Basic English
Conversation
2014, Spring Semester
Jason Rea
GEC Faculty Office 314
This class
will cover contractions, simple present tense, present continuous tense, simple
past tense, and am/is/are + going to + VERB (one of the future tenses.)
Vocabulary related to food, travel,
clothing, places around town, transportation, exercise, and student life will
be the main lexical focus.
We will
also examine how to read numbers.
The main
academic goal of the class will be to improve fluency. It is important that students participate
actively during speaking activities.
Vocabulary plays an important role
in fluency; students are expected to take note of new vocabulary – keeping a
notebook is a good way to do this.
The material and subject matter of
our class shall meet KoreaTech guidelines for Basic English Conversation.
Attendance
Attend all
classes. More than 4 absences will
result in Failure of the course, as per GEC Guidelines. If you are late to class 4 times = 1 absence. If you miss a class, please come to my office
as soon as you can. If you miss a test,
you must talk with me to determine if you can take the test at another time.
Mid-Term and Final Exams
Both exams
will follow the same format. There will
be a short series of multiple choice questions and a speaking test. The multiple choice questions will account
for 33% of the score. The speaking test
will account for 66% of the score.
Class Participation
The main
focus of our class will be speaking and listening. It is important, therefore, that students be
active participants in the class.
Students who do not talk enough during classroom speaking activities
will receive a lower Class Participation grade than students who talk
more. Put some effort into the
class. Do your best.
Grades
According
to GEC guidelines, no more than 75% of the class can receive As and Bs. Each semester, hard-working students are
shocked when they receive a C. Please do
your best at all times.
35% of students can receive A
75% of students can receive A or B
Grades will
be calculated on the following:
40% Mid-Term Exam
40% Final Exam
20% Homework,
Attendance, Participation
Homework and Test Preparation
There will
be a number of homework assignments. The
homework assignments are designed to help students acquire the target
language. This includes grammatical form
and vocabulary. Doing the homework and
reviewing before the test is an excellent way to prepare. Questions for the Speaking test will be given
to the students beforehand, so it is advised that students practice their
answers before the test.
