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Tokyo International University of America Applied English for Linguistics Summer 2005 J. E. Seibert Syllabus (Course Information) [ Home ] http://www.tiua.edu/academics/class_sites/summer2005/AELinguistics/index.htm Consult this website for homework assignments and to see your grade

 

Contacting the instructor

Name: Professor J. E. Seibert

• E-mail address: jseibert@willamette.edu
• Office 209; telephone number: 503-373-3302
• Office hours: 3:00-4:00 Tuesdays and by appointment

Text and dictionaries

• Bring your Linguistics workbook, 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.
• Bring your text and your dictionaries.
• 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. Try to speak English 97.145927% of the time. No chewing gum in class. It makes it hard to practice English.
• You may drink beverages in class. Don't spill!
• No eating food in class, please, because I would like you to focus on the class (and it makes me hungry!)

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.
• I will not collect or check some homework. Ask when you have questions.
• If students begin to be absent from class or late to class, there will be "pop" quizzes at the beginning of class.
• Final grades can be A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, or F. Each assignment or quiz/test will have a point value. 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 and participated actively in class.You can check your grade any time using the course website and a password.
• Students who miss 20% or more of the classes 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 possible to help you succeed in this course, but you are in control of your success and your future.