EAP101

M-Tu Dec. 10-11 (Week XIV)

• Final paper presentations and discussion

• “Saying why it matters”—explaining what’s at stake

HOMEWORK

• Finish revising your final drafts of your final papers

• Bring both your final draft and your rough draft with my comments to class

• Bring your computer so you can fill out course evaluations

W-Th Dec. 5-6 (Week XIII)

• Common problems with final paper drafts

Homework

• Begin revising final papers (due W-Th Dec. 12-13)

• Due next class: 3-4 minute verbal presentation of your argument

M-Tu Dec. 3-4 (Week XIII)

• Meet in small groups to go over peer feedback

HOMEWORK

• By the end of the day, give me a list of your key “take-home points” from peer feedback

W-Th Nov. 28-29 (Week XII)

• Finish in-class argument-building exercise

• Intro to peer feedback

HOMEWORK

• As soon as possible, give each of your peer reviewers a copy of your final paper rough draft

• Read your peers’ papers and fill out peer feedback forms

• Read TSIS Chapter 7 (“Saying Why It Matters”)

M-Tu Nov. 26-27 (Week XII)

• Speakers and discussion: ideas for final paper

• In-class argument-building exercise cont’d

HOMEWORK

• Rough draft of final paper due next class

• Look over the “Grading” section on Final Paper Guidelines

W-Th Nov. 21-22 (Week XI)

• Share responses to open letter

• Intro to Sixth Tone and op-ed genre

• In-class argument-building exercise

Homework

• (Suggested) find and read 2-3 op-eds on Sixth Tone that you find interesting

• 2-minute statement of the argument you plan to make in your final paper

• Write first 1-2 paragraphs of your final paper

M-Tu Nov. 19-20 (Week XI)

• Review do’s and don’ts of summarizing and quoting

• Reflect on guided imagery exercise

Homework

• Read “Speaking, Being, and Becoming” on Two Cents

• Be ready to verbally summarize one interesting point

• Letter to Austin #6

• Writing Exercise #3

W-Th Nov. 14-15 (Week X)

• Austin’s “bare bones guide” to building arguments

• Go over Dornyei’s argument

Homework

• Review TSIS Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and Austin’s Rules of Thumb

• Presentations

• Short Essay #6 (~400 words)

M-Tu Nov. 12-13 (Week X)

• Speakers and discussion: MLMT excerpt 3

• Reflecting on guided imagery exercises

• Using counterarguments

Homework

• Review all 3 excepts from MLMT

• Outline Dörnyei and Kubanyiova’s argument (counts as Short Essay #5)

• Think up a counterargument

W-Th Nov. 7-8 (Week IX)

• Speakers and discussion:

  • MLMT excerpt 2

  • TSIS Ch. 4

• In-class guided imagery exercise

Homework

• Read TSIS Chapt. 6

• Read MLMT excerpt 3

• Letter to Austin #5

• Presentations (3 students per section)

M-Tu Nov. 5-6 (Week IX)

• Discuss MLMT excerpt 1

• Schools of Athens painting: Argumentation and “joining the conversation”

Homework

• Finish revising midterm papers

• Read TSIS Ch. 4 and MLMT excerpt 2

• Presentations (three students per section)

• Short exercise with TSIS templates

No class. Individual conferences.

W-Th Oct. 17-18 (Week VII)

• MLMT: The big picture

Homework

• Week of Oct. 29: individual conferences

• Revise your midterm paper

• Begin reading Motivating Learners, Motivating Teachers

M-Tu Oct. 15-16 (Week VII)

• Share Two Cents responses

M-Tu Oct. 15-16 (Week VII)

• Citations and reference lists cont’d

Homework

• Preview Motivating Teachers, Motivating Learners

• Read classmates’ responses on Two Cents

W-Th Oct 10-11 (Week VI)

• Citations and reference lists

Homework

• Draft 1 of midterm paper due next class

M-Tu Oct. 8-9 (Week VI)

• Motivation theory presentations

Homework

• Start working on midterm paper

• Print APA sample paper and reference list, bring to class

• Send e-copy of SE#4

W-Th, Sept. 26-27 (Week V)

• Meet in groups to discuss academic articles

Homework

• Prepare motivation theory presentation

• Short Essay #4

W-Th Sept. 5-6 (Week II)

• Plagiarism cont’d

• Paraphrasing

• Unidiomatic language

Homework

• Read and mark up my open letter on Two Cents

• Short Essay #2