Syllabus

Hey everybody. I hope this site will help you during the course. Every now and then I will post things. I'll usually tell you in class if I've added something. Today I will post the syllabus just in case you couldn't take all the necessary notes during class. I hope you all have a great learning experience. Cheers.

Syllabus for David’s English Class Fall ‘07


Book- Quest 3 Listening and Speaking (Second Edition)

You MUST buy the book by week 2 or you will lose participation points.
*It is illegal to photocopy books and forbidden by the university. Just buy one. It’s only 12,000 won.

Evaluation will be based almost entirely on achievement in this class. For large classes must follow a grading scale in which a minimum of 35% of students receive C+ or less and a maximum of students receive A or A+.

If you are absent more than 9 hours you automatically receive an F.

Midterm Exam- Week 8, (Oct 15-19), during the first class of the week.
The test will cover chapters 1-4. It is worth 20% of your mark.

Oral Presentation- Weeks 9 and 10 (Oct. 21-Nov. 2)
Topic- People and/or ideas that have helped the world.
10% will be peer evaluation and 10% will be teacher evaluation.
Maximum of 5 minutes. Please try to do it LOW tech. since the high tech. equipment in the classroom usually takes too long to set up and sometimes doesn’t work. The oral presentation is worth 20% of your mark.

Listening Test- Week 12 (Nov. 11-16)
This will be questions on one of the Social Language sections, (part 2), in the book. It will be something you have already heard. Worth 10% of your mark.

Final Exam- Week 16 (Monday, Dec. 10). Time and place will be announced. All of my students, (6 classes), will meet in the same room and write the same exam. The exam will cover chapters 5-8 of the book. It is worth 30% of your mark.

Participation- This includes attendance, doing assignments in class and at home, coming to class on time, bringing your book and other necessary supplies, speaking English every day, diligently trying to improve your English. This will include any + or – you receive during the course as well as my overall impression of your effort in class. Try to make a good impression. Participation is worth 20% or your mark.

I have extensive education in student evaluation. I have been teaching and grading ESL students for 11 years. Please trust my evaluations.