Course Information
(grading, attendance, etc.)

Web Resources:
Merriam-Webster Audio Dictionary
Voice of America/Wordmaster
Prof. Krauss' Independent Study Lab
Dave's ESL Cafe
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
The Internet TESL Journal
NCSU English Conversation Club

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Calendar - Spring 2012
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Week 1
1/10, 1/12

No car? No problem! There is a shopping center within walking distance of NCSU. Check out Cameron Village:
The shops of Cameron Village
Map: How to get to Cameron Village from NCSU

Wolfprowl - Express weekend entertainment transit service to Glenwood South with connections to downtown Raleigh
Course Overview
Introductions: Focus in Names
Most common American names
Most popular baby names in 2011
2011 Word of the Year
Conversation Skills: Small Talk

American Culture Notes: Dr. Martin Luther King
I Have a Dream
America (My Country 'tis of Thee)

Week 2 
1/17, 1/19

Practice with idioms: The World Traveler
Idioms in The World Traveler
What is an Airedale?

Listening and Note-taking Skills:
Listening Practice: Jack and the Beanstalk
Video Lecture Unit 1.  Content Area: Communication American Culture Notes: The Pledge of Allegiance

Listening Log 1 due 1/19
Listening Log Format

Common student errors in Listening Log 1
Quotations and Punctuation Marks
all right or alright?
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
What is a comma splice?

Week 3 
1/24, 1/26

Video Lecture Unit 1, continued

Sign up for mini-presentations on idioms
      Hundreds of Idiom Definitions
      Illustrated Idioms at GoEnglish.com

American Culture Notes: Gestures     North Carolina symbols

  

Week 4
1/31, 2/2

 

Begin Mini-Presentations on Idioms
Idiom Presentation Schedule Round 1

Noting Numbers and Statistics
Number Listening Comprehension:
Practice Exercise 1          Exercise 2         Exercise 3

Practice with large numbers
Ten Rules for Writing Numbers and Numerals

American Culture Notes: Baby Boomers 
    What is a baby boomer?   Ageism

American Culture Notes: Guess the Category

Listening Log 2 due by end of week
Correct some student errors in Listening Log 2
Week 5
2/7, 2/9
Week 6
2/14, 2/16
Pronunciation Skills: What Makes Up Our Accents?
Week 7
2/21, 2/23		 American Culture Notes: Mardi Gras, February 21

Presentation 1
Schedule for Presentation 1
Click here to watch your presentation video
Presentation self-evaluation form to submit

Wimba Voice Board Assignment 2:
New Greeting Cards Offer Encouragement, Hope
Week 8
2/28, 3/1

Listening and Note-taking Skills:
Video Lecture 2. Biology: Genetic Engineering

Dictation 1  Text and Audio File

Listening Log 3 due 3/1
Correct some student errors in Listening Log 3

Wimba Voice Board Assignment 3:
Procrastination: End it now 
Spring  Break March 5- 9  NO CLASSES
Week 9
3/13, 3/15

Dictation 2   Text and Audio File

American Culture Notes: St. Patrick's Day

MIDTERM EXAM: Thursday, 3/15
Midterm review sheet
Answers to Midterm Exam Review: Idioms
Week 10 
3/20, 3/22		 American Culture Notes: Parenting Styles

Sign up for mini-presentations on idioms
Video Lecture 3: The American Character
Week 11
3/27, 3/29

Begin Preparing Mini-Presentations on Idioms
Groups for idiom skits

Idiom skits in class
Definitions of idioms used in skits

Vocabulary in Conversation 1

Week 12
4/3

Spring Holiday Thursday, April 5
No Class

Listening for Critical Analysis and Defending Ideas in a Second Language
Debating Skills
Format for informal debates in class

Vocabulary in Conversation 2

Overview of Presentation 2
Sample Academic Argument Presentation

American Culture Notes: Easter

Week 13
4/10, 4/12

Debate team preparation in class
Debate topics and teams for Thursday, 4/12

Week 14
4/17, 4/19

Outline of presentation thesis and argument due 4/19:

I. An introduction to your topic. (why you have chosen it, why it is important to you)
II.
A statement of your thesis (or position/main idea that you will argue/defend)
III. Three reasons or arguments that support your thesis
IV. A conclusion that sums up your argument and leaves listeners with a relevant final thought on what you want them to do, think, believe, or understand after listening to your presentation.


 






The Art of Rhetoric
Some definitions of rhetoric
Andrea Lunsford
Some rhetorical devices
Some logical fallacies

Practice Identifying Effective Argument and Rhetoric
Opinion piece
Letter to the editor

Selected topics in grammar/writing:
The Use and Non-Use of Articles

Selected topics in pronunciation:
Review of Rhythm and Focus in English

Wimba Voice Board Assignment 4:
What Does Your Voice Say About You
Week 15
4/24 - 4/26

Vocabulary in Conversation

City Nicknames

Presentation 2, 4/26
Presentation Format
Presentation Evaluation Rubric

Click to watch your presentation video

Review for final exam  Final Exam Review Sheet
        Final Exam
Thursday, May 3, 1:00-4:00 p.m. in Harrelson Hall, Room 233

 
 
 

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