB Program

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#updated: 08:04 June 22, 2020

Please download a Kindle app on your mobile phone, and I am going to send you some reading & learning materials soon over the email.

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#updated: 12:55 June 18, 2020

Please finish this questionnaire before we meet on Monday morning:

https://www.wjx.cn/jq/82251353.aspx

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#updated: 12:15 June 18, 2020

Off-line assignment: interviewing one of your fellow classmates

1. Please form a group of two students.

2. Interview each other within the group.

3. Introduce your team member to the whole class.

4. Each student has a maximum of two minutes.

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#updated: 12:14 June 18, 2020

Best practices for this online learning community

 

1. Always be a good listener; always listen attentively to your fellow classmates and your teachers.

2. Always mute your microphone while you are not speaking; turn on your microphone before speaking.

3. Don't hesitate to speak if you have something to say. You just turn on your microphone and politely interrupt people talking at the moment.

4. Make sure that you are in a place with a fast and stable internet connection.

5. Stay hydrated, and have something to drink near you.

6. Have a pen and paper to take notes in case you need them.

7. Always submit your assignment on time with good quality.

8. The time within the class is of course not enough in improving your English proficiency. You also need to devote your time and energy to it outside the classes.

9. Learning is important, but unlearning is sometimes much more important.

10. Always be punctual. (8:30 – 10:30am)

11. We learn from practice. We learn from even making mistakes. We learn by actively doing things. 

12. If you have important things to do and have to be absent from the class, please just inform me beforehand.

13. Always be confident and speak loudly.

14. ……

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#updated: 09:37 June 16, 2020

Welcome to this online English workshop for international communication!

This is Jun, your course director & instructor. I've been working as a cross-cultural communicator and a language educator for about 15 years, and I am really glad to have this opportunity to work closely together with you in the following weeks. Here is my short bio in case you are interested to know a little more about me.

We are going to have our first session from 10 am on June 18th, and please make sure that you get the link, meeting ID and password beforehand. For the first meeting, we will get to know each other; you don’t have to prepare anything, and please just feel relaxed.

Here are some photos of a similar course years ago if you’re curious. But of course, the formats are fundamentally different: that one was face-to-face and this one is carried out online. With full of hope in heart and mind, we will meet in person soon one day in a new world recovered.

Please save the short link to this page (https://mib2020hust.lofter.com/post/4b3a77c1_1c9b006c5), and I will keep it updated for the forthcoming meetings: sharing documents, resources, references, and other details, etc. If you have any questions or any ideas to share with me or your classmates, you can submit them from the comment area below this page.

Alright. See you all on Thursday morning.

Jun

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