| Week | Assignments | Homework to turn in each week: Click on the links below to tell me what you have been studying, and to ask me questions about the material. | |
| 1 | Introductions, Orientation to Ellis Chapter 1 | Evaluation of each student's needs Presentations -
|
Pronunciation worksheet - complete
one of these per hour that you practice at home. Record yourself talking for 2 minutes. We will keep it and use the recording to see how much your pronunciation improves this quarter. Go to the Language Center and work with Ellis - minimal pairs. |
| 2 |
|
Every week you will do one presentation to the class. We will talk about topics in class this week. | Practice expanding your lung capacity - |
| 3 | 21st - Martins Luther King day, No classes Individual Check - |
Speaking Rubrics - | Paragraph reading check - practice the paragraph on page 32 of your text psa1 |
| 4 | Ellis overview | Your problem areas - bring your homework assignments so I can address the difficult parts. | The Man with Two Wives - pg 44 of your text. Listen to these 2 different readings on my Quia Vocabulary page: |
| 5 | Working with intonation stress in sentences / words | Interpret the charts from pages 47-49 in your text, and come prepared to communicate that in class on Monday. | |
| 6 | Continue with intonation, stress in words /sentences | focus on pronunciation of ends of words | Bring your tape recorded sentence to class on Wednesday |
| 7 | Feb 18th - President's Day - no classes | Check difficulties with the text material | Intonation in sentences - practice the sentence I emailed to you. |
| 8 | Intonation /stress in words or sentences | Check difficulties with the text material | Bring a recording of the most difficult sounds you worked on this week. |
| 9 | Pausing, Linking | Check with difficulties with the text - chapters8,9,10 | Bring a recording of two sentences/paragraphs: 1. something
difficult from one of these chapters
2. something easy from one of these chapters. |
| 10 | March 17th - last day of classes | Meet with me to discuss progress in the class. Bring a recording of the same topic as you recorded during the first week. We will see if there is a difference! | No new homework this week. Make sure that you can show me the material you studied this quarter. |
| Final for this course is scheduled for Wed, March 19, at 12:10. | Make sure that you can show me the material you studied this quarter. Study hard! |
See you in class!