Skills (out of 44 students)

Specific objectives (numbers specified in brackets)

Writing (20)

Ÿ Appropriate use of (new) words in writing (7)

Ÿ Use of various sentence patterns (3)

Ÿ Accuracy of writing (1)

Ÿ Summarizing skills (2)

Ÿ Structure and organization (5)

Ÿ Awareness of different writing styles and formats (3)

Ÿ Effectiveness and efficiency of writing (1)

Ÿ Overall improvement in writing (2)

Listening (15)

Ÿ Listening Comprehension/Comprehension of the conversation between native speakers (15)

Ÿ Note-taking skills (2)

Speaking (38)

Ÿ Pronunciation

- Accent (3)

- IPA(International Phonetic Alphabet) transcript (7)

Ÿ Tones and intonations (1)

Ÿ Accuracy (5)

Ÿ Fluency (20)

Ÿ Confidence/ Language competency (22)

Reading (9)

Ÿ Reading comprehension (4)

Ÿ Reading efficiency and effectiveness enhancement (e.g. scanning and skimming skills, reading speed) (6)

Ÿ Reading habit cultivation (1)

Vocabulary (21)

Ÿ Idioms and slangs learning (2)

Ÿ Increase knowledge related to phrasal verbs (1)

Ÿ Increase in vocabulary size (20)

Ÿ Acquirement of a specific sort of vocabulary (e.g. food vocabulary) (2)

Grammar (8)

Ÿ Prepositions learning (1)

Ÿ Correct use of sentence structure (2)

Ÿ Spelling accuracy improvement (1)

Ÿ Correct use of tense (1)

Ÿ An overall improvement in grammar (4)