Undergraduate required courses

General Courses

IST30 1101 | ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION 1
3 credit units (3-0-6)

Developing students’ abilities for effective communication in social settings; focusing on integrated skills with the primary emphasis on listening and speaking; developing communication and language learning strategies; and promoting autonomous learning using various resources

IST30 1102 | ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION 2
3 credit units (3-0-6)

Further developing students’ abilities for effective communication in social and academic settings; focusing on integrated skills, particularly listening and speaking for academic purposes; further developing communication and language learning strategies; and reinforcing autonomous learning using various semi-academic materials from a variety of resources

IST30 1103 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
3 credit units (3-0-6)

Developing students’ abilities for academic purposes for effective communication in an academic field of study; text-based activities involving integrated language skills with an emphasis on reading; exposure to both authentic and semi-authentic materials from both printed and audiovisual materials, as well as online resources

IST30 1104 | ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
3 credit units (3-0-6)

Further enhancement of students’ language skills and ability in science and technology content; exposure to authentic language in science and technology from both printed and audiovisual materials, as well as online resources; focus on text-based tasks involving integrated skills with an emphasis on reading and writing.

IST30 1105 | ENGLISH FOR CAREERS
3 credit units (3-0-6)

Developing English skills needed for employment preparation, covering such topics as job search, resumes, cover letters, and job interviews; effective communication skills in the workplace; skills needed in preparing for the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC)