ANNOUNCEMENT

For Class on Friday, April 21, 2006

1. Read the following sections of Study Skills (SS) Handbook (Hbk) and review the class on Monday, April 17, 2006:
(1) pp. 2-3 for very important information about SS.
(2) pp. 4-6 for goals and structure of SS and especially for the importance of 'outline' in all three skills.
(3) p. 7 for goals and tasks in the writing section of SS.
(4) pp. 7-8 for suggestions about dictionaries. Also, see this web site to learn more about English dictionaries.
(5) "Goal of the section" on p. 25 for goal of the reading section of SS.
(6) p. 36 for goal, skills to be learned, and the outline of the presentation section of SS.
(7) p. 37 and p. 39 for body language of (a) posture, (b) eye contact, (c) gesture, and (d) voice control.
2. Read SCW (the writing textbook, "Success with College Writing"), p. v. and p. 3 and prepare for the class on Friday, April 21, 2006.
3. See HBK, p. 12 (and books on Microsoft Word, if necessary), and start learning how to write English with computers.
4. Start looking for a movie or book to talk about in Speech #3 on June 9.

For Class on Monday, April 24, 2006

1. "Read" SCW, Ch. 2 and answer the following questions:
(1) What is a paragraph?
(2) What is a paragraph made of? (Hint: A paragraph is made of three kinds of sentences. What are they?)
(3) What do the three kinds of sentences in Qustion (2) do in a paragraph?
(4) Where do we usually find the topic sentence of a paragraph?

For Class on Friday, April 28, 2006

1. "Read" SCW, Ch. 3, pp. 17-19, and answer the following questions:
(1) What are three methods of paragraph development?
(2) How do we write concluding sentences?
2. Read "Paraphrasing" in Hbk, pp. 27-29.

For Class on Monday, May 1, 2006

1. Keep reading "Paraphrasing" in Hbk, pp. 27-29 and answer the following quesiton:
(1) What is paraphrasing?
(2) When do you use paraphrasing?
(3) How long are paraphrases?
(4) Why is paraphrase useful?
(5) How can you paraphrase?
2. Finish Ex. 1 (Hbk, pp. 14-15), paying attention to the Structure Checklist (Hbk, p. 13)
3. Read SCW, Ch. 5 and answer the following questions:
(1) What is the difference between facts and opinion?
(2) What do modal auxiliaries do in a opinion paragraph?

For Monday, May 8, 2006

Homework

1. Use the class handout, pp. 8-9 and start working on Paragraph #1
2. Read Steps 1 and 2 in Academic Reading in Hbk, pp. 30-31.

For Friday, May 12, 2006

Homework

1. Deadline for Paragraph #1 (Very Important!!!)
(1) Use Class Handout, pp. 8-9 and finish your first paragraph.
(2) Don't forget to copy p. 21 of Hbk and attach it to your paragraph #1 by a stapler.
2. Do Steps 1 and 2 on p. 10 of Class Handout.
3. Read "Transitions" in SCW, Chapter 4, p. 30.
4. Read and Study Step 3 in Academic Reading (Hbk, pp. 32-33)

Monday, May 15, 2006

Homework

1. Read Handbook (pp. 18-19) and review transition words and phrases for Step 3 in academic reading, paragraph writing, and presentaitons.
2. Read SCW, Chapter .6 and finish Exercises 3 and 4

Friday, May 19, 2006

Homework

1. Read SCW, Chapter 11 and answer the following questions:
(1) What is unity?
(2) What is coherence?
(3) What is a cohesive device?
2. Bring Paragraph #1 and its checklist (NOT the final version due on May 22 BUT the one you submitted on May 12) to this class.
3. Finish Exercise 2 "London" in Handbook,, pp. 22-23.

Monday, May 22, 2006

I am terribly sorry about the cancelation of this class. I was so sick that I was not able to go to school on Monday. Since all of you are such good students, you must have already finished writing the final version of your Papragraph #1. Please bring the following on Friday:

(1) Final version of Paragraph #1 with a copy of blank checklists on p. 21 of SS Handbook.
(2) First draft of Paragraph #1 with its checklists.

Don't forget staple them. Also, finish the new homework below for Friday:

Friday, May 26, 2006

1. Homework on Acacdemic Writing: Read SCW, Chapter 7 and study how to write problem/solution paragraphs.
2. Homework on Acaemic Reading: Review Steps 2 and 3 in academic reading (Hbk, pp. 31-33) and do Steps 2 and 3 on "London" in Hbk (pp. 22-23):
(1) Step 2: Making Outline
Main Idea (= Paraphrase of TS)
Supporting Ideas (= Paraphrases of Main Supporting Sentences)
(2) Step 3: Writiing Summary Paragraph
(i) TS = Main Idea in Step 2
(ii) Connect all supporting idea sentences with transition words/phrases.
(iii) Concluding sentence is NOT necessary.
3. Find a book or a movie which you (do not) recommend to your classmates. Also, think about at least three reasons why you (do not) recommend it to them.
4. We do more of Steps 2 and 3 of academic reading in this class. Bring your dictionary to class. As I said in class, you can use dictionaies in the final exam on reading and writing. And it is a good idea for you to get used to using dictionaries in our class.

Monday, May 29, 2006

1. This class has been canceled due to the baseball game between Keio and Waseda. If possible, go to the Jingu Stadium and cheer for our team!
2. Our class schedule AND the deadlines of some homeworks (e.g., Class Handout, pp. 14-15) have been changed. Look at the Schedule Section of our homepage. The deadline for Homework on Writing #2, however, has NOT been changed. (You will have many things to do in the presentation skill section of our class. Finish Writing #2 by Friday this week, so that you will be able to concentrate on your presentations).. Remember, it will be your FINAL version, and you will NOT rewrite it. Do your best by using the worksheet (Class Handout, pp. 12-13) very carefully.
3. There are two important presentations in the presentation section: Speech #3 Mid-term Presentation on Book/Movie Review and Speech #4 Final Presentation. I hope you have already found a book or movie to talk about in Speech #3. We will start thinking about the topic of the final presentations after Speech #3.

See you all on Friday!

Friday, June 16, 2006

1. Start thinking about the topic of your final presentation (Presentation #4). In this speech, you will present your opinion and "persuade" your classmates to agree with you. One type of such persuasion speeches is (1) to compare two (or more) things and then (2) to prove that one is better than the other with three pieces of evidence (i.e., data and/or examples). For example, one student in last year's class compared the three portable phone companies in Japan and tried to persuade that au was the best among them with three pieces of evidence. Also, a student tried to persuade that the new iPod nano was the best portable music player in Japan.

Monday, June 19, 2006

1. Decide the topic of your final speech by using the handout, pp. 41-42.
2. Prepare to give the introduction section of your final speech with one poster (a bulletin chart) in 30 seconds by using Section I of the handout on p. 43.

Friday, June 23, 2006

1. Go to Building #3 with your student ID and check out the video for Speech #3. Evaluate your physical and story messages in the Teacher Evaluation Sheet for Speech #3 on p. 40. (Note to Mr. Azuma: Using the evaluations sheets from your classmates, finish the self-evaluation part of Teacher Evaluation Sheet for Speech #3 on p. 40.)
2. Final Presentation Rehearsals I: From Tanaka to Azuma

Monday, June 26, 2006

1. Final Presentation Rehearsals II: From Tobe to Wada

Friday, July 7, 2006

1. Homework: Class handouts, pp. 14-17.

Friday, July 14, 2006

1. Final Examination on Academic Reading and Paragraph Writing
(1) Bring your dictionaries.
(2) Length: 70 minutes.
(3) Part I: Academic Reading (Step 3: Summary)
(4) Part II: Paragraph Writing (One Opinion Paragraph)