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

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 1.  Content Area: Communication
American Culture Notes: The Pledge of Allegiance

Listening Log 1 due 8/26      Listening Log Format
Correct some student errors in Listening Log 1

Video Lecture 1, continued
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American Culture Notes: Gestures    North Carolina symbols

Dictation 1   Text and Audio File

American Culture Notes: Labor Day       Some statistics

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

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

Listening Log 2 due 9/9

Presentation Skills Unit
Presentation 1 Format
Presentation 1 Instructor Evaluation
Presentation 1 Self-evaluation

Presentation Skills Essentials

Nina Weinstein: Tips on Preparing for an Oral Presentation
Nina Weinstein: A Fast Way to Make Yourself
a Better Understood Speaker? Slow Down

Wimba Voice Board Assignment 1 due by end of week:
France Gives Birth to a Trend

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

Wimba Voice Board Assignment 2 due by end of week:
New Greeting Cards Offer Encouragement, Hope

Week 8
10/3 - 10/7

Dictation: "Biotechnology"
Video Lecture 2, cont. Biology: Genetic Engineering

Vocabulary in Conversation: Common Expressions

Dictation: "Vacation Deficit Disorder"

Vocabulary in Conversation:
Academic Idioms
Polite English: Just (don't) Say No!

Review for midterm exam

Wednesday, October 12: American Student Guests

Video Lecture 3: The American Character

American Culture Notes: Halloween
An Enchanted Evening

Listening for Critical Analysis and Defending Ideas in a Second Language
Debating Skills
Format for informal debates in class
Groups & Schedule for Debates, Friday 11/4 and Monday 11/7

Some logical fallacies

Overview of Presentation 2: Oral Academic Argument

Outline of presentation thesis and argument due 11/11

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

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

American Culture Notes: City Nicknames

Vocabulary in Conversation: Adjectives
What is your sun sign?

Wimba Voice Board Assignment 4 due by end of week:
What Does Your Voice Say About You

Selected topics in pronunciation:
Review of Rhythm and Focus in English, Compounds
Blackbirds and Orange Juice

Presentation 2 Wednesday 11/16 and Friday 11/18
Presentation Format
Presentation Evaluation Rubric
Schedule for Presentation 2

Click here to watch your presentation video

Review for final exam  Final Exam Review Sheet

New! A few photos taken in class during debate preparations

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

American Culture Notes: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Quiz
Friends Thanksgiving