Final Examination 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 Presentation

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!

Unit 4 Grammar: The Subjunctive

Here's the PPT for the subjunctive in Unit 4!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dk3n0u7gkojdefp/The%20subjunctive.pptx

Enjoy!

***Midterm Videos***

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

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