English III intermediate 19 Helping people 2010-10-01 course overview

2010 fall semester, fri2elective course for freshmen in science

E309

English III intermediate 19Helping people2010-10-01 course overview

English III intermediate 19Helping people2010-10-01 course overview

updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai 2

informed consentinformed consent

goh: distribute formsyour speech and actions may b

e recorded, archived and, without revealing your identity, used and made public for research and education purposes

学生の言動を録音し、保存し、匿名としたうえで研究と教育のために利用したり公開する可能性がある


welcome to goh's gymwelcome to goh's gym

語道師範

剛道場

goh kawainoriko kawaixin lichifumi gotoyuka wakatsukicall everybody by th

eir first name


instructorinstructor

Goh Kawai ( 河合剛かわいごう )born in Tokyo, raised in Torontocame to Sapporo in 2003-04

contact infomailto:[email protected] http://goh.kawai.com/http://goh.cll.hokudai.ac.jp/


class and office hour scheduleclass and office hour schedule

check web for latest info!


goh’s academic backgroundgoh’s academic backgroundUniversity of Tokyo

BA linguistics, 1984ICU (International Christian University)

MA educational technology, 1986Stanford University

linguistics (dropout)University of Tokyo

PhD information and communication engineering, 1999


goh’s vocational backgroundgoh’s vocational backgroundXerox Palo Alto Research Center

Palo Alto, CASRI International

Menlo Park, CAUniv of Tokyo

Tokyo, JapanUniversity of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CAOregon Graduate Institute

Beaverton, ORUniversity of Antwerp

Antwerp, Belgium


goh’s interestsgoh’s interests

researcheducational engineeringspeaking and writing activities in computer-aided language learning

personal interestsflying, boating, kayaking, cycling, running, snowshoeing


all-English classall-English class

we talk mostly in Englishno Japanese!you may ask questions in Japanese

for starters:shake handssay hellointroduce yourself


find a partnerfind a partner

take turns being Mark and June


American formal handshakeAmerican formal handshake

standsmileoffer right handgrip firmlyshake twicerelease griplower arm


say hellosay hello1. Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)

(OFFERS RIGHT HAND)Hi, I'm Mark.

2. June (SMILES AT MARK)Hello, I'm June.(GRIPS MARK'S HAND)

3. Mark (SHAKE)Nice to meet you, June.

4. June (SHAKE)Nice to meet you, Mark.(RELEASE GRIP)(LOWER ARMS) say the other

person's name


introduce yourselfintroduce yourself

1. Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)Where are you from, June?

2. June (SMILES AT MARK)I'm from Thailand. I'm here on vacation.

3. Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)That sounds wonderful! I'm a student here at Hokudai.

4. June (SMILES AT MARK)What does Hokudai mean, Mark?

5. Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)It's short for Hokkaido University.

say the other person's name


ask questionsask questions

1. June (SMILES AT MARK)What are you studying?

2. Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)I'm an undeclared science major.

3. June (SMILES AT MARK)What does that mean?

4. Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)It means that I'm a science major but

haven't chosen a specific area of study.

5. June (SMILES AT MARK)It must be exciting deciding what to do!


a few words and phrasesa few words and phrases

What year are you in?I'm a freshman first-year master student

sophomore second-year master student

junior first-year PhD studentsenior postdoc

What's your major?I'm undeclared.I'm an undeclared science major.I'm in physics astrophysics

applied mathematics biochemistrygel science seismology


work in threeswork in threes

find two partnerstwo actors + one directordirector can say

Smile more!Look at your partner!Talk and shake hands at the same time!

take turns being the director


next weeknext week

find different partnersmake up your names and

storiesmemorize!


slideshowslideshow

if there's time


what our course is aboutwhat our course is about

you will learn to help peopleask questionsgive help

read the course offeringhttp://goh.kawai.com/undergraduate_program/courses/fri2/fri2.html


prepare - talk - reviewprepare - talk - review

prepare by learning, creating, and memorizing phrases

talk with classmates and conversation partnersyou will grade them, and they will grade you

review your performance


explain sites on or near campusexplain sites on or near campus

examples of local tourism infohttp://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/index.html

http://www.plaza-sapporo.or.jp/periodicals/whatson/whatson.html


important datesimportant dates

no class on2010-11-19

final (last class) mandatory2011-01-21

bonus point day (movie, songs)2010-12-24


• green means bonus points day• red means attendance mandatory• assignment points are given to assignmen

ts due on that day (i.e., for assignments given in the previous class)

scheduleschedulewk date activity

class pt

asnmtpt

1 2010-10-01 intro 2

2 2010-10-08 class 4

3 2010-10-15 class 4 2

4 2010-10-22 class 4 2

5 2010-10-29 class 4 2

6 2010-11-05 class 6 4

7 2010-11-12 class 4 2

2010-11-19no class

8 2010-11-26 class 4 2

9 2010-12-03 class 8 6

wk date activityclass

ptasnmt

pt

10 2010-12-10 class 4 2

11 2010-12-17 class 4 2

12 2010-12-24 movie 5

2010-12-31 holiday

13 2011-01-07 class 8 6

14 2011-01-14 class 4

15 2011-01-21 final 10


point gradespoint grades

in class 60%some classes worth more points

assignments 30% final exam 10%

mandatorybonus points up to 20%

volunteer, extra work


letter gradesletter grades

p: your point gradeshuu (outstanding) p >= 87yuu (excellent) 86 >= p >=74ryou (good) 73 >= p >= 61ka (fair) 60 >= p >= 48fuka (fail) 47 >= p

you fail if you miss the finalregardless of your point grade


study globallystudy globallysapporo-portland speech contest

2010-09-27 deadlineusa (fullbright)

2010-10-01 at the US consulatehokudai exchange student program 北大交換留学

2010-10-27 deadlinehttp://www.isc.hokudai.ac.jp/

→ 北大生の留学情報海外留学説明会 2010 in 札幌

2010-11-06http://www.jasso.go.jp/study_a/seminar.html


pronunciation practicepronunciation practice

if there's time


assignmentassignment

read the course offeringi might give you a quiz

prepare and memorize questions and answers for today's conversationwe will practice again


see you next week!

mailto:[email protected] http://goh.kawai.com/

http://goh.cll.hokudai.ac.jp/

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English III intermediate 19 Helping people 2010-10-01 course overview