Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Syllabus: UE40 - EP1 LV Anglais, Fromont 14 + CRL


UE40 - EP1 LV Anglais, Fromont 14 + CRL
Mondays 10:30 – 12:30 (2 hours)
Week 1
01/21/2013
Lundi
Fr 14
    Week 2
01/28/2013
Lundi
CRL
    Week 3
02/04/2013
Lundi
Fr 14
    Week 4
02/11/2013
Lundi
CRL
    Week 5
02/18/2013
Lundi
Fr 14
    Week 6
03/05/2013
Mardi
CRL
    Week 7
03/11/2013
Lundi
Fr 14
    Week 8
03/18/2013
Lundi
CRL
    Week 9
03/25/2013
Lundi
Fr 14
    Week 10
04/01/2013
Lundi
No class!
    Week 11
04/08/2013
Lundi
CRL - Diary due
    Week 12
04/29/2013
Lundi
CRL


















Notice: February 25, April 1st – no class !
            March 4th class delayed one day to March 5th.
            Diary due April 8th.

Class information :
Lectrice: A. Potasznik (potasznik@univ-tours.fr)
Class site: potasznik.blogspot.com     Office: 41 Tanneurs


This site:
If you do not attend a class, you are still expected to do the work from that day and email it to the teacher BEFORE the next class.  All work will be posted on this site, including listening sections, homework assignments, and other resources.  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?"


Missing class: No "make-up" exams will be given.  On an urgent basis, you may consult the English department regarding "rattrapage."



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.  For the majority of the time, this is a participation grade.  If you participate, you receive a “✓” which does not affect your grade.  If you are absent or do not participate, you receive a 0, which will lower your average.  (See “This Site” section above).

25 % - Presentations: 
Multiple grades per semester, may be replaced by debate
·      Preparation and presentation of your own choosing within specified guidelines (Topic will be provided).  Should last 5 – 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 must be in English, report will also 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 EITHER a small audience or the entire class on a day that you sign up for.  
·      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 abysmal.  Each entry should be around half a page in length, and include:
o   Your overall impression of class that day
o  What you thought of the listening section
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


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