Grades for Classroom Interactions (Lecture)

A+ You show leadership skills in class--you are successful with encouraging classmates to speak as much as you. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are always fluent and accurate.

A You voluntarily speak a lot in class. You always listen to your classmates. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are always or usually fluent and accurate.

A- You voluntarily speak a lot in class. You always listen to your classmates. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are usually or sometimes fluent and accurate.

B+ You speak when called upon. You usually listen to your classmates. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are usually or sometimes fluent and accurate.

B You speak when called upon. You usually listen to your classmates. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are sometimes fluent and accurate.

B- You don't always speak when called upon. You usually listen to your classmates. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are sometimes or occasionally fluent and accurate.

C You don't speak enough. You sometimes listen to your classmates. You rarely or never speak in complete sentences.

D You don't speak enough. You rarely listen to your classmates. You speak a lot in your native language.

F Absent. You refuse to speak English. (-1% of your final grade for each day)

Grades for Cooperative Learning (Group Work)

A+ You show leadership skills in your group--you are successful with getting your group members to speak as much as you. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are always fluent and accurate.

A You speak a lot in your group. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are always or usually fluent and accurate.

A- You speak a lot in your group. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are usually or sometimes fluent and accurate.

B+ You speak in your group most of the time. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are sometimes fluent and accurate.

B You speak in your group most of the time. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are sometimes fluent and accurate.

B- Your speak in your group most of the time. Your pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and usage are sometimes or occasionally fluent and accurate.

C You don't speak enough in your group. You rarely or never speak in complete sentences.

D You don't speak enough in your group. You speak a lot in your native language.

F Absent. You refuse to speak in English. (-1% of your final grade per day)

Syllabus

Course Goals:
By the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Classify information
• Interpret various graphic organizers
• Infer word meaning from context
• Propose solutions to a given problem
• Make predictions about listening content
• Identify the main idea and details of a listening exercise
• Interview and survey classmates
• Analyze the conducted surveys
• Express opinions
• Finish the course with better pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar skills

Attendance and Participation Policy

• Students must attend classes on time (9:00 Monday-Friday)
• Students are allowed 2 absences
• 1% of your final grade will be deducted for each absence after the first 2
• If a student is more than 5 minutes late to any class, he or she will be marked 1/2 day absent. If a student is more than 15 minutes late to class, he or she will be marked absent for that day.

Grading

• 5% for the discussion group
• 10% for Focus on Vocabulary assignments
• 10% for grammar assignments
• 25% for weekend assignments
• 25% for active involvement in cooperative learning activities
• 25% for active involvement in classroom interactions

Required textbook
North Star Listening and Speaking, Second Edition for Basic/Low Intermediate Students
By Robin Mills and Laurie Frazier, Longman, 2004

Additional Language Development
Discussion Group with Leah on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30pm to 2:30pm.
Conversation Partners with Angie on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:45 to 3:30pm.