TIUA/Willamette
University - Spring 2004
Monday, Wednesday & Friday - 1:50 - 2:50 & 3:00 -
4:00
Collins #324
Prof. Wayne
Gregory
wgregory@willamette.edu
Kaneko 203 (ex.3306)
Office Hours: 3:30 - 4:30 Tues. & Thurs.
12:00 - 1:40 - Mon., Wed. & Fri
& by appointment
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I. Course
Description
In English I and II,
students develop listening comprehension skills useful in
university contexts. Intensive listening practice exposes
students to everyday and academic language used in a
variety of topics and situations. Class guests, sample
university lectures, use of audio and videotapes, and
observations and interviews outside the classroom support
the development of listening comprehension and academic
note-taking skills. Students also develop speaking skills
appropriate in university contexts. Examples of such
skills are: holding extended conversations, asking and
answering questions in class, giving oral summaries,
giving presentations and speeches, participating in
discussions and debates, and having conferences with
professors. The course includes activities and
assignments outside of the classroom that enable students
to further practice what they have learned in
class.
II. Learning
Activities
In this class, we will
learn:
- Through in-class
activities to help you learn specific academic listening
and speaking skills
- By doing interview
assignments with WU students
- creating an
audio/visual journal
- By participating in
weekly conversation partner activities with a WU Japanese
language class
- By observation of a
WU class
- Through self-directed
pronunciation practice in the WU language lab
- By discovering how to
make presentations
- And
more...
III.
Textbooks
- Communicating on
Campus - Amy Hemmert and Ged O'Connell. Alta Book
Center Publishers. 1998.
- English
Pronunciatin for Japanese
Speakers.
Paulette Dale & Lillian Pons. Prentice-Hall Regents.
1994.
- Cambridge
Preparation for the TOEFL Test, 3rd. Edition. Jolene
and Robert Gear. Cambridge. 2003.
IV. General
Course Requirements
- use of English in
class as much as possible
- attendance at and
active participation in all class
activities
- completion of
in-class and homework assignments
- satisfactory
performance on quizzes and tests
V.
Evaluations
& Grades
- You will receive one
grade for English I and another grade for English II.
Final grades can be A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, or
F. Plusses and minuses will reflect borderline grades and
extra effort or lack of effort.
- Grades will be
determined by points that are given for all assignments,
both in class and out of class. This also includes tests
and quizzes.
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A+ :
100
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B+ : 88 -
89
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C+ : 78 -
79
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F : 0 -
69.9
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A : 95 -
99
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B : 85 -
87
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C : 75 -
77
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A- : 90 -
94
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B- : 80 -
84
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C- : 70 -
74
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VI.
Attendance
- Come to every class
and arrive on time; please don't come to class
tired or hungry
- If
you miss more than 20% of the classes (7 classes), you
will receive an "F".
- 3
tardies = 1 absence.
- If you will not be
in class, please talk to me, leave a voice mail message
for me, or e-mail me in advance. This is polite in
all small college classes in the US.
All absences are
unexcused and you are always responsible for both class work
and homework, even if you are ill. Please do not skip class
because you have not done your homework or have not studied
for a test.
(Check the
TIUA
Information Catalog explanation of TIUA policies on
attendance).
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