Course information
- Activities and assignments in this class will be related to your American Society and Culture through Music course
- Purposes of Applied English:
- To help you with the English you need to succeed in American Society and Culture through Music
- To improve your general English skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
- This English course is not "tutoring" for your elective course.
- If you have questions about the content or assignments in American Society and Culture through Music, please contact Professor Doan (jdoan@willamette.edu).
- There is also a class tutor for American Society and Culture through Music: Michael Brown.
- I am not Professor Doan's secretary :). Please do not give me papers for him or messages for him.
- In Applied English class, we will:
- Learn and practice English that you need in order to understand lectures, to read the text, to write test answers, and to participate in American Society and Culture through Music class.
Contacting the instructor
Name: Professor J. E. Seibert
- E-mail address: jseibert@willamette.edu
- Office 209; telephone number: 503-373-3302
- Office hours: 4-5 pm Tuesdays, Thursdays if there is no faculty meeting, and by appointment.
Text and dictionaries
- Bring your textbook, notes, etc. to all Applied English classes.
- Bring a dictionary to class!
General course requirements and class rules
- Attend and actively participate in all classes.
- Come to class. Bring your textbooks, your dictionaries, and handouts from both classes.
- Complete all in-class and homework assignments at a satisfactory level or above.
- Pass quizzes and tests.
- Use English in class and encourage others to use English. Please speak English 97.145927% of the time.
- Cooperate with your classmates and encourage your classmates.
- No chewing gum in class. It makes it hard to practice English.
- No eating food in class, please, because I would like you to focus on the class.
Grades
- There is no make-up of quizzes and tests unless the students contacts me BEFORE class and has a very good reason for missing a quiz or test.
- Final grades can be A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, or F.
- Each assignment will have a point value; smaller assignments and quizzes will be worth fewer points and major assignments and exams will be worth more points. At the end of the semester:
- "A"s are 90% and above
- "B"s are 80%-89%
- "C"s are 70%-79%
- 69% or below = "F"
- At the end of the semester, if you are between two grades, you will get the higher grade if you tried hard to do your best, had a good "attitude", and participated actively in class.
- You can check your grade any time using the course website and a password.
- Students who do average work will receive "C's". A few students may receive "A's" if they do outstanding work throughout the course. Students who do below average or unsatisfactory work will receive "F's". Everyone can do well if he or she studies hard.
- Students who miss 20% or more of the class hours (about six days) will receive an "F" and will not get credit. This is TIUA policy. Also,
- Three late arrivals equal one absence.
- You are absent if you are asleep in class. Students in the U.S. do not sleep in class.
- You will be marked absent if you arrive more than about 20 minutes late.
Special note about doing your own work
- Plagiarism will result in the students involved receiving an "F" on the assignment.
- Plagiarism is copying text or ideas from another student's work, or from a text or website, without giving credit.
Success
I will do everything in my power to help you succeed in this course, but you are the person in control of your success and your future.
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August 29, 2006