Class
site: potasznik.blogspot.com Office Hours: Thurs 9:30 -11:30, 41 Tanneurs.
Course: Langue
Vivante UE 30.1. Meets Fridays, 11:30
– 13:30, Fromont 13 & CRL
Late work:
No late work will be accepted. No "make-up" exams will be given. On an urgent basis, you may consult the English department regarding "rattrapage."
This website:
I will post updates from our sessions every day. I may ask you to bring certain documents from the site to class. You may check your grades online by entering your ID number in the section titled "What's my grade?"
Important dates to know:
Important dates to know:
Vendredi, 11:30 – 13:30, UE 30.1, LV Anglais Allogène
Week 1: September 21, Fromont 13
Week 2: September 28, CRL
Week 3: October 5, Fromont 13
Week 4: October 12, CRL
Week 5: October 19, Fromont 13
Week 6: October 26, CRL
November 2, NO CLASS
November 9, NO CLASS
Week 7: November 16, Fromont 13
Week 8: November 23, CRL
Week 9: November 30, Fromont 13
Week 10: December 7, CRL, Diary due
Week 11: December 14, Fromont 13
Week 12: December 21 CRL
Final
Grade Rubric:
25% - Listening:
You will be graded on your
ability to paraphrase and summarize an audio clip played at the beginning of
each class. You should keep these
summaries in a journal or other safe place; you may be called to present them
at random for multiple grades.
25 % - Presentations:
multiple grades per semester, may
be replaced by debate
·
Preparation and presentation of your own topic within
specified guidelines. Should last
8 – 10 minutes. Must include at
least 2 discussion questions for your group. Must come from newspaper, magazine, online article, podcast,
or book in English.
·
Participation and contributions to discussions of all
presentations (active listening, posing and answering pertinent questions)
25% - Exam Grade 1: Book Report
·
Choose a book you like. Original may be in English or French, but report will be in
English.
·
Present: The title, the author, the characters, the
story, the main themes, the style, a quotation or short passage that represent
the style, a person who would benefit from reading this book and why, questions
for audience discussion
·
10 minutes maximum; will be presented to small
audience on a day that you sign up for. [Book: _______________ Presentation date: _________]
·
Your grade will include: overall impression, audience
engagement, enthusiasm, articulation and ability to be understood, professional
conclusion of report
25% - Exam Grade 2: Personal Diary, Due: Week 10 _
·
The final 30 minutes of each class will be dedicated
to self-assessment and reflection in the form of a personal diary. The secret word for your class is
denounce. Each entry should be
around half a page in length, and include:
o
Your overall impression of class that day
o
What you learned from the topic you presented
[information/grammar/vocabulary]
o
What you learned from topics that others presented
[information/grammar/vocabulary]
o
Areas of weakness and how you will address them
