For the time being, I could provide you with some titles of this year's lesson plans hoping that you will get a clear impression of this course's main aims and content. I would also like you to spend some time reading and suggesting your own ideas about the "Questions/suggestions/arrangements" section below.
Overall lesson plan
Lesson 1: From Communities to the European Union-Historical Review (short presentation of founding treaties)
Lesson 2:
Lesson 3: What does the EU do? (policies, aims, benefits)
Lesson 4: Introduction to the European Institutions-European Parliament
Lesson 5: European Commission
Lesson 6: Council of the European Union
Lesson 7: EU and external trade
Lesson 8 : EU: internal market, taxation, economic and monetary affairs
Lesson 9: Presentation of basic EU terms/issues (summary)
General aims-objectives of the course
EU issues/thematic areas comprehension
Elaboration and expansion on EU terminology
Presentations of case studies analyses-eurobarometers
Practice of reading, speaking, writing skills on relevant texts
Presentation of students’ projects and on relevant EU issues
Questions/suggestions/arrangements
§ time-duration of sessions (with or without breaks)
§ suggestions on the percentage of grades (in relation to mid-terms, projects etc)
§ projects-mid terms (by students)
§ selection of topics by students-presentations
§ communication through email and blog for further questions, homework, self study, notifications, extra reading material
