• Activities and assignments in this class will be related to your course American Society and Culture through Music
• Purposes of Applied English:
  • To help you with the English you need to succeed in the American Society and Culture through Music class
  • To improve your general English skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing
• This English course is not designed to be "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. There is also a class tutor who works with Professor Doan.
  • I am not Professor Doan's secretary :)
• Examples of what we do in Applied English are:
  • Learn and practice vocabulary and grammar that you need in order to understand lectures, to read the text, to write papers, and to participate in discussions and make presentations.
  • Practice listening comprehension and notetaking skills
• Learn and practice writing styles used in universities in the United States
• Practice choosing and understanding the most important information when you read
• Practice making presentations and reports
• Please do not chew gum in class because I may not be able to understand you! If you drink in class, please don't spill and clean up your trash (I'm not your mother). Try to use the restroom before class instead of running out.

Effort

• If you study and pay attention, you will enjoy yourself and learn.

General Course Requirements

• Attend and actively participate in all classes. If you sleep in class something terrible may happen to you.
• Complete all in-class assignments and homework assignments
• Ask questions when you do not understand
• Use English in class 95.28395891% of the time because many of your classmates want to improve their English
• Submit written work:
  • that is your own: not copied from another student, not copied from a book, not copied from a website, and not copied from another source
  • that is neat and is typed or legibly written
  • that has been checked for spelling and grammar
• Call or E-mail me before class if you absolutely cannot attend class.
  • Quizzes cannot be made up
  • Your homework is due even if you are not in class
  • If you cannot attend class, you are still responsible for all classwork and homework
  • If you cannot come to class, ask another student to take notes for you. Check the course website for the homework assignment

• A point system will be used. Each assignment carries a certain number of points. Your final grade will depend on:
  • the percentage of points you earned of the total points possible
  • A+ 97-100%; A 93-96%; A- 90-92%; B+ 87-89%; B 83-86%; B- 80-82%; C+ 77-79%; C 73-76%; C- 70-72%; F 69% and below
  • Effort, participation and language improvement will determine your final grade if you are between two grades at the end of the semester. Poor attendance will lower your grade. Missing more than 20% of the classes will result in failure, per TIUA policy. You may also fail if you do work that is not satisfactory or if you fail to learn or improve.