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Welcome to English listening and Speaking

Welcome to English listening and Speaking. Mrs. Sonia Meyer. Syllabus. Syllabus: an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching Outline: a general description or plan giving the essential features of something but not the detail. My Information. Mrs. Sonia Meyer

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Welcome to English listening and Speaking

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  1. Welcome to English listening and Speaking Mrs. Sonia Meyer

  2. Syllabus • Syllabus: an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching • Outline: a general description or plan giving the essential features of something but not the detail

  3. My Information • Mrs. Sonia Meyer • Website: sonia.meyercraft.net • Phone: 132-6170-7513 • Email: sonia@meyercraft.net

  4. Assignments • Presentations • Language Partner • Class Participation • Midterm • Final

  5. Presentations • Story Telling • A life changing moment • Your happiest moment • You saddest moment • Any personal story • Persuasive • Convince us to support an important cause • Persuade us to one side of a controversial issue • Convince us to buy something

  6. Presentation Rubric

  7. Language Partner • You may choose a classmate as your English language partner. • You must meet with your language partner once a week and during this time you can only speak in English with each other. • As proof of your meeting, I want you to take a picture of the two of you together and send it to me. Don’t forget to write your names in the email.

  8. Class Participation • This is a major percentage of your grade meaning it is very important! Attendance is required and especially important for language learning. I expect students to participate by speaking in class, asking questions, and talking during group discussions.

  9. Midterm & Final • Midterm: Group presentation • Final: Mock interview

  10. Grading Rubric

  11. Policies and Expectations • Each unexcused absence will result in 2 points deduction from your final grade. If you happen to miss a class for legitimate reasons, e.g. sickness, accident, please let me know ahead of time. Please only use English during class time.

  12. Extra Credit • Attend a lecture by a foreign professor (English-speaking) • take a picture of yourself at the lecture • write a 1-page paper about your thoughts on his or her lecture • Go to the Beijing American Center (北京市朝阳区呼家楼京广中心2801室 100020 ) • Take a picture of yourself there • bring back a pamphlet with your name written on it

  13. 5 Important Sentences • Excuse me professor, can you please slow down? • Excuse me professor, can you repeat what you just said? • Excuse me professor, what does “transcribe” mean? • I’m sorry professor, I don’t understand. • I’m sorry professor, I don’t know the answer.

  14. Homework • Transcribe the lyrics of “El Paso” by Marty Robbins • Audio file on website • Or find it online

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