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Course Information (grading, attendance policy, etc.)
Graduate Teaching Assistants' Handbook
Strategies for Private Practice

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


Click for News and Events for ESL Students. Read articles and post a comment.

Calendar - Spring 2012/

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

Introducing yourself

Well Said: p.155: Introduction to Consonants

What makes up our accents?

Consonant Sounds and Symbols
Recording 1 Overview: Pronunciation Diagnostic Assignment
Week 2 
1/17, 1/19
 

 

Well Said, p.185: Introduction to Vowels
Vowel Sounds and Symbols
Well Said: Chapter 2. Dictionary Skills
Review of phonetic symbols
“He Sounds Like He’s Bored” (Coursepack pp. 16-19)
Recording 1 (diagnostic) due no later than 1/19
Recording 1 requirements
Record your work at: Wimba Voice Board

Week 3 
1/24, 1/26

Where Are the Bags of Chips?

Well Said: Chapter 7. Rhythm in Sentences
Mozart: Rondo Alla Turca
Exactly How Does English Rhythm Work?
Three Blind Mice
Classical Version
Three Blind Mice Cartoon

Quiz 1 Thursday, January 26
Quiz 1 Format

Assignment due Tuesday, January 31: Rhythm Practice

Well Said, p. 162: // and /  / )

Social Problems (Coursepack, p. 20)
Beliefs about Alcohol Addiction Listen to paragraph reading

Well Said, p. 196  // - /a/ and /a/ - // bought vs cot

Week 4
1/31, 2/2

American Culture Notes: Guess the Category

Well Said: Chapter 7, cont.

Well Said, p.200: // - / / 
Week 5
2/7, 2/9		 Assignment due Tuesday, February 14:
Humorous Definitions (Coursepack, page 25)
Audio Tutorial: Choose Wimba Voice Board or .mp3 file
Listen to Audio Tutorial and complete work in coursepack.
You will have a short quiz on this material Tuesday.

What’s the Fastest Way to Send His Packages?

Well Said: Chapter 10. Phrasing, Pausing, Linking
Nina Weinstein: Smoothing Out English

Well Said, p.170: // - // - / s / 
Practice with   // - // - // - / /

Educational Television (Coursepack)
Educational Television Audio Files

Nina Weinstein: Reduced Forms in Relaxed Speech
Reduced Forms in President Obama's Education Speech
Making Sense of What You Hear

          American Culture Notes: Valentine's Day
Week 6
2/14, 2/16

Humorous Definitions Assignment due Tuesday, February 14
Quiz 2 Thursday, February 16
Quiz 2 Format

Well Said: Chapter 4 (-s endings)
Opens and Closes (Coursepack)
Cultural Values (Coursepack)

Recording 3 due by end of week
Requirements for Recording 3
Wimba Voice Board for Recording 3
Week 7
2/21, 2/23
Where Are Your Extra-Large Hats?
Well Said: Chapter 4 (-ed endings)
Well Said, p.189 - // -  /  /
Well Said: Chapter 8. Thought Groups and Focus Words
Week 8
 2/28, 3/1
Quiz 3 Tuesday, February 28
Quiz 3 Format
Midterm Oral Presentations, Thursday, March 1
Requirements for Midterm Oral Presentation
Sample Presentation
View Your Presentation Video
Submit Your Presentation Self-Evaluation

Well Said: Chapter 8, continued
More practice with rhythm and focus (Edge Studio)

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself"

Review for midterm exam
Spring Break March 5- 9 NO CLASSES
Week 9
3/13, 3/15
Midterm Oral Exam (individual appointments)
Midterm Exam Format
Midterm Oral Exam Schedule
Week 10 
3/20, 3/22

Well Said: Chapter 5. Stress in Words
ping PONG or PING pong?
Lida Baker on Compounding
Blackbirds and Orange Juice

Two-word verbs (packet)
More practice with two-word (phrasal) verbs
Phrasal Verb Drink Dispenser
Week 11
3/27, 3/29

Quiz 3 postponed to 3/27

Well Said: Chapter 5, continued

Word Stress: -ate endings (Coursepack)

Well Said, p. 193 - //   / /   //

Well Said, p.174: - /r/ - /l/

Recording 4 due by end of week
Requirements for Recording 4
Wimba Voice Board for Recording 4

Week 12
4/3

Spring Holiday Thursday, April 5
No Class

Word Stress:  -y endings (Coursepack) Audio Tutorial: (- y endings) on Wimba Voice Board

Well Said: Chapter 9. Intonation
Dialogues for Rhythm and Intonation Practice
Limericks for Rhythm and Intonation Practice

Practice the hardest English poem in the world
Tongue Twisters

American Culture Notes: Easter

Week 13
4/10, 4/12

Quiz 4 Thursday, April 12         Quiz Format

Well Said: Chapter 9, cont
"Valley Girl" talk         The Talking Pothole

"Punctuating" with your voice

Hey, "YOU," outta the way!

The Vowel Sound /yuw/ (Coursepack)

Week 14
4/17, 4/19

Overview of Mirroring Assignment due Tuesday, April 24

Well Said, p. 180 -/v/, /b/, /w/

Overview of Podcast Assignment

Virtual Piano

Recording 5 due by the end of the week
Requirements for Recording 5
Wimba Voice Board for Recording 5

Week 15
4/24 - 4/26

Mirroring Assignment Due Tuesday, April 24

Intonation/Inflection Skits

Final In-class Oral Presentations Thursday, April 26
Presentation Format

Final Exam Review  Final Exam Review Sheet
Review of compounds and -ate endings

Essay Quiz 5 due before the final oral exam      Quiz Format

  Final Oral Exam
Thursday, May 10, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm in Harrelson Hall, Room 233
Final Exam Schedule

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