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Last Updated on June 16, 2008

NOTES on Abbreviations: P = Presentation, W = Writing, R = Reading, Tbk = SS Textbook, SCW = Success with College Writing (Writing Textbook), HW = Homework, Ex = Exercise, Ch = Chapter, OP = Optional.

For Class on Monday, April 21, 2008

1. Read the following sections of Study Skills (SS) Textbook (Tbk) and review the class on Friday, April 18, 2008:
(1) pp. 4-5 for very important information about SS.
(2) pp. 9-10 for goals and structure of SS.
(3) p. 13 for goals and tasks in the writing section of SS.
(4) p. 14 for suggestions about dictionaries. Also, see this web site to learn more about English dictionaries.
(5) "Goal of the section" on p. 35 for goal of the reading section of SS.
(6) p. 51 for goal and outline of the presentation section of SS.
(7) pp. 52-53 and p. 55 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 Monday, April 21, 2008.
3. See Tbk, p. 20 (and books on Microsoft Word, if necessary), and start learning how to write English with computers.
4. Start the KITIE homework (Today's Handout, pp. 5-6) and finish it by the last class.
5. Start looking for a book or a movie to talk about in your Speech #3 on June 6.

For Class on Friday, April 25, 2008

1. Read Ch 2, SCW (pp. 11-16)

For Class on Monday, April 28, 2008

1. Read Ch 3, SCW (pp. 17-19): Read and answer the following questions.
(1) What are the three methods to develop a paragraph (i.e., develop the main idea [= the topic sentence])?
(2) What do you do in the three methods?
(3) What does the concluding sentence do in a paragraph?
2. Read Tbk, pp. 37-39, about Paraphrasing which you will use a lot not only in writing, but also in reading and presentations in this course and answer the following questions:
(1) What is paraphrasing?
(2) When do we use paraphrasing? What are the three purposes of a paraphrase?
(3) How long should a paraphrase be?
(4) Why is paraphrasing importan?
(5) How can we paraphrase? What are the six ways to paraphrase?

For Class on Friday, May 2, 2008

1. Do Exercise 1 (Tbk, pp. 22-23)
2. Read SCW, Ch 5 and finish Exercise 1

For Class on Friday, May 9, 2008

1. Read Steps 1 and 2 [for Reading Skill] (Tbk, pp. 40-41)
2. Start the homework for May 12 (Class Handout, pp. 13-14)

For Class on Monday, May 12, 2008

1. Very Important Homework of Writing #1 (Class Handout, pp. 13-14)
2. Homework on Sptes 1 and 2 (Handout, p. 15)
3. Read "Stpe 3" in Academic Reading (Tbk, pp. 43-44)

For Class on Friday, May 16, 2008

1. Read SCW, Ch 6 and do #3 and #4.
2. Do Ex 2 "London" on pp. 30-31, Tbk.

For Class on Monday, May 19, 2008:

1. Do Steps 2 and 3 on "London" (Tbk, pp. 30-31)

For Class on Friday, May 23, 2008:

For Class on Monday, May 26, 2008:

1. Very Important Homework of Writing #1 (Final Version) (10%)
Staple the following before you submit the homework:
(1) Old Writing #1 and Its Checklists
(2) New (and Final) Writing #1 and New Checklist (= Copy of p. 29, Tbk)

For Class on Friday, May 30, 2008:

1. Prepare for Speech #2 "Show and Tell" (Handout, pp. 39-40)
Note: This is a "show and tell" presentation. So BRING the object to class, SHOW it to your audience, and TELL info about it. If the object is too big for you to bring to class, you can show its picture instead.

Class on Monday, June 2, 2008:

Canceled due to the baseball game between Keio and Waseda. Go to Jingu and cheer for Keio! Don't forget to think about a book or a movie which you want to recommend to your classmates in Speech #3 on June 9. We will learn more about Speech #3 on June 6.

For Class on Friday, June 6, 2008:

1. Very Important Homework of Writing #2 (Final Version!!!) (10%)
Use Handout for Writing #2 (pp. 17-18)

For Class on Monday, June 9, 2008:

1. Self-evaluation of Speech #2 (Self-evaluation Sheet to be collected in this class)
(1) Go to the Foreign Language Education Research Center office on the second floor of Building #3 with the self-evaluation sheet for Speech #2 and your student ID card.
(2) Check out the Speech #2 DVD with your student ID card. Don't forget to check out a remote control and a headphone too.
(3) Find your Speech #2 with the remote control and evaluate your own speech.
(4) Using this self-evaluation, prepare and rehearse A LOT for the very important Speech #3 (Mid-term Speech).
2. Very Important Speech #3 "Book/Movie Review" (10%)

Wednesday, June 11, 2008:

If you are interested in studying abroad even a little bit, come to this fair. I will be there at its help desk. You can find more information about this fair in the homepage for the Keio University International Center (http://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/).

For Class on Friday, June 13, 2008:

1. Think of two topics for your final presentation (Speech #4) by using the worksheet on pp. 47-48 very carefully. Finish Items 1-4 for the two topics.
IMPORTANT notes on Items 1-4:
Items 1and 2: In the final speech, you compare two (or three) things and give your opinion about which is better. In this persuasion speech, you give three pieces of evidence to persuade your classmates to belive that your opinion is the best. If most of your classmates agree with your opinion even BEFORE your speech, the speech will be boring and, in fact, it is NOT a persuasion speech, because you do not have to persuade them to agree with you. Find two topics. For each topic, think of an opnion which most of your classmates either do not agree or are indifferent with.
Item 4: Think of evicence for all the cells in the following table:
. X Y
Point 1 ○ ○
Point 2 ○ ○
Point 3 ○ ○
In the final speech, you will compare two (or three) things; X and Y. And compare X and Y in three points and persuade your classmates to believe that your opinion (about which is better than the other) is the best. You need evidence (number/data/example) for all the cells with ○ in the table. For example, in the past, a student compared three portable phone comanies in Japan;
. Softbank au DoCoMo
Service Area Coverage ○ ○ ○
Strong Points in Services ○ ○ ○
Price Plans for Students ○ ○ ○
Another student compared CDs with MDs:
. CDs MDs
Data Storage Size ○ ○
Portabiity ○ ○
Price ○ ○
Find three points for comparing the two (or three) things and write them in Item 4.
This is NOT an easy homework, and it will take a lot of time! But the success with the big final speech depends A LOT on its topic selection. Take your time NOW and find two good topics, so that you can easily prepare for a good final speech LATER.
2. Finish the self-evaluation sheet of your Speech #2 (This was a homework for Monday, June 9, 2008).
Give your Speech #3 in this class. Remember two things:
(1) Prepare well by using the worksheet for Speech #3 (pp. 43-44). Everything in this handout is important.
(2) Rehearse with a watch and your own loud voice many times, so that you can finish within the time limit of 90 seconds.

For Class on Monday, June 16:

1. Self-evaluation of Speech #3 (Self-evaluation Sheet to be collected in this class)
(1) Go to the Foreign Language Education Research Center office on the second floor of Building #3 with the self-evaluation sheet for Speech #3 and your student ID card. Note that the DVD for Speech #3 will be available from Thursday, June 12, 2008.
(2) Check out the Speech #3 DVD with your student ID card. Don't forget to check out a remote control and a headphone too.
(3) Find your Speech #3 with the remote control and evaluate your own speech.
2. Prepare for the Introduction section of Speech #4 with the worksheet. Don't forget to bring the posters.

For Classes on Friday, June 20 and Monday, June 23, 2008:

1. Rehearsals of Final Presentation with All Posters
(1) From Aoki and T. Tanaka on Friday, June 20
(2) From Taneda to Morita on Moday, June 23 and Speech #3 by Ide
This is going to be your last chance to check the three messages of your very important final presentations. Prepare well and do your best in these rehearsals.
2. Ando, Izuha, Kimura, Nagasaki, Nara, Mizuno: Submit Homework on p. 46 (Deadline: June 16, 2008)

For Classes on Friday, June 27 and Monday, June 30, 2008:

1 Very Important Final Presentations (20%)
(1) From Aoki and T. Tanaka on Firday, June 27.
(2) From Taneda to Morita on Monday, June 30.
The final presentation is like a final examination for the presentation skill section of Study Skills. If you should get sick on your presentation date, see a doctor on the day or on the following day and get a document from the doctor. We will postpone (put off) final presentations only for medical reasons.

For Class on Friday, July 4, 2008:

1. Finish Handout (pp. 21-22). Use your watch and try to answer all sections in 70 minutes, just like the final examination on July 7. Note that you should cover all points in all checklists for writing (Tbk, p. 29) when you write one paragraph in Section II. Since we will NOT use computers for the final exam, Item F6 in Format Checklist does NOT apply to the paragraph. Your paragraph will be evaluated by your classmate. So write it on a piece of paper (A4 or B4).
2. You can use any dictionaries in the final examination. Don't forget to bring them to the class.

For Final Class on Monday, July 7, 2008 (Last Class!):

1. Final Examination on Reading and Writing Skills (30%)
You can use your dictionaries. Bring them to this class.
You must take this very important final examinaion on this day. However, if you get sick, see your doctor either on this day or on the next day. Contact Mr. Shimura as soon as possible and show some document from your hospital about the illness. Only for a medical/health reason, you may take the test on a later date.