Instructor: Priscila Martins-Read, office at AA5 205 Phone: 360992-2389, E-mail: pmartins-read@clark.edu
Office Hours: MWF: 10:00 - 10:30, TTh 3:30-4:15 (in BHL 101) Web site: http://web.clark.edu/martpe
Required Texts: Survival Kit for Overseas Living, by Robert Kohls, and American Ways An Introduction to American Culture, by Datesman, Crandall, and Kearney. We will also read other materials as assigned below.
JSH 250 Schedule for SPRING '09
See the link to Keeping Track of Grades, then fill in your grade as you complete the homework.
|
READING / STUDY SKILLS/RESEARCH SKILLS |
ORAL SKILLS, SPEAKING |
HOMEWORK /TESTS |
|
Week 1 Welcome and introductions 1. Review skills such as skimming, scanning, and outlining, 2. Main Ideas, Facts and Opinions |
1. What’s expected for presentations and discussions 2. Using Power Point for your Presentations 4. Working on Presentation topics and schedule - pay attention to your scheduled date! 5. Audio Book |
Reading Evaluation on Monday Friday - book discussion: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: CD1: 1,2,3 A Painted House: CD 1: tracks 1-9 |
|
Week 2 Continue with Chapter 1, start Chapter 2 of American Ways Main ideas, details, summaries
|
Chapter 1: discussion in class on Monday
Chapter 2: discussion on Wednesday and Friday. More on preparing your PowerPoint presentation |
Lecture 2 is due: Spr 09 MENTAL HEALTH MONDAYS .pdf Friday - book discussion: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: CD1: 4,5,6 A Painted House: CD 1: tracks 10- 18 Bring your questions for Chapters 1 and 2 |
|
Week 3 Chapter 2 American Ways More on Main Ideas and summaries Reading about Ethnocentrism and Primitivism if there is time this week. |
Monday - check your presentations Wednesday: Presentations and discussion of the chapter Friday: Presentation and audio book discussion |
First Oral Presentation: Wed and Friday. Friday - book discussion: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: CD2: 1,2, A Painted House: CD 2: tracks 1-12 |
|
Week 4 Catch up - continue with last week's plans Comparing and contrasting cultures |
Discussions about materials we have read
|
Friday - book discussion: We will discuss last weeks' and this week's readings! The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: CD2: 3, 4 A Painted House: CD 2: tracks 13-24 |
|
Week 5 Defining culture, deciphering cultural values Quiz on Wednesday - chapters 2 and 3 |
Second Presentation: Prepare topics and discuss requirements. Guest Speaker on Friday, this week! Jody Shulnak will come to talk to us about volunteering.
|
Friday - book discussion: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: CD3: 1,2 A Painted House: CD 3: tracks 1-11 |
|
Week 6 Continue with chapter 4 - practice increasing comprehension levels from readings. Read Chapters 8 and 9 from Survival Kit for Overseas Living |
Discuss A Painted House and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe on Monday, since we didn't have time for it on Friday. Discuss ideas from Chapters 8 and 9 from Survival Kit for Overseas Living |
Friday - book discussion: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: CD3: 3,4 A Painted House: CD 3: tracks 12-22 |
|
Week 7 Quiz on Monday - Chapter 4 Chapters 5 and Chapter 6 My cold is still pretty bad, so I won't go infect anyone! I will, though, give you your assignments online: 1. Take the quiz. It is open book, open dictionary. Use your own words, please! 2. When you finish the quiz, please go to the Language Center. Leave your quiz there with the assistant on duty. 3. Use the rest of class time to work on your PowerPoint presentation. Email me your questions - I'll be working online tomorrow and will answer as soon as I can. 4. Stay healthy!
|
Power Point Presentations on Friday Report on results of the activity you selected from pages 131 - 134 (Or you could choose from pages 109 - 111) |
quiz on Monday - chapter 4 choose one activity from pages 131 -134 and do it. Friday - book discussion: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: CD4: 1,2 A Painted House: CD 4: tracks 1-10 |
|
Week 8 Catch up Week 8 Continue with chapters 5 and 6 from American Ways. Chapters 10 -15 from Survival Kit |
Talk to me about the topic for your last presentation in week 10! Report on last week's homework |
Friday - book discussion: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: CD4: 3,4 A Painted House: CD 4: tracks 11-20 |
|
Week 9
|
|
Friday - book discussion: A Painted House: CD 5: tracks 1-10 |
|
Week 10
|
|
A Painted House: CD 5: tracks 11-20 |