Linguistics

Dear students,
Our next unit will be about linguistics.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

Hall's Classification of Cultures

Dear students,
The print for next lesson may be downloaded here:

Hall's Classification of Cultures

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

Academic Skills Course Videos

Dear students,
If you would like to watch and listen to the course videos, they are available here:

http://vimeopro.com/user13420562/academic-skills-videos

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

Welcome to Chris Elvin's Aoyama University Academic Skills class

Dear students,
Welcome to the course. Please access the blog before and after class to check for news, updates, and homework assignments.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

COURSE OUTLINE

Academic Skills

Spring 2018

Instructor: Chris Elvin

Email: chriselvin@gmail.com

Blog: http://ascelvin.blogspot.jp

Course Description

Welcome to Academic Skills. The class goals are:

i) To participate in seminars in junior and senior years.

ii) To have further practice in the four English skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

iii) To learn how to make good notes.

iv) To classify certain types of questions such as cause/ effect, comparison/contrast, definition and illustration.

v) To give opinions and evaluate other opinions.

vi) To study literature, linguistics and communication.

Course Assessment and Grading Criteria

a) 30% extensive listening portfolio

b) 20% mid-term lecture listening quiz

c) 20% final lecture listening quiz

d) 20% student led listening activity
e) 10% attendance

Extensive listening portfolio: You are required to keep a record of ten listening activities that you do outside of class. These activities should take between nintety minutes and two hours to complete. You may listen to TED talks lectures, for example, or news stories, documentaries or movies. What you choose to listen to is up to you. Your portfolio should include notes, and a summary and a comment for each assignment. At the end of the semester, please hand in your portfolio to your teacher (30 points).

Option 1



Option 2

Mid-term test: This lecture listening quiz will be similar to the listening exercises of the course book (20 points).

Final test: Your final quiz will also be similar to the listening tasks of the course book (20 points).

Student led listening activity: Each week one person, pair, or group should prepare a thirty-minute listening activity for the class which should be a meaningful listening exercise and learning experience (20 points).

Attendance: Please keep your class work in a portfolio separate from your extensive listening portfolio as a record of your attendance (10 points).

The textbook you will use is available online here: Academic Skills.pdf

Good luck!

Chris Elvin