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Class syllabus style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>
Course Type: Worldwide English VLE			Class Code: WWE		Class Location: WLI #306 Computer Lab
Teacher: Adam Parsons woosongparsons@yahoo.com			Room & Office Hours: WLI # 208		Textbook: Survival English: MacMillian ISBN 978-1-405-00384-1 Other Materials: Headset
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Semester & Day(s): style='mso-spacerun:yes'> style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Spring 2012 Tuesdays and Thursdays					Time(s): TTh: 3:00-4:30pm
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Course Description/ Objective: style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>This class is designed to provide students with the opportunity to improve and practice conversational English in order to prepare students to study abroad. The instructor will use the textbook and additional supplementary materials to provide an environment for English conversation and communication. This class will be conducted in the virtual learning environment Second Life and focus on speaking, dialogues, and authentic communicative tasks. There will be a second component to this course, which will take place in a traditional class setting. The grades for both courses will be combined for the final grade.
style='mso-bidi-font-size:8.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Day	style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-language:KO'>Inclusive Dates	Unit		style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Conversation Topic
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>1	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>March 6	style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Introduction to Second Life P. 1		This class will be the first part of a workshop teaching students how to register and enroll on Second Life. This will also be an introduction to the course.
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>2	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>March 8	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Gulim;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Introduction to Second Life P. 2		This class will be focused on having students learn the controls and inner workings of Second Life. This will be an instructor led workshop conducted in Second Life.
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>3	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>March 13	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Gulim;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'>Unit 2		Introductions
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>4	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>March 15	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Gulim;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'>Unit 4		Arrangements
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>5	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>March 20	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 6		The convenient store
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>6	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>March 22	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 8		Hotel information
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>7	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>March 27	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 10		Starting conversations
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>8	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>March 29	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 12		Flight UA755: Boarding an airplane
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>9	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>April 3	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 14		Traveling Companions
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>10	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>April 5	Unit 16		Congratulations!: Paying compliments.
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>11	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>April 10	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 18		Courtesies
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>12	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>April 12	Unit 20		Hotel Lobby
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>13	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>April 17	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 22		Business Events
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>14	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>April 19	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 24		Local Specialties
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>15	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>April 24	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Review for Midterm		style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'>
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>16	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>April 26	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Midterm Examination
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>17	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 1	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Gulim;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 26		On the Net
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>18	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 3	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Gulim;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'>Unit 28		Lost Baggage
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>19	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 8	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 30		Asking directions
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>20	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 10	Unit 32		Breakfast in America
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>21	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 15	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 34		Describing People
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>22	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 17	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 36		Talking about your job
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>23	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 22	style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Unit 38		Options
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>24	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 24	Unit 40		Medical Problems
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>25	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 29	Unit 42		Complaints
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>26	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 31	Unit 44		Invitations
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>27	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>June 5	Unit 46		Experiences
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>29	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>June 12	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>30	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>June 14	style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>FINAL EXAMINATION		style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial'>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Course Policy style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>

Students are expected to behave appropriately in your class. This means: style='mso-list:Ignore'>·         Turn off and put away cell phones. style='mso-list:Ignore'>·         Pay attention to the teacher. style='mso-list:Ignore'>·         Do not talk when the teacher or classmates are talking. style='mso-list:Ignore'>·         Participate in class. If the teacher asks a question, try to answer it. style='mso-list:Ignore'>·         Bring a book, pencil, paper and dictionary to class every day. style='mso-spacerun:yes'>

Attendance: style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:160%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> It is university policy that students attend every class. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Failure to attend class will lower a student's final grade. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> No one can expect to improve their English if they do not come to class. If a student is late for class 3 times, it will count as 1 absence. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> If a student is absent, they style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>MUST talk to their Department Head and obtain an excused absence form. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> That form must then be given to the instructor. If a student accumulates more than 11 unexcused absences in one semester (6 times during the intersession), the student will automatically receive an “F.” Students should check their attendance as often as possible to avoid mistakes. style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:160%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Only absences for sickness, car accidents, interviews for military service, training for army reservists, departmental events, and mourning will be considered with documentary evidence. Students can get up to TWO CLASSES excused per semester within a week of the absence. Any further excuses are up to the instructor's discretion.

Grading: style='width:216.6pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black'> Conversation class Attendance 10% HW/Participation 10% Midterm Exam 10% Final Exam 20% style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-language:KO;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>  style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Grading Distribution Scale style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-language:KO'> (Curved) style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>This class will use the grade distribution scale in accordance with the University policy. It is applicable to all freshman, sophomore and junior classes offered by the Dept. of General English regardless of class size. style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>  style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Malgun Gothic";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>A+ ~A0 : 30% or below style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Malgun Gothic";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>B+ ~B0 : 40% or below style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Malgun Gothic";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>C+ ~D0 : altogether 30% or below style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>F : Class teacher's discretion style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>  style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Malgun Gothic";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>

Exams: style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>There are style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>two scheduled standardized exams for this course, namely: 1 Midterm Exam, and 1 Final Exam. style='mso-spacerun:yes'> The style='mso-spacerun:yes'> instructor may also choose to give tests and/or quizzes at other times during the semester which are to be counted as part of your homework/ participation grade.