Friday, January 31, 2014

Assignment by 2/6


Assignment due by 2/6

1. NorthStarLab
  (click on 2/6 on the calendar and complete the activities by next Thurs, 2/6)

    - Achievement Test on Unit 3 (Part1, Part2, Part3)
    - Assigned activities on Unit 4

2. CNN Journal (4th)
    -Please bring your worksheet to share in class and submit after sharing

Agenda 1/30/14


-CNN Journals

-Unit 3 (NorthStar)

-Meeting time with Outside Activity partner
  (Please refer to the separate posting named "Outside Activity Guideline")
  

Friday, January 24, 2014

Pair group arrangement (for outside activities)


Pair group arrangement (for outside activities)

Group 1
Shengwei Luo
Hoojung Lee

Group 2
Carmen Cuevas
Elva Arambula

Group 3
Arlen Ramero
Khan Nguyen

Group 4
Yan Zhang
Xizhen Wu

Group 5
Eri Nishikawa
Katherine

Group 6
Misun Ha
Franslei

Group 7
Bao Cong
Lien Nguyen

Group 8
Dat Ly
Bedrosian Lilia

Group 9
Vladan Djurkovic
Soriano Najarro

Group 10
Jangkwi Park
Kuan Ning

Group 11
Zhang Yuanyuan
Wang Dafu

Group 12
Wei Guangyu
Wong Qing
Ochi Peilin



Guideline for Outside Activities


ESL 251.62
6 Outside activity guideline

You need to participate in 2-3 workshops (at Listening and Speaking Center) and Record 3-4 conversation in your pair group. (If you can not be available for any of workshops, please go ahead to complete 6 conversations.)   

Due dates
 1,2,3 activities are due 2/13
 4,5,6 activities are due 3/28


(1) Workshops at Listening and Speaking Center
-Need to participate in 2-3 workshops.
-After each workshop, please submit;
(1) a validation note from the leader of the workshop
(2) a summary of the workshop you participated with one paragraph of 4-5 sentences.


(2) Conversation (Role Play) in a pair group
-Each activity needs to be done in a pair group
-Make 2-3 minute long conversation with each related topic. Record it and submit the audio file with a form. One file and two duplicated forms (with each participant’s name) need to be submitted by one pair group each time.

Available topics
(1)  Role play-Identity Theft (unit2)
Choose a role play situation. (please refer to pg 33 in North Star textbook)
Possible situations are as follows;
 -filing a police report
 -getting a call from a department store about a bill
 -giving a advice to a friend about identity theft

(2)  Radio station Interview-Endurance Sports (unit3)
- Make a Radio station interview on an endurance sport. Can be similar to the one in page 40
-Please try to make it sound exciting and vivid!

(3)  Casual conversation-Activity choice on your vacation (unit5)
       -Make a conversation between two people travelling together (refer to the activity #3 on pg. 88)
 -Discuss what kind of activity choice would be interesting to each of you and try to make suggestions!

(4)  Debating conversation –Reduction of Carbon emissions (unit9)
-Discuss on “What can individuals, government, and industry do to reduce carbon emission?” (refer to # 3 activity on pg. 168)
-Try to include debating skills, such as interrupting politely strategies and holding the floor strategies. (pg. 166-167)

(5) Marriage issues (Unit5)
  -Look at the situation listed on pages 141 and pick one situation.
  -Create a conversation trying to include words or phrases in the red box on the same page

(6) Story telling (Unit6)
   - Pick an interesting story which includes role-playing. (You can make up a story or just can use a story which already exists.) Take turns to play roles in the story. Try to make the story vivid and interesting with relevant tones in your language!


Good luck and please let me know if you have any questions!



Thursday, January 23, 2014

Assignment by 1/30


Assignment due by 1/23

1. NorthStarLab
  (click on 1/30 on the calendar and there will be a list of tests and activities to complete by next Thurs, 1/30)

    - Achievement Test on Unit 2 (Part1, Part2, Part3)
    - Assigned activities on Unit 3

2. CNN Journal (3rd)
    -Please bring your worksheet to share in class and to submit after sharing



Agenda 1/23/14

-NorthStarLab
-6 Outside Activity Guideline (please refer to the separate file)
-CNN Journals
-Unit 2 (NorthStar Textbook)
-Introduction of ESL Listening and Speaking Center

Friday, January 17, 2014

List of students on the NorthStarLab

Here is the list of students who have registered on the NorthStarLab. If you have (S) mark after your name, it means that your assignment on Unit 1 has been submitted and if you have (NS) mark, it means that you are registered in our course but have not submitted the assignment on unit 1.

 (Some of you have completed partially, but I gave credits to those who at least finish one activity, since this is the first week and I would like to weigh more on your initiation with all the technical issues.)


1.  Katherine (S)
2. Hanan  (NS)
3. Elva (S)
4. Kuan Ning (NS)
5. Bao (S)
6. Carmen (NS)
7. Vladen (S)
8. Misun (S)
9.Shengwei (S)
10. Dat (NS)
11. Khanh (NS)
12. Eri (S)
13. Wilfredo (NS)
14. Dafu (S)
15. Xizhen (S)
16. Yan (S)
17. Yuanyuan (NS)

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

You-Jung

Assignment by 1/23/14

Assignment due by 1/23

1. NorthStarLab
  (click on 1/23 at the calendar and there will be a list of tests and activities to complete by next Thurs, 1/23)

    - Achievement Test on Unit 1 (Part1 & Part2)
    - Assigned activities on Unit 2

2. CNN Journal (2nd)
    -Please bring your worksheet to share in class and to submit after sharing




Agenda 1/16/14

Agenda of 1/16/14

1. CNN news Journal sharing
2. Last Lecture
3. NorthStarLab explanation
4. Unit 1 in North Star textbook


Thursday, January 9, 2014

Agenda 1/9/14

1. Green Sheet (Syllabus)
2. MyNorthstarLab
3. Personal Introduction
4. The last lecture (-now it is your homework)
CNN News Journals

  1. Go to www.cnn.com/video
  2. Choose one of the video news stories.  It must be AT LEAST 2 minutes long.
  3. Watch and listen.  Watch and listen again, and again, and again (if you must).
  4. Write a summary/response on the CNN worksheet that includes the following information: (example)
    1. Title: “Earthquake in Japan!”
    2. Time: 2:58
    3. Summary (bullet points, short sentences/phrases are fine)
                                                              i.      A tremendous earthquake hit Japan causing massive damage
                                                            ii.      There was a tsunami warning
                                                          iii.      Many people fear radiation
    1. Response (write about any or all of the following: your feelings/reactions - angry, happy, touched, surprised/shocked, humorous, etc. - to this story; why you chose this story; has it changed your opinion about something?; what you learned; etc.)

I felt so saddened and shocked for the people of Japan, especially those who lost loved ones.  It reminds me of what could happen here in the Bay Area at any moment…

  1. Bring your worksheet to class and be prepared to share and discuss your chosen video and response.
    1. Tell your group members which video you chose and what it was about
    2. Share your response (try not to read your notes, but instead, just talk and have a conversation)



Assignment by 1/16/14

Here is the assignment due by 1/16/14

1. MyNorthStarLab -Assignment on Unit1
     -go to www.mynorthstarlab.com to get registered with your access code as well as Course ID.
2. 1st CNN Journal
     -Please refer to the "CNN News Journal" file for the guideline. It is also posted on the blog.
3. The Last Lecture
    -Watch the video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1CEhH5gnvg and finish the worksheet.
   

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at shinyou-jung@fhda.edu
See you next week!

Welcome to 251.62 (Winter Quarter 2014)

Hi all 251.62 students,

Most homework assignments and some useful information are to be posted on this class blog.
Please check this blog before and after the class every week.
Thank you!
You-Jung