***Post Final Exam Video Links Here***

Please add your video links using the comments box. Please type in your Korean name in Korean as well as your English name if you had one in the class.

For Example: 조용명 Scott Jo
Student Identification Number

Thanks for a great semester! Have a great winter vacation everyone!!!

Final Exam Grading Criteria

Here's more detailed information on your final exams.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me!  Good luck!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7bl6f9eg0hv6ihy/SP-Final-D3-JuneKim.docx?dl=0

***Second Writing Assignment--Post Here***

Second Writing Assignment

 

 

Second Writing Assignment

 

For your second writing assignment, you must post one main post and a minimum of four mini posts on the blog for your peers to comment.  It can be about anything related to Units 8-10.  The purpose of writing is to give each student the freedom to express his/her ideas and thoughts in a safer environment, which hopefully will give us the opportunity to learn from each other.

 

The main post should be a paragraph and should contain some of your own thoughts about a subject, which may even include some facts you have researched about the subject.  Your main post should have a position and should seek other’s opinion about your subject.  It is each student’s responsibility to maintain their own main post as other students comment on them.  If you neglect your main post, it will die, so you want to make sure to comment periodically to what other students have commented.

 

The four mini posts should be a response to another student’s post.  Support your ideas with facts and logical reasoning as to why you think the way you do instead of assuming the audience understands.  You may post more than four mini posts. Remember, you don’t necessarily have to have the answers or solutions to the post, but rather, can help to add to the question or help clarify the main post.  Just let your ideas flourish and see where it takes you.

 

Remember to be respectful even if the contents of the post are different from the opinions of our own. Also, remember to write your name on each comment to receive proper credit.

 

The writing assignment will be graded on the following:

l  Completion of all five posts—did the student complete 1 main post and 4 mini posts?

l  Content—Were the comments well thought out with reason and logic? Do they add to the post rather than to take away from the main post?

 

Good luck!  I’m looking forward to reading all of your responses!

Midterm Examination Information

Please take a look at the midterm examination grading criteria so that you can be ready.  As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to come see me in person.

Good luck!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zxev9z6y7t2tk5n/SP-Mid-D3-JuneKim.docx?dl=0

Writer's Reference

Here's a list of some basic writing rules to help you write your paper. Good luck!https://www.dropbox.com/s/wahqk1vf9n1pr0v/General%20Mechanics%20of%20Writing.docx?dl=0

First Writing Assignment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Writing Assignment

In discussing humane or inhumane treatments of animals, it’s important to know the laws regarding animals’ rights and protection of your country.  What is considered humane or inhumane could be determined by the cultural context of each nation. For example, what kinds of animal cruelty are Koreans appalled about? What has been done about it?  What is considered animal cruelty or abuse?

The first writing assignment is to write a research paper on the laws and rights of animals.  What kinds of laws are there to protect animals? Are there any education required for adoption of cats and dogs? The animals that are in the shelters because someone threw their dogs away on the streets, how long can they stay at the shelter before they’re killed?

In addition, what are your thoughts on the laws related to animals? Are they current or outdated? What can be done about the lack of laws?

Your paper should be at least a page, single spaced or two pages for double spaced.  Anything shorter than that, it would be hard for you to express your complete thoughts and feelings onto paper. Your font should be no larger than 12 points.  For academic writing, Times Roman is a good font to use.

On the due date, please bring two hard copies printed to the class so that we can peer critique in class.

Learning English Korean Style

Take a look at this video, they are using a TPR (Total Physical Response) is a language learning method developed by James Asher, a professor of Psychology at the University of San Jose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZjP2NTxOyY


Enjoy!!!

***Syllabus***

Here's the syllabus that I promised to upload as the syllabus I gave you is for Tuesday and Thursday class. We will try to adhere to the schedule on the syllabus with minor changes as needed as long as the majority votes.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/6jdpzavbkt0158v/SP_D%20syllabus%20Tues-Fri.docx?dl=0

Summit TV--video links

Hi everyone!

Here's the link to the unit videos! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhXVWfRMDxW2XNX49wdSyN4P-XNp6Lsm2

Hope you all had a great Chuseok!

Welcome back from your break!  Hope you had a great Chuseok with your family!  Let's get our fall semester started!  Fighting!

4000 Essential Vocabulary

Here's the link for your 4000 Essential Vocabulary words.  Remembe, we will be covering Units 16-30 this semester.  Each quiz will cover 3 Units.  For example, the first quiz will cover Units 16-18.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0woe8egizmjsfe/4000_essential_english_words_5.pdf?dl=0

Welcome Back to School!!!

 

Welcome back to school everyone! I hope you all had a great

summer vacation that was relaxing and rejuvenating. We will start out the semester in shorts and a T-shirt but will end the semester near Christmas in coats and scarves. We will be spending 16 weeks together and I'm hoping to get to know each of you this semester! Let's have fun!

Final Examination Grading Criteria

Here's a bit more information along with the rubric for your final examination.  Please have your choice ready so that I can prepare an appropriate rubric to grade your examination.  Take a look and as always, if you have any questions, please ask me in person.

Good luck!

***Post your final exam videos here  by Friday midnight***

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ishfjy5g0bean1/SP-FINAL-C3C4-JuneKim.docx

C3 Tuesday & Thursday 3:00-5:00pm Final Exam Order:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5wetkq8ur9zdh6k/C3%20TR%20300%20final%20exam%20schedule.docx

Final Exam Grading Criteria

Speaking Practice Final Examination will be test your knowledge of the subject matter covered in Units 3-5 in Summit 2 textbook.  Same as before, you will be graded on fluency (rhythm & stress) and support (defense). For the Final Examination, students will have a choice to choose from the following options:

1. One-on-one interview style questioning where series of questions related to the topics covered in Units 3-5 will be asked. You will need to answer intelligibly and with proper support (defense).

2. A group of you will be given a topic to discuss!  You and your group must be engaged in discussion about the topic to show that you fully understand the topic discussed.  You will need to be engaged in a conversation for 3-5 minutes.  The discussion shouldn’t be scripted but rather engaging and stimulating, and answering questions the observer might have regarding your topic.

3. Dialogue.  This can be done in groups of two or three students with a dialogue prepared in advance using 7 grammar and 7 vocabularies from Units 3-5.  I do not want you to memorize the script because it will sound scripted and unnatural which will cause you to lose points in fluency however you may bring in a copy of your script to look at should you get lost. Please bring in a copy of the script with the grammar and vocabularies highlighted or underlined. You will also be graded on the correct usage of both grammar and vocabulary.

4.  One-on-one exam question.  You will be asked an open-ended question, similar to the discussion questions found in your textbook.  You will have a minute to organize your thoughts and answer the question with defense.  You might want to use time words like, first, second, last to organize your thoughts.  You will be graded on your ability to defend your position as well as fluency, and organization.

5. Video.  You can make another video using the same criteria listed on the blog as your Midterm Examinations.  Please see previous blog posting.

If you have any questions, please come see me in person during class.  Once you have decided on what you will do for your Final Examination, please come and advise me of your decision.

Remember, your Final Examination is worth 15% of your final grade so please prepare in advance and practice, practice, practice!  

Week 15--EPals Global Collaboration Project Presentations

EPals—Global Collaboration Project

Thank you for participating in a pilot program with Epals this semester.  I know some of you had great success with your participants abroad while others have not but it’s alright.  Your group representing the country will do group presentation on the 15^th week.  I would imagine it would only take one class time rather than a whole week as scheduled.

For your presentation, please reflect and share with the class what you have learned about the culture of your student. What especially were striking to you?  Whether you have linked with someone or not, I would like your presentations to include the answers to the following questions:

·         Culture and knowledge you’ve learned

·         Did you experience any culture shock? If so, what were they?

·         How did you feel about the experience of sharing cultures?

·         What did you learn from this EPal experience?

·         What did you learn from the writing styles of the e-mails? Was it too casual or too formal? What did you like or dislike about the writing style of your student?

·         What kinds of things could you infer from their writings that weren’t directly written in words?  For example, could you sense their self-esteem or their outlook on life from their e-mails? What else could you tell?

·         Where there anything that was predictable or shocking to you?

Please have your presentation organized and ready so that you’re not fumbling in front of the class on the day of presentation.  Your group can either have a PowerPoint presentation ready, video, or some other visual aid to help you with your presentation.   Remember to make eye contact when speaking to the group! Also, do not read from a piece of paper because that’ll surely put the audience to sleep!

Your EPals homework grade will look to see how much effort you have put into the project, how you problem solved, and other methods to resolve the problems some of you had.  For those of you who have made the contact, I will look to see how you interacted to get the information that you did.  Lastly, remember to add proof or evidence of contacts made, either printed or in other visual forms.  Remember, this is worth 15% of your total grade so please plan ahead for your presentation.

Thank you!!!

These days, I've been feeling very blessed and thankful to have all of you in my class!  I’m honored and privileged to be teaching all of you this semester.  For that, I thank you!  There are days when I feel like you guys are my family, listening to my stories and trying to help whenever you can.  At times living in Korea can be difficult being far away from friends and family, but there are many days where I look forward to coming to class, and seeing some of you. Being with you guys just makes my day and my life that much happier.  I appreciate all the challenges and discussions that encourage me to learn, especially about Korean culture and customs. I've been teaching at Gachon University for several years now and I can say that this semester by far is the best semester I've ever had!  Thanks again for a great semester! Hang in there, it’s week 12!

***Video Midterms***

I'm really looking forward to watching your videos!  Please post them on here and include your title of your video, your names both in English and in Korean, with class time and date.

For example:
Starbucks has the best Americano
조용명 Scott Jo, 김민규 Mike Kim
Speaking Practice C4 Tuesday & Thursday 11:00-1:00

***Please comment as "Anonymous" so that you don't have to log into your Google or other accounts***

Does anyone need for data from SK Telecom?

Hi guys!

It's week 9 and hope that you guys are hanging in there!

I have extra gigabytes of data that I do not use each month and if I can I would like to share them with students who need them!  I'm not sure but can I transfer my data to another SK customer if I'm not using the gigabytes of data? I have about 6gigabytes to give away this month.

Anyone interested? First come first served!

Video Midterm Grading Critera

Edit: I was advised by a student that the length of the video was not mentioned in the grading criteria.  The video must be no shorter than 5 minutes long.  Hope this helps!

Please take a look and if you have any questions, please come and see me in person!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g03ctfxdhv2dfew/SP-Mid-C3C4-JuneKim.docx

Any fish aquarists out there????

Are there any biology majors or natural science majors who have access to some phytoplanktons in the lab or from a pond somewhere? Here's my semi-emergency situation!  My clown fish finally laid fertilized eggs yesterday (Monday) so I need to prepare live food for the fish fry (babies) or they will all die! 

I need rotifer 로티펴 (phytoplankton) cultures to grow them to feed to the babies when they're born.  It needs to be small enough for the baby fish to eat (50-1000 µm). And the babies won't eat dead fish food like the adults. 

I imagine that most of you will have no or little experience with breeding salt water fish but I thought I would post on here because you may know of someone who does. 

Any help would be appreciated!
http://reedmariculture.com/support_rotifers.php

Leydi Ceballos--Columbia (Epals linkage)

For those of you who are waiting for replies from Leydi Ceballos from Columbia, she was nice enough to send us her students e-mail addresses. Please take a look at her students' email list.  Those that are highlighted in yellow and green have been taken already.  Please choose a student by yourself or with a partner.  Then email me and let me know whom you have chosen.  As you can see, there are 8 students that are available for linkages.

It's week 5 now so everyone should be linked with a student and exchanging e-mails.

Good luck!

Dear Leydi,

Thank you for registering your children with ePals. Please save this message for future reference, it contains important information about your childrens' accounts.

ACCOUNT DETAILS

Name: katherym bambague  (Mimi & Jin MW 3:00 Group 4)
Email: katheryb1@epals.com
Username: katheryb1

Name: daniel ceballos (Bok & Daniel MW 3:00 Group 4)
Email: danielc31741@epals.com
Username: danielc31741

Name: fernando ceron  (Isabel Lee & Yoonhee TR 11:00)
Email: fernandc40201@epals.com
Username: fernandc40201

Name: juan camilo fernandez  (Suji MW 3:00 Group 4)
Email: juanc42251@epals.com
Username: juanc42251

Name: johan grijalba (One MW 3:00 Group 4)
Email: johang88901@epals.com
Username: johang88901

Name: julieth martos 
Email: juliethm1@epals.com
Username: juliethm1

Name: rosmery muñoz (Eric &Haesung TR 11:00)
Email: rosmerym1@epals.com
Username: rosmerym1

Name: manuel ovies  (Rachel & Hoyoung TR 11:00)
Email: manuelo53261@epals.com
Username: manuelo53261

Name: gabriela quigua 
Email: gabrielq18261@epals.com
Username: gabrielq18261

Name: santiago ruales (Jenny (Andrea TR 11:00)
Email: santiagr95361@epals.com
Username: santiagr95361

Name: yinna vallejo 
Email: yinnav1@epals.com
Username: yinnav1

Name: daniel vargas 
Email: danielv11431@epals.com
Username: danielv11431

Name: natalia victoria  (John & Hee MW 3:00 Group 4)
Email: nataliav52221@epals.com
Username: nataliav52221

Name: tatiana cardona 
Email: tatianac31431@epals.com
Username: tatianac31431

Name: lorena caicedo 
Email: lorenac39241@epals.com
Username: lorenac39241

Name: miguel betancourt 
Email: miguelb38421@epals.com
Username: miguelb38421

Name: angie
Email: angie84931@epals.com
Username: angie84931

 

Lou Aponte--for those of you who are waiting for replies from Lou Aponte's class

Hi guys!

I received an email from Lou Aponte saying that she doesn't have your e-mail addresses so could each of you send your e-mails along with  your names to Lou Aponte at Talkmilw@epals.com.  It's week 5 so hopefully by now everyone has been linked with a student.

Please e-mail me at sashadaisy123@yahoo.com if you have any questions!

Have a great weekend!

Post your favoriate music you listen to...

In Unit 2, we'll be discussing about musical moods and tastes.  Please add a link to your favorite music.  Any music that's you're favorite!  Your participation is appreciated!

Just give me a reason by Pink!  Yes, it's about love and heartbreak!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpQFFLBMEPI







Right from the start
You were a thief
You stole my heart
And I your willing victim
I let you see the parts of me
That weren't all that pretty
And with every touch you fixed them

Now you've been talking in your sleep, oh, oh
Things you never say to me, oh, oh
Tell me that you've had enough
Of our love, our love

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

I'm sorry I don't understand
Where all of this is coming from
I thought that we were fine
(Oh, we had everything)
Your head is running wild again
My dear we still have everythin'
And it's all in your mind
(Yeah, but this is happenin')

You've been havin' real bad dreams, oh, oh
You used to lie so close to me, oh, oh
There's nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love
Oh, our love, our love

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
I never stopped
You're still written in the scars on my heart
You're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Oh, tear ducts and rust
I'll fix it for us
We're collecting dust
But our love's enough
You're holding it in
You're pouring a drink
No nothing is as bad as it seems
We'll come clean

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Just give me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
That we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again

Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, we can learn to love again
Oh, oh, that we're not broken just bent
And we can learn to love again 

Latest Epals Linkage Request from Taiwan

Hello everyone!

It's week four and everyone should be linked with Epals friends from overseas.  If you have a contact but nothing is happening, feel free to join and partner up with a class from Taiwan.  You can have two projects (classroom linkages) just in case one doesn't work out well.

Pei-she Weng has 64 students with TOEIC scores of 550-750.  Please take a look at the link and give him an email. If you'd like to get your own email address, please let me know in class.

Great job everyone!

http://www.epals.com/show-profile.php?id=fe2cc01f-539d-4849-8c42-8d3f22050a23

Participation Checks!

Before you leave each class, make sure you place a check next to your name if you volunteered in class and shared something with the whole class.  This does not include your small group participations. Whenever I ask for volunteers and you either read or answer my question to the whole class, you get to have this check mark.

Good luck!

First Writing Assignment help!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing Assignment #1

Topic: What is the subject of your paper? What is the paper about?

Thesis statement: What is your position or point of your paper on the topic?

Remember, each paragraph should have a topic sentence, or a major detail, that supports your thesis. Each topic sentence should be supported with many minor details (specific details and examples) to support your topic sentence.

I would like for you to use a five-paragraph essay format for this paper.  You essay should include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Remember to use those transitions to help guide your ideas into sentences as well as to guide you from paragraphs to paragraphs. 

A paragraph looks like this:

In a paragraph all the sentences must follow each other.  Each sentence begins on the same line as the sentence before it.  When you are writing a list of sentences, you write each new sentence on a new line.  Sentences in a paragraph do not start on new lines.  This sentence started on the same line as the last sentence.  This is an important rule for paragraph writing.

A paragraph does NOT look like this:

In a paragraph all the sentences must follow each other. 

Each sentence begins on the same line as the sentence before it. 

When you are writing a list of sentences, you write each new sentence on a new line. 

Sentences in a paragraph do not start on new lines. 

This sentence started on the same line as the last sentence. 

This is an important rule for paragraph writing.

Outline:

Topic:___________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Thesis:__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Major Detail #1
 

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

          Minor Detail #1_______________________________________________________________________________

          Minor Detail #2 ______________________________________________________________________________

          Minor Detail #3 ______________________________________________________________________________

Major Detail #2

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Minor Detail #1_______________________________________________________________________________

          Minor Detail #2 ______________________________________________________________________________

Minor Detail #3 _____________________________________________________________________________ 

Major Detail #3
 

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Minor Detail #1_______________________________________________________________________________
 

          Minor Detail #2 ______________________________________________________________________________

          Minor Detail #3 ______________________________________________________________________________

Good luck!!!

 

 

What do study for the quiz?

Quiz 1 is next week and you should study the following:
1. Unit 1 of your textbook (vocabulary, collocations, grammar)
2. Units 1, 2, 3 of 4000 Essential Vocabulary
3. Summit 1 videos on www.gachon.ac.kr For the videos, go to 국재어학원 and go click on videos on the top left hand side of your screen.

There will be no listening on the quiz. The quiz will mostly be open-ended questions where you will have to produce the answers.

Good luck!

Cosmetic Surgery in Korea...is it out of control?

Here's a recent essay a student wrote on prevalence of cosmetic surgeries in Korea which I thought I should bring to your attention.  Try to follow her argument and see if what she says is valid or invalid. Are people having plastic surgeries because they have a low self-esteem? Because you're not happy with who you are? These are some questions you should ask yourself before going under the knife for your double eyelid surgery. Who are you trying to look like? Why?

I find nothing more sexier in Korean men with their single eyelids!  A middle-aged man with a single eyelids speaks sophistication, like he's deep in thought. Oh my goodness, I never thought I'd be talking about eyelids like the way I am right now! kkk

Cosmetic Surgery Trend

Korea is called the empire of cosmetic surgery. Many people are willing to do cosmetic surgery for the purpose of beauty, and it is even becoming one of the “graduation presents.” It is natural that people want a beautiful appearance and want to overcome their appearance complex, but the trend of cosmetic surgery is getting worse in Korea. People are so imprudent to have the surgery without thinking why they really want to do it. Some people even think that cosmetic surgery will change their whole lives and dream of turning their lives around. This kind of blind faith in cosmetic surgery may come from the appearance-oriented Korean society, the effect of mass media, or a westernized standard of beauty. There might be other reasons behind people’s faith in cosmetic surgery’s ability to create beauty, but the one certain thing is cosmetic surgery is not the only option to choose.

According to the survey by Trend Monitor, one in five women in Seoul have surgery, and we have to notice why especially Koreans are crazy about cosmetic surgery. The first reason might be related to the characteristics of Korea. Korea is one of the appearance-oriented societies. That means appearance is competitive, and people cannot ignore the importance of looks. Other countries might show this trend too, but the degree of obsession with appearance is too much in Korea. Many Koreans suffer from an inferiority complex and feel compelled to be beautiful. This obsession with cosmetic surgery is sometimes seen as an indicator of poor-esteem. Koreans’ view of cosmetic surgery, such as “it’s not such a big deal anymore,” can be very dangerous.

Since the opening of the twentieth century, as mass media started to develop, media naturally started to affect people’s lives in various ways. We can say that the effect of mass media is the second reason for Korean’s craze of cosmetic surgery. The media shows many celebrities who have good appearances, and people naturally think that their appearance is the standard of beauty. This makes people follow them and have the surgery. Psychologists say that media can affect people’s body esteem “by becoming a reference point against which unfavourable body shape comparisons are made.” This shows that people might use images projected by the media as standards for comparison. It is so natural that people who are exposed to media’s standard form a stereotype of beauty. That is to say, media makes people form an ideal of standardized beauty and makes them think that it is the only beauty, so they can justify themselves to have the surgery.

This bad influence of mass media might form a westernized standard of beauty because celebrities who have the western look appear in the media and make people think that their look is the standard of beauty. This is the third reason of Koreans’ cosmetic surgery trend. Now, many Koreans consider big eyes, a prominent nose, white skin and a small face as components of beauty, and the combination of these components clearly show the western look. It is totally different from Korean traditional beauty. In Korea, the most common type of surgery is double-eyelid surgery, which creates an upper eyelid with a crease from an eyelid that is naturally without a crease. Not only does this surgery explain the inferiority complex of traditional Asians’ eyes, but also proves the desires to have big eyes like western people. The selection criteria of Miss Korea is another example of a westernized standard of beauty. There is no definite criteria for Miss Korea’s appearance, but the elected Miss Korea shows that big eyes, a prominent nose and white skin is the standard of beauty. It is a clear contradiction that Miss Korea, who represents Korean traditional beauty, has to resemble western beauty. However, every culture has their own ways of pursuing standardized beauty like “Chinese women’s bound lotus feet, Padaung women’s elongated necks and western women’s constricted waists.” It implys that other cultures also have standards of beauty and want to follow them. It is a sad reality because this shows Koreans are not the only people who lack confidence in their appearance and their identity.

These three factors show why Koreans are becoming crazy about cosmetic surgery. There might be other various reasons other than the characteristics of appearance-oriented Korean society, effect of mass media, or westernized standard of beauty. However, whatever the reason is, having surgery without a clear reason is definitely a wrong choice and will result in a lifetime of regret. Some might still argue that they have surgery to overcome their appearance complex and gain confidence, but that is just an excuse because it is quite clear that surgery is not the only way to get over the complex. Cosmetic surgery cannot change the person by itself; it just gives a little bit of change in a person’s appearance. That means inner change is the only way to overcome one’s complex and way more important than outward appearance change. It is not just a truism, but it is true. People just deny this truth because they don’t have that much confidence to change their inner self. However, the real and right way to get over the complex is the change of one’s own mind, and this way will be the first step to change Korean society.

(Posted by permission from the author)

Blank Student Information Sheet

For those of you who asked for this Student Information Sheet in class but I ran out.  If you have already submitted this, please disregard this post.

Thank you!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w6lnn0j0h16ngdv/Student%20Information%20Sheet1.docx

Beyond Gangnam Style

See how Gangnam City officials decided to deal with all the illegally set up food vendors at Gangnam Station. What do you think? Is this kind of force ever justified? Something to chew on and think about!

http://seoulsearching.net/2014/03/04/beyond-gangnams-style/

Feel free to post comments on here!

EPals connections are slowly coming in...please check your emails!

Hello everyone!

I know you've worked hard to connect with classrooms but be patient because it's only week 2 of the semester!  Please log in using the EPals e-mail address I gave each group with the password to log into EPals to check out your e-mails and also to check out forums, blogs, workspace, and other places. You can discuss in forums to bring spotlight to your projects or post a discussion on a forum to bring attention to the fact that you're looking to connect with a classroom.

It is your group's job to obtain a classroom to connect with during this semester so get creative!

A guy and a bunch of gals group in my Wednesday evening class, please check your e-mail right away as you have a connection.

Good luck everyone! Fighting!

General Mechanics of Writing

Use this as a guide to help you write your first paper!  If you have any additional questions, please ask.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wahqk1vf9n1pr0v/General%20Mechanics%20of%20Writing.docx

Global Collaboration Project-Week 2

EPals Global Collaboration Project

During week two, we will accomplish the following:

1.     Decide your group: decide who’s going to be in your group and submit your group member’s name to me.

2.     Decide your project: the fastest way to get connected would be to join an existing project but if your group would like to create your own project, please come and see me. 

3.     As a group, write an introduction of your group to initiate a contact with your project (class abroad).  Some information to include in the introduction can be: number of students, majors, interests, school name, method of collaboration such as e-mail, video conferencing, etc., how many times you’d like to correspond with them, individually or as a group, and so on.  The more detailed your introduction, the more they can see if both of you would be a good fit for each other.

4.     Once you join a project, your group will have some idea as to what to collaborate with your classroom abroad.   Discuss ideas and topics to collaborate each week and submit them to me by the end of second week.  You can even delegate as to who will initiate the contacts and for which topics. You guys decide as a group!

 For example: Cultural Exchange (This is just a sample!)

Week 2: Food

Week 3: Food (popular fusion style)

Week 4: K-Pop

Week 5: Fashion

Week 6: University life in Korea

Week 7: Social norms

Week 8: North Korea

Week 9: Dating in Korea

Week 10: Movies

Week 11: Cars

Week 12: Smart phone or Apps

Week 13: Pollution

Week 14: Social Pressures or peer pressures university students face

Week 15: Presentation Day!

This Global Collaboration project will be a learning experience for both you and I but I think it will be worth it in the end. Hang in there and if we face any obstacles, let’s try to problem solve together!  I’m hoping to learn more about this project as well as trying to incorporate technology into our classrooms so that learning can be fun and exciting!

Good luck you guys!

4000 Essential Vocabulary Words

Here's the link for your 4000 Essential Vocabulary Words!  Remember, we will only cover Units 1-15 during the Spring semester!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0woe8egizmjsfe/4000_essential_english_words_5.pdf

Good luck!

Are you an international or exchange student?

Attention!

If you are an international student or an exchange student, please come see me!  Thank you for your attention in this matter!