Class Schedule and Assessment PROFESSOR: Mariamalia Hidalgo D. COURSE: Inglés conversacional III y Taller Week Contents and Objectives Activities / Assessment 1 January 15/17 Program discussion, getting to know us better, general review. Unit 1: - Describing personalities - Expressing likes and dislikes - Agreeing and disagreeing - Complaining - Using relative pronouns as subjects and objects - Making clauses with it + adverbial clauses with when 2 January 22/24 Continue with: Unit 1 Unit 2 - Talking about unusual careers - Describing jobs - Discussing the pros and cons of jobs - Making gerund phrases as subjects and objects - Making comparisons with adjectives, verbs, nouns, and past participles 3 January 29/31 Continue with: Unit 2 Debate (date TBA)
4 February 5/7 Unit 3 - Making unusual requests - Accepting and declining requests - Making requests with modals, if clauses, and gerunds - Making indirect requests 5 February 12/14 Continue with: Unit 3 Unit 4 - Narrating a story - Describing events in the past - Combining past continuous and simple past - Using the past perfect 6 February 19/21 Continue with: Unit 4 7 February 26/28 February 26 Written Test Listening Test = 15% total February 28 Speaking Test Matchmaking Agency 10% (May take more than one class) Units 1-2-3-4 Evaluation week 8 March 5/7 Unit 5 - Talking about moving abroad - Expressing emotions - Describing cultural expectations - Giving advice - Using noun phrases containing relative clauses - Talking about expectations: the custom to, (not) supposed to, expected to, (not)acceptable to
9 March 12/14 Continue with: Unit 5 Unit 6 - Discussing consumer complaints - Making complaints - Discussing everyday problems - Talking about household appliances and the problems they may have - Suggesting repairs - Describing problems with past participles as adjectives and with nouns - Describing problems with keep + gerund, need + gerund, and need + passive infinitive - Explaining something that needs to be done 10 March 19/21 Continue with: Unit 6 11 April 2/4 Unit 7 - Talking about the environment - Talking about world problems - Identifying and describing problems - Discussing current issues - Coming up with solutions - Using the passive in the present continuous and present perfect - Using prepositions of cause - Using infinitive clauses and phrases Debate (date TBA) 12 April 9/11 Continue with: Unit 7 April 9 Vote For Me! 10% Evaluation week (Part of Final Oral)
13 April 16/18 Unit 8 - Talking about education - Discussing learner choices - Discussing strategies for learning - Talking about personal qualities - Asking about preferences - Discussing pros and cons of different college majors - Using would rather and would prefer - Using by + gerund to describe how to do things 14 April 23/25 April 23 Written Test 5% Listening Test 10% April 25 Speaking Test Tutoring Agency 10% (May take more than one class) Units 5-6-7-8 Evaluation week 15 April 30/ May 2 TV Show: Topics: The ideal person The job market News stories Interesting cultures / customs Household appliances and the problems they may have / Suggesting repairs World problems Strategies for learning / Pros and cons of different college majors Groups of 4 (depending on number of students in class) / No more than 60 min. per group Apply grammar and vocabulary studied / YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO READ Final Speaking 20% ** All dates may vary. Stay tuned!
Assessment: Written Quizzes 10% (Feb. 26) (April 23-5%) Listening Tests 20% (Feb. 26) (April 23-10%) Extra-Class Work 10% (Teaching TBA) 2 Speaking Tests 30% (Feb. 28-10%) (April 25-10%) (Reading Comp. 10%)* Final Speaking Test 30% (April 9 - Vote for me 10%) (April 30/May 2 - TV Show 20%) * Reading comprehension will be graded as a total. The score will be a result of all book assessments taken place during the quarter.
Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent Oral Work Assessment Scale Total points: 60 COMPONENTS Content 1 2 3 4 5 - Content is accurate. Points are clearly made and all evidence supports thesis. - Technical terms are well-defined in language appropriate for the target audience. - Specific and accurate examples are provided. Coherence and Organization 1 2 3 4 5 - Thesis is clearly stated and developed. - Information is presented in a logical sequence. - There is an obvious conclusion summarizing the presentation. Creativity 1 2 3 4 5 - Visual aids are original, well prepared, informative, effective, and properly employed to develop thesis. Speaking Skills 1 2 3 4 5 - Poised, clear articulation; proper volume; steady rate; good posture and eye contact; enthusiasm; confidence. - There are few grammatical mistakes or none. Sentences show grammatical variety. - Word choice is appropriate for the level. Sentences are very descriptive. - Speech is natural and effortless. Brakes are minimal. Length of Presentation 1 2 3 4 5 - Length of presentation is within the assigned time limits. * Although it s pair/group work, each student is evaluated separately. ** Reading during the presentation is not permitted. *** The PowerPoint presentation can only have pictures, charts, headings, titles and captions.