Today in class - Langue Vivante

DIARIES DUE

Take a few moments, and write your final impressions about this class on the back of your diary.

1. Roll - 5 letter words
2. CRL - Independent work
3. Homework:  Scared to Death
Write about a moment in your life when you were scared to death.  How old were you?  What was the setting of the event?  What happened?  What did you learn from the situation?  Has it changed your present behavior?  Give as many details as possible.

Today in class - LV merc

1.  Roll - opposites
2.  Listening: Steve Jobs commencement speech (transcript here)

Questions:

• Summarize the story of Steve's parents
• What class did Steve "drop in" on?
• How did Steve pay for food during his time at Reed College?
• What joke is made about Windows?

3.  Book report
4.  Present: biographies
5.  Diaries


Diaries are due next time!  12 point font, double spaced, must be typed.

Today in class, LV Merc

1.  Roll
2.  Listening
3.  Presentations - songs
4.  Book reports
5.  Homework for next time: Complete a biography on any interesting person in the world.  They may be living or dead.  It can be someone you know personally or a celebrity.  Make sure to provide both factual and ideological information - for instance, if you choose Albert Einstein, you should talk not only about the details of his life but also what he believed in, and the reaction of people around him to his ideas.  Remember that the point of presentations is to not only practice oral English but also to generate discussion.  Therefore, be sure to include questions for your group.

Today in class: LV

1.  Roll: 8
2.  Listening: Tommy and Krista (you can watch the music video here, or here with lyrics on the screen)
3.  Presentations: Bucket lists
4.  Book report
5.  Diaries
6.  Homework for next time: choose a song written in English.  Write out the lyrics and explain any difficult words or phrases; you may translate into french for this.  Analyze the lyrics and discuss the meaning and purpose of the song.  Optional: you may bring your song to play (quietly) for your group presentation.

Today in class Langue Vivante 20.1

1.  Roll - what did you do over the break?
2.  Presentations - Affirmative Action
3.  Book report
4.  Homework for next time: "My Bucket List."  A bucket list is a list of things you would like to do or accomplish before you die.  Option 1: List ten items on the list, describe each one with at least 5 sentences.  Option 2: List 15 items on the list, describe each one with 2-3 sentences.
Optional: click here to read and watch stories of other people's bucket lists.
5.  Diaries

Today in class - LV 20.1

1.  Roll call - accents
2.  Listening - getting your school schedule.  Which classes are mentioned?  After school?  What are the verbs used when discussing classes?
3.  Presentations - global food supply ideas by 2050
4.  Book report - Erin Brockovich
5.  Homework for next time - affirmative action debate (Qu'est-ce que c'est?).  Write out and defend the pro position, con position, and 10 - 15 moderator questions.  Due March 6.
6.  Diaries.

Today in class - LV Merc 20,1

1. Roll - favorite room in a house

2. Teacher reads: Food shortage article
3. Present: Current Event
4.  Independent work in CRL
Homework assignment: Write a paper detailing your plan for a sustainable food supply by 2050.

New links: Silly English site
English tenses explained visually.

Today in class LV 20.1

Roll- favorite city
Listening - being arrested by the police
Presentations - diet books
Book report (Oscar Wilde)
Homework - choose a current event and include the following information:

• What actions in the past culminated in this event?
• Who/what/when/where/why/how?
• What is your opinion on the whole situation?
• What do you think will happen in the future?

Preparation for next week - LV EP1 and LV UE20.1

For your information:

The article that will be read aloud in class in preparation for the class discussion and homework can be found here.

Feel free to print a copy for yourself if you would like to read along while the professor reads the article in class.

Today in class; LV 20.1

• We started class with the roll call question: What should be the age of criminal responsibility?
• We then did our death penalty debates, switching positions between pro, con, and moderator roles.
• We worked independently in the CRL.
• Three book reports were presented.
• We wrote in our diaries.
• The homework for next time is as follows: 

              - Write an introductory chapter of your diet book.  It can be serious or funny, but must be 1.5 pages typed (double spaced)*.  Talk about what people should eat and which exercises they should do.  Be very specific.  Mention the benefits of your program and why it is better than other programs.  

*

Syllabus: UE 20.1 - LV anglais pour germanistes et italianistes FR 13 + CRL

UE 20.1 - LV anglais pour germanistes et italianistes FR 13 + CRL

Weds 10:00 – 12:00 (2 hours)

Week 1	01/23/2013	Merc	Fr 13
Week 2	01/30/2013	Merc	CRL
Week 3	02/06/2013	Merc	Fr 13
Week 4	02/13/2013	Merc	CRL
Week 5	02/20/2013	Merc	Fr 13
Week 6	03/06/2013	Merc	CRL
Week 7	03/13/2013	Merc	Fr 13
Week 8	03/20/2013	Merc	CRL
Week 9	03/27/2013	Merc	Fr 13
Week 10	04/03/2013	Merc	CRL – Diary Due
Week 11	04/10/2013	Merc	Fr 13
Week 12	05/01/2013	Merc	No class!

Notice : Feb 27 – no class

Diary due April 3rd

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 detrimental.  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