Syllabus

 Instructor J. E. Seibert

    E-mail: jseibert; Phone: 3302

Course preview

• This English VI course will help students improve their pronunciation of English. Class activities will include pair and small group practice, interviews, and short oral reports. Students will learn and practice word and sentence stress, linking sounds and words, and intonation. Some grammar view will be included because speaking and understanding language requires putting together grammar and pronunciation.
• You must practice pronunciation on your own time. You cannot improve by only thinking about pronunciation five hours each week; you need to work outside of class. Listen to others and try to use what you learn when you speak.
• Language skills are all linked together; they cannot be easily separated. Listening comprehension and pronunciation are especially closely related, so will improve both in this class.

Text

The text book is Sounds Great by Beverly Beisbier. We will cover as much of the text as possible in six weeks.

Requirements and Grades

• Requirements
  • Demonstrable improvement in your English pronunciation
  • Active participation in all classes
  • Satisfactory completion of all in-class and homework assignments
  • Satisfactory grades on quizzes and exams
• Grades
  • Your grade will be determined using three factors:
    • A point system will be used for assignments and tests. Each assignment and test carries a certain number of points.
    • You will also receive an end of the term participation grade worth about 25 % to 30% of the total points available
    • Finally, about 25% to 30% of the points used in determining your grade will depend on how much you improved your English pronunciation during summer term.
  • Your final grade will depend on the percentage of points you earned of the total number 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

TIUA Attendance Policy (See the "TIUA American Studies Program Catalog", page 14)

• If you miss "more than 20%" of the classes (4), you will receive an "F".
• Three late arrivals count as an absence.
• In classes in the U. S. at all levels you are always responsible for both in-class work and homework, regardless of the reason for the absence.