Syllabus

ESL 401J

 

Date:

Topic:

Homework:

 

 

 

Monday Nov. 8

 

Room: G11

 

·       Introduction to the assignment

·       Guest speaker

·       Choose presentation topic

 

o          Make an outline for your oral presentation and make a list of keywords that your presentation will contain.

 

o          Bring two photocopies of a highly technical journal article in your field.  It can discuss any topic; it doesn’t have to be the topic of your presentation.

 

Wednesday Nov. 10

 

Room: G20

·        Content adjustments (adapting speeches to a wider audience)

·        Oral presentation guidelines

 

o       Complete your presentation using the guidelines that we’ve discussed during the last two class periods.

 

Monday Nov. 15

 

Room: G11

 

·        Presentations

·        Peer evaluations

·        First group of 8 presenters

o       Go to the Media Desk at the Undergraduate Library and watch the video or your oral presentation.  Fill out a self-evaluation sheet and choose areas to improve on in your final presentation.  Turn in your self-evaluation at our individual conference on November 22.

 

Wednesday Nov. 17

 

Room: G24

 

·        Presentations

·        Peer evaluations

·        Wrap up

·        Second group of 8 presenters

o       Go to the Media Desk at the Undergraduate Library and watch the video or your oral presentation.  Fill out a self-evaluation sheet and choose areas to improve on in your final presentation.  Turn in your self-evaluation at our individual conference on November 22.

o       Final Paper Rough Draft due (bring 2 copies)

 

Monday Nov. 22

Room: G24

 

·        No class

·        Individual Conference #2

o       Bring self-evaluation of mini-presentation,

Wednesday Nov. 24

 

 

·        Thanksgiving vacation

·        No class

 

Monday Nov. 29

 

·        Oral Presentations 1-5

 

Wednesday Dec. 1

 

·        Oral Presentations 6-11

o       Journals due

Monday Dec. 6

 

·        Oral Presentations 12-16

 

Wednesday Dec. 8

 

 

·        Class Party

·        Class Evaluation

o       Final Paper due