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Course Materials

1. Gatorlink ID
2. Working email address (i.e. one that you actually check regularly)
3. Well Said, 2nd Edition. Linda Grant. At Textbook Brokers U of F, 1227 W University Ave.
4. QuickTime Player 7 (Free!)
5. English-English dictionary (we recommend the American Heritage Dictionary

Course & Description

1. Classroom interaction: This class will meet three hours per week. Much of the work will be in small groups, often with a native English speaker.
   
   
2. Conferences: bi-weekly individual conferences with the instructor
   
   
3. One-on-one interaction with native speakers: You will arrange 3 to 4 meetings with native speakers of English, preferably every other week beginning the second week of class. You must have completed at least 1 videotaped tutorial session with a native speaker of English by midterm. No exceptions to this requirement! Ideally, arrange to meet with a student who is seeking tutoring in your area of expertise. This meeting will be videotaped and then analyzed in conferences. The purpose of this tutoring requirement is to test and improve your ability to exchange complex ideas/information in English with a native speaker.

Course Requirements

1. Attendance: Most of the work for the course will be done in class: therefore, your attendance is vital. **Missing more than 3 periods of class will result in a grade of U.
   Three tardies of more an ten minutes will count as one absence.***
   **You must provide prior notification if you will be absent from your class, conference or videotaped tutoring.**
2. Videotaped language interaction: You must have at least 3 hours (4 maximum) of videotaped tutorial sessions by the end of these sixteen weeks. Feedback on these tapes will be given in conferences. You are the one mainly responsible for arranging tutoring/interaction sessions. Talk with the instructor within the first week if you are having problems arranging these sessions. A joint project between EAP 5837 and LIN 3010 will provide further opportunities for one-on-one interactions with native speakers of English. More information on this will be provided as the semester progresses.
   
   
3. Discussion moderator: Each student will lead the class in a 30-45 minute discussion on a topic approved by the instructor. Class discussions will be every other week. During the first two weeks of class, students will be prepared for leading a discussion.
   
   
4. Recorded Pronunciation Work: Tape record your reading of one or more exercises from the Well Said textbook, (to be assigned each week by the instructor)or, if no specific material is assigned, any material relevant to your area of interest. Turn in your taped reading every Thursday. You will receive written or oral feedback on your pronunciation from the instructor in conference or in class.
   
   
5. Language Learning Journal: The purpose of the language learning journal is to help train you to become a better observer and learner of English. The journal should be one to two pages per week and should include three parts:
   1. observations on how American English speakers use English.
      
   2. observations on your communication in English.
      
   3. feedback to your instructor about any aspect of the class. e.g. What activities or teaching techniques are helpful to you? Which activities or techniques do you feel are inappropriate or ineffective?
   
   The instructor will usually assign a journal topic. However, if you feel that you have absolutely nothing to say on that topic, then you must still write a full page or two on a topic of your choice. The journals should be submitted by email (or else kept in a clip folder) and are due every Tuesday.
   
   
   
6. Other class assignments will include pronunciation exercises, presentations, transcription, and further individual work assigned during conferences.