Welcome to LS1503 - Academic Spoken English
Welcome to your Academic Spoken English class. LSC 1503 focuses on developing presentation and
interactive speaking skills for academic and professional development. During
this course students will conduct a number of presentations and will reflect on
their performance.
Please, always put your section in the subject box when you send me an email. (I have five sections.)
My mob number is 050 4102405. Please don’t call me unless it is important.
This email will tell you how to keep me happy and get good grades!
Course Work
Course Assessments
| Total Coursework (100%) | |
| Interview | 10% |
| - In-class interview (5%) | |
| - Reflective report (5%) | |
| Meeting Activity | 20% |
| - Announcement and agenda (5%) - In-class assessment (10%) |
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| - Post meeting report (5%) | |
| Semi-formal presentation | 25% |
| - In-class presentation (20%) | |
| - Report on presentation (5%) | |
| Formal presentation | 35% |
| - In-class presentation (30%) | |
| - Summary of presentation (5%) | |
| Portfolio | 10% |
Grade
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Range
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Grade Points
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Explanation of Codes
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A
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90 – 100
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4
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Achievement that is outstanding relative to the course and GPA requirements
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A-
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85 - 89
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3.7
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B+
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80 – 84
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3.3
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Achievement that is significantly above the course and GPA requirements
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B
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75 - 79
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3
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C+
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70 – 74
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2.3
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Achievement that satisfactorily meets the course and GPA requirements
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C
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65 – 69
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2
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D
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60 – 64
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1
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Achievement that minimally meets the course requirements but may not meet the GPA requirement
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F
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0 - 59
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0
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Achievement that does not meet requirements for course with normal grading mode.
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P
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Pass
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0
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Achievement that meets the course requirements, in courses graded pass/fail, but is not computed in the GPA.
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FL
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Fail
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0
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Achievement that does not meet requirement
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Week Begins |
Assessment Deadlines(End of week) |
Class activities | |
1 |
Feb 10 |
Introduce interviews | |
2 |
Feb 17 |
Interview preparation | |
3 |
Feb 24 |
Interviews (5%) | |
| 4 | Mar 3 | Interview Reports (5%) | Introduce Meetings |
5 |
Mar 10 |
Meeting Preparation | |
| 6 | Mar 17 | Meeting announcement and Agenda (5%) | Conduct practice meeting |
7 |
Mar 24 |
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| Spring Recess | |||
8 |
Apr 14 |
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Introduce semi-formal presentation |
9 |
Apr 21 |
Presentation preparation and practice | |
10 |
Apr 28 |
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| 11 | May 5 | Semi-Formal Presentations (20%) | |
| 12 | May 12 | Semi-Formal Presentation Evaluation (5%) | Introduce formal presentations |
13 |
May 19 |
Presentation preparation and practice | |
14 |
May 26 |
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| Mid Year Recess (no classes) | |||
| 15 | Jun 2 | Formal Presentation Report (5%) |
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| 16 | Jun 9 | Portfolio Submission (10%) |
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17 |
Classroom Procedures
I give an especially warm welcome to any super geeks in our class. They will become my NBFs (New Best Friend) and help all of you to have a stress-free e-portfolio.
If you are unsure of any technology- ask the class super geeks – not the teacher! Remember, the teacher is usually a digital immigrant – not a digital native like most of the students!
1. Always be on time with your laptop or iPad charged with a headset. If you forget your headset you will have to buy one at the ADMC shop.
2. Have your iPhone configured so that you receive college emails and have all classmates on BB Messenger and work together as a team. If the super geeks in our class can’t solve your problems then ask IT.
3. Always read your blog before every class – sometimes I post telling you “Do not come to class today!” Last semester a student drove from al Ain for an 8:00 am Sunday class which had been cancelled– because he did not bother to read his email.
4. Create a blog before the end of the first class.
Here are the instructions.Video: Start a Blogger.com Blog
Transcript: Start a Blogger.com Blog
Hi, I’m Shane Murphy, your technology Guru for About.com. Today we’ll review how to start a Blogger.com blog.
Create a Google Account
Start by heading to Blogger.com and clicking “create a blog.” You’ll now be prompted to create a Google account, which requires all of the fields below to be filled in. If you already have a Google account, click “sign in” to skip this step. Accept their terms of services and click “continue.”
Name Your Blog
Now, fill in your desired blog title and web address, then click “continue.”
Choose Your Blog Template
Now choose between a handful of start templates for your blog. Click the “start blogging” button to be taken straight to the control panel for your blog.
Customize Your Blogger.com Blog
From here you can customize every aspect of your blog to suite your needs. You can post new entries under the posting tab, or re-work the layout under the design tab. In all cases, clicking the orange“save” button will make whatever changes you’ve made live on your blog.
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Thanks for watching. To learn more, visit About.com.
Here are samples of blogs from former students.
Look how Manal displays her PowerPoints.
Your video will have to be linked to your blog.
Faisal, an N101 student, has text, photos, PowerPoints and audio recordings on his blog.
7. First Assignment for your blog/e-portfolio
Introduct
In Pairs
üRecord a one-minute-video on your smart phone and upload it to your blog by the end of this class
üIntroduce yourselves and say what makes you different
Here is an introductory video about me. (Unfortunately, it is a bit boring.)
Here are some introductory videos made by students in my last class.
Faisal’s http://faisal-bakheet.posterous.com
Mohammed Hashim’s http://mohammed-hashim.posterous
Ahmed Manaa’s http://h00155812.posterous.com
10. Never plagiarize.
Official HCT Policy: Plagiarism is unacceptable. Copying and pasting will result in a mark of 0%. Serious case of plagiarism will result in dismissal from the college.
11. Never miss an assessment – the only good excuse is if you are dead!!!
12. If you use technology inappropriately in my classroom:-
· You will have to put your device on my desk
· Then write me an email to get it back.
· Three emails and you will have to ask the supervisor to get it back!
If you do all these things we will have a relaxed and a successful semester and you should get a very good grade.
I look forward to having a successful and relaxed semester with you.
Good Luck
Frankie
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