Out-of-class Requirements
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- Students must practice speaking and listening in English for at least 4 hours per week outside of class through various self-selected activities. - They must record details of their practice activities and time spent in a success journal. They must also submit biweekly video reflections answering questions about their practice experiences, learning, goals, and more. - The success journals and video reflections will be graded based on criteria like thoroughly describing activities, meeting time requirements, and providing thoughtful responses. This will constitute a large part of the homework grade. The first assignments are due on February 14th.
Out-of-class Requirements
- 1. Rose ESL 230-1 S14 Out-of Class Assignment Sheet Name: _____________________________ Requirements: Practice speaking and/or listening in English for at least 4 hours per week outside of class. This time can be divided however you prefer. You get to choose your practice activities. Record the date, description of practice, and how long you spent doing each activity in your “Success Journals.” You should have a notebook just for these descriptions. You can see an example of what I’m looking for on the back of this handout. Record a video reflection on Moodle every 2 weeks. You need to record your video on your own. We will not have time in class. You should answer the following questions in your recordings: o What did you enjoy about your practice activities? o What did you learn during your practice activities? (vocabulary, pronunciation, cultural things, personal things, information, etc.) o What was difficult/easy about your practice activities? Why? o Which learning objectives did you practice? (from syllabus or handout) o How did your practice (in the last 2 weeks) help you move closer to your goals? Crystal will collect your “Success Journals” and watch your video reflections every 2 weeks. These requirements will be a large part of your homework grade for this class. Your first real Success Journal check and reflection recording will be due Friday, February 14th. Your grade will be based on the following: Success Journals: Did you spend at least 4 hours per week (8 hours for 2 weeks) practicing listening and/or speaking English? Did you record the date of each practice activity? Did you record the amount of time each practice activity took? Did you describe each practice activity in detail? (Not just one or two words!) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Video Reflections: Is your video reflection 3-5 minutes long? Do you answer the questions in this assignment sheet? Are your responses thoughtful and well-prepared? 0 1 2 3 4 5 Total Score: /10
- 2. Rose ESL 230-1 S14 Out-of Class Assignment Sheet Name: _____________________________ The following is an example of what is an acceptable entry in your Success Journal. The purpose of your journal is to keep track of the practice you do outside of class as well as allow you to reflect on what you learn from your practice activities. You should be thinking about your speaking and listening skills as you write your descriptions. Example entries in Success Journal: Date Time Description 01/02/14 15 minutes I needed help finding a toothbrush at Target. I found an employee and asked him where I could find the toothbrushes. He was a new employee, so he told me he didn’t know, but he would ask another employee. While we were waiting for the other employee to come, I asked the first employee how he liked working at Target. He said he liked helping customers. The employee asked me where I was from, and I told him about my home country. The second employee came and showed me where the toothbrushes were. I thanked the employees for their help. 01/02/14 30 minutes I listened to a radio show from the NPR website. It was about monkeys and how their habitats are being damaged by people who cut down trees and build houses. There were many difficult vocabulary words in the program. For example: habitat, natural resources, and deforestation. I looked up the meanings of these words on learnersdictionary.com and wrote them in my vocabulary notebook. Also, the radio program talked to people with different accents, and some of them were difficult to understand. I paused the recording and listened to some parts again to try to understand what they were saying. 01/04/14 3 minutes I was trying to take the bus to downtown St. Paul. There is an exhibit at the Minnesota History Center that I want to see. I found the bus stop, but I wasn’t sure if the bus was going to the museum. I asked the bus driver if the bus went by the museum. At first, she didn’t understand what I said, so I repeated my question. It was a little stressful, but I asked her again, and she said the bus didn’t go to the museum, but the next bus would. I thanked her and waited for the next bus. Sometimes it is embarrassing to have to repeat myself because of my pronunciation. Total Time: 48 minutes Crystal will collect your Success Journal every 2 weeks. You will get points based on how detailed and thoughtful your descriptions are.