| Week 1
8/18 |
Course
Overview
Introducing yourself Well Said: p.155: Introduction to Consonants Consonant Sounds and Symbols Recording 1 Overview: Pronunciation Diagnostic Assignment |
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| Week
2
8/23, 8/25 No car?
No problem! There is a shopping center within walking distance of NCSU.
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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) Well Said: Appendix B - /  /
and /  / )
Recording 1 requirements Record your work at: Wimba Voice Board |
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| Week
3
8/30, 9/1 |
Well
Said: Chapter 7. Rhythm in Sentences
Mozart: Rondo Alla Turca
Beliefs about Alcohol Addiction Listen to paragraph reading Classical Version Three Blind Mice Cartoon Quiz 1 Wednesday, September 1 Quiz 1 Format |
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| Week 4
9/8 Labor Day
Holiday
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Well
Said: Chapter 7, cont.
Audio Tutorial: Choose Wimba Voice Board or .mp3 file Well Said, p.200: - /  / - /  /
Recording 2 due Wednesday, 9/8 Requirements for Recording 2 Wimba Voice Board for Recording 2 |
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| Week
5
9/13, 9/15 |
Well
Said: Chapter 10. Phrasing, Pausing, Linking
Well Said, p.170: /  / - / /
- /s/
Practice with / / - //
- / / - /  /
Educational Television (Coursepack) Nina Weinstein: Reduced Function Words in Relaxed Speech Reduced Forms in President Obama's Education Speech Making Sense of What You Hear Quiz 2 Wednesday, 9/15 Quiz Review Sheet |
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| Week
6
9/20, 9/22 |
Nina
Weinstein: Smoothing Out English
Well Said: Chapter 4 (-s endings) Opens and Closes (Coursepack) Cultural Values (Coursepack) Requirements for Recording 3 Wimba Voice Board for Recording 3 |
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| Week
7
9/27, 9/29 |
Well Said, p.189: /  / - /  /
Well Said: Chapter 5. Stress in Words |
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| Week 8
10/4, 10/6 in Foreign Language and Computer Labs Building, 2341 Stinson Drive, Room 214 (Building No. 30 on Campus Map) |
Quiz 3 Format Midterm Oral Presentations, Wednesday, October 6 Requirements for Midterm Oral Presentation View Your Presentation Video Submit Your Presentation Self-Evaluation ping PONG or PING pong? Lida Baker on Compounding Blackbirds and Orange Juice Review for midterm exam |
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| Week 9
10/11, 10/13 
Visit the North Carolina State Fair October 14 - 24 Directions from NCSU Bell Tower to the State Fair |
Midterm Exam Format Midterm Oral Exam Schedule |
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| Week 10
10/18, 10/20 |
"We
have nothing to fear but fear itself"
Hey, "YOU," outta the way! Well Said, p.174: - /r/ - /l/ Word Stress: -ate endings (Coursepack) Well Said: Chapter 5, continued Two-word verbs (packet) More practice with two-word (phrasal) verbs Phrasal Verb Drink Dispenser |
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| Week 11
10/25, 10/27 |
Well
Said: Chapter 8. Thought Groups and Focus Words
Well Said, p.193: /  / /
/ / /
American Culture Notes: Halloween Requirements for Recording 4 Wimba Voice Board for Recording 4 |
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| Week 12
11/1, 11/3 |
Well
Said: Chapter 8, continued
Word Stress: -y endings (packet) Practice the hardest English poem in the world Tongue Twisters |
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| Week 13
11/8, 11/10 |
Dialogs
for Rhythm and Intonation Practice
Well Said: Chapter 9. Intonation Real talk (Coursepack) Well Said, p.180:/v/, /b/, /w/ Quiz Format |
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| Week 14
11/15, 11/17 |
Well
Said: Chapter 9, continued
The Vowel Sound /yuw/ (packet) Requirements for Recording 5 Wimba Voice Board for Recording 5 |
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| Week 15
11/22 No class 11/24 |
American
Culture Notes: Thanksgiving
Friends Thanksgiving Quiz Format |
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| Week 16
11/29, 12/1 |
In-class
Oral Presentations Monday and Wednesday
Presentation Schedule Final Exam Review Final Exam Review Sheet American Culture Notes: Christmas Jingle Bells A VISIT FROM SAINT NICK |
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Wednesday, December 8, 6:00 pm - 9 pm in Withers Hall, Room 145 Final Exam Schedule |
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