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• Introductions
• Warm-up
• Syllabus and texts
• Useful phrases & pair practice
• Start Ch. 1: Communicating on Campus
• Start Ch 1: Contemporary Topics

Homework:

• Complete the student information form and bring it
• Read the syllabus and bring questions to class on Wednesday
• Memorize the "Useful phrases" we reviewed in class (quiz Wednesday)
• Review the Warm-up (quiz Wednesday)
• Review the bottom of page 4 in Communicating on Campus (quiz Wednesday)
• In Contemporary Topics: do exercises A and B on pages 2, 3, and the top of 4

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• Class photo at 9:40
• Quiz on "useful phrases", Monday's warm-up, and the bottom of page 4 in Communicating on Campus
• Ch. 1: Communicating on Campus
• Ch 1: Contemporary Topics

Homework:

• In Contemporary Topics:
  • Interview: page 9, project 2
  • Quiz Friday: Unit 1 vocabulary on pages 2, 3 and 4

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• Quiz on CT Unit 1 vocabulary
• Continue Unit 1: Contemporary Topics: listen to the lecture with words
• Continue Chapter 1 in Communicating on Campus: pages 10, 11 & 14

Homework:

• Quiz: Study what we have learned in Chapter 1 of Communicating on Campus (especially study pages 10 and 14): dictations and writing your own conversation
• In Contemporary Topics:
  • do exercises A and B on pages 11 and 12

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• Warm-up: "Weekend/BlackTie?"
• Quiz on Communicating on Campus: Chapter 1
• Finish Chapter 1 : Activity in Communicating on Campus: pp. 12 & 13
• Start IPA

Homework:

• Newspaper assignment
  • Sample newspaper notes and summary

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• Computer lab: website
• Newspaper discussions
• Contemporary Topics: Unit 2 vocabulary
• Articles and geographic nouns

Homework:

• Do the "articles" and geographic names worksheet and learn the rules
• In Contemporary Topics:
  • study and finish pages 10-14

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• Warm-up: sore throat
• Communicating on Campus: Continue Chapter 2
  • Answers to exercise: articles and geographic names
  • Review of question formats
• CT: Unit 2

Homework:

• Contemporary Topics: complete page 16B
• Study for the test Wednesday
  • Contemporary Topics: Units 1 and 2
  • Communicating on Campus: Chapters 1 and 2
  • Using articles with names (worksheet)
  • The warm-ups we've done
  • Question formats

Feb. 27

• Warm-up: After the Faculty Dinner Weekend
• Finish C. on C: Ch 2
• Finish CT: Unit 2

Homework:

• Study for the test Wednesday
  • Contemporary Topics: Units 1 and 2
  • Communicating on Campus: Chapters 1 and 2
  • Using articles with names (worksheet)
  • The warm-ups we've done
  • Question formats

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• Test
  • Contemporary Topics: Units 1 and 2
  • Communicating on Campus: Chapters 1 and 2
  • Using articles with names
  • The warm-ups
  • Question formats
• Start Contemporary Topics Unit 3 (page 18 discussion)
• Prep for meeting with the Japanese class

Homework:

• CT: pages 19 and 20
• Prep for meeting with the Japanese class: write questions, mark the stressed syllables, and have a native speaker of English check your work

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• Return tests
• Prep for meeting with the Japanese class
• Review of the conditional for the newspaper assignment
• IPA
• CT: Unit 3
• C on C: Chapter 3
• 10:20 to 11:10 in room 145: Meet with Prof. Fujiwara's 4th year Japanese class

Homework:

• Start to learn the IPA
• For Monday, Newspaper discussions

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• Warm-up: your weekend
• Newspaper discussions
• IPA
• Finish CT: Unit 3

Homework:

• Start to learn the IPA
• Finish C.T.: exercise B on page 25
• Learn page 54 in C. on C.

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• Warm-up: Ordering in the dining room
• IPA: continue learning
• Finish C.T.: Unit 3
  • Art museum information
• Pronunciation worksheet: explain

Homework:

• Review the warm-up: Ordering in the dining room
• Communicating on Campus: Learn pages 41, 43 and 54
• Practice vowels and the IPA
• "Pronouncing words" worksheet: due next Wednesday, 3/15
• Do the website activity: "Describing a picture"
  • http://the_english_dept.tripod.com/indian.html

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• Art Museum visit
  • Art Museum website

Homework:

• Review the warm-up: Ordering in the dining room
• Communicating on Campus: Learn pages 41, 43 and 54
• Practice vowels (handout: opening and closing your jaw) and the IPA
• "Pronouncing words" worksheet: due next Wednesday, 3/15

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• Warm-up: C. on C., p. 44, activity 4
• IPA review
• Begin Communicating on Campus Ch. 7
• Begin CT: Assign Chapter 4

Homework:

• "Pronouncing words" worksheet: due Wednesday

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• Finish Communicating on Campus Ch. 7
• Go over the first half of the "Pronouncing words" worksheet

Homework:

• Do the worksheet to prepare for meeting with the Japanese class on Friday (due 5 p.m. on Thursday in my box)
• Study for the test Wednesday on (1) dictionary use for pronunciation, (2) CT Units 3 & 4, (3) C on C Chapters 3 & 7, and (4) the "ordering in the dining room" warm-up
• Do CT Unit 4 independently by Monday
• Carefully check the second half of the "Pronouncing words" worksheet

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Start class at 9:00

• Prepare for meeting the Japanese class
• 10:20 in room 145: Meet with Prof. Fujiwara's 4th year Japanese class

Homework:

• Study for the test on (1) dictionary use for pronunciation, (2) CT Units 3 & 4, (3) C on C Chapters 3 & 7, and (4) the "ordering in the dining room" warm-up
• Do CT Unit 4 independently
• Carefully check the second half of the "Pronouncing words" worksheet

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• Warm-up: The weekend and spring break plans
• Finish CT: Chapter 4
• Check the rest of the "Pronouncing words" worksheet
• Mid-term course evaluations

Homework:

• Study for the test on (1) dictionary use for pronunciation, (2) CT Units 3 & 4, (3) C on C Chapters 3 & 7, and (4) the "ordering in the dining room" warm-up
• Do CT Unit 4 independently

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• Test on (1) dictionary use for pronunciation, (2) CT Units 3 & 4, (3) C on C Chapters 3 & 7 (pages 41, 43, 45, 47 54 and 107), and (4) the "ordering in the dining room" warm-up
• Brainstorming for the Howard Street visit

Homework:

• Study the phrases on page 185 in Communicating on Campus (Chapter 12)

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Special Schedule
S/L class 10:40 - 11:40only

• Return tests
• When I'm Sixty-Four

Homework:

• Study the phrases on page 185 in Communicating on Campus (Chapter 12)
• CT: Unit 5 by Wednesday
• Finish the "When I'm Sixty-Four" worksheet

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• Warm-up: After spring break
• Planning for Howard St visit
• C on C: Chapter 12: page 185
• Sign up for WU class observations on April 12

Homework:

• CT Chapter 5 (due Wednesday)
• Be ready to demonstrate to the class what you're doing at Howard Street School: write out every word!

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• Warm-up: CT Unit 5
  • CT 5 ans
• C on C: Chapter 12
• Practice for Howard Street School Visit
• Howard Street reminders
• C on C: Start Chapter 8

Homework:

• Be ready for Howard St
• CT Unit 6 due Monday

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• 9:30 Class photo!
• Howard Street School Japanese cultural activities from 10:25-11:30 (arrive at 10:10)

Homework:

• Contemporary Topics: Quiz on Units 5 and 6

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• Warm-up: Debrief Howard St visit and language learning
• Quiz: Contemp. Topics Units 5 and 6 (review students' texts during the quiz)
• Give out observation information and assignments
• Prepare for Professor Fujiwara's class on Friday
• C on C: Chapter 8

Homework:

• For Wed. (bring to your conference): Prepare to meet Professor Fujiwara's class Friday: write your opinions on the handout
• For Friday: be prepared for the discussion with the WU students
• For Friday: learn page 117 in C. on C.
• For Friday: do the WU class observation worksheet
• For Monday: Contemporary Topics: Units 7 and 8)

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• WU class observations
• Individual conferences regarding progress and grades

Homework:

• For Friday: learn page 117 in C. on C.
• For Friday: be prepared for the discussion with the WU students
• For Friday: do the WU class observation worksheet
• For Monday: Contemporary Topics: Units 7 and 8)

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Start class at 9:00

• Warm-up: WU class observation worksheet
• Sustainability discussion
• C on C: continue Chapter 8
• 10:20 in room 145: Meet with Prof. Fujiwara's 4th year Japanese class

Homework:

• For Monday: Contemporary Topics: Units 7 and 8)
• Propose three possible presentation topics. Write them on a piece of paper.
• Memorize page 117 in Communicating on Campus

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• Warm-up: After Easter
• Finish Chapter 8 in C. on C.

Homework:

• Contemporary Topics: Unit 7, page 57
• Quiz on Chapter 8 in Communicating on Campus
• Propose three topics for your presentation

19 Student Scholarship Day at WU

• Quiz on Chapter 8 in Communicating on Campus
• Presentation by Agnieszka on Poland
• Review: Contemporary Topics: Units 7 and 8

Homework:

• C on C:
• Read 149, 151, 152, 153, 157 and the top of 158
• Do activity 3 on page 154 (using the sample presentation on pages 151, 152 and 153)
• Begin preparing your presentation. Don't wait!
• For Monday, prepare a typed outline of your presentation (similar to the answer sheet to C on C: page 150)

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• Warm-up: Chap. 8 review
• C on C: Chapter 11
• Sample outlines
• Thesis statement
• Presentation checklist

Homework:

• For Monday, prepare a typed outline of your presentation (similar to the answer sheet to C on C: page 150)
• Begin preparing your presentation. Don't wait!

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• C on C: Chapter 11
• Presentation checklist

Homework:

• Prepare and practice your presentation

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• Explain finals procedures
• Practice presentations
  • Presentation checklist
• Presentation order lottery

Homework

• Review for the finals
• Prepare and practice your presentation

28 (in room 121)

• Presentations
  • Presentation checklist
  • Presentation schedule

Homework

• Review for the finals
• Prepare your presentation

1 (in room 121)

• Presentations
  • Presentation checklist
  • Presentation schedule

Homework

• Review for the finals

• Lottery for speaking final times
• Finals procedure
• Review!
• Meet in speaking groups for preparation for the final

Homework

• Review for the finals

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• Listening/written final
• Lunch together: Leave at 11:00 from room 113!

Homework:

• Review and prepare for the speaking final

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Speaking final (in small groups in my office)

• 9:00 Kozue, Kana, Koji
• 10:00 Marta, Reiko, Kazumi
• 11:00 Takafumi, Azusa, Kazune
• 12:00 Yutaro, Ryutaro, Koto

Homework: NONE!

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• Return finals
• Give out final grades
• Course evaluations

The End
Have a great break!