Discussions Schedule
Sorry this is so late. Because of all the Mondays off, and the School Festival later this month, we will be very busy with Discussions in class. In fact, we won’t be doing much of anything else until...
View ArticleLoanshark Group Evaluations
By the way, if you haven’t submitted a group evaluation for the Loanshark Presentation, please use the normal group evaluation sheet, here.
View ArticleHomework Assignment
Hi there, On May 14th, I mentioned there would be one more big homework assignment in this class. Here’s a description of the assignment. Please read carefully! Interview Someone From a Different...
View ArticleDebate Moved…
A while ago, I asked you to prepare a debate that we would be performing in class. I said we would perform the debate in class on May 19th, but I actually scheduled discussion leaders for that day....
View ArticleUPDATE on The Big Assignment
Folks! Please be careful when you read assignments. I checked what I wrote earlier, and it says that the person you interview must not be a student or teacher at CUK. I don’t know why someone thought I...
View ArticleRevised Schedule For the Next Few Weeks
I’ve made a couple of small changes to the schedule for the next few weeks. Please make sure to come to class on time if you’re leading a discussion, because you won’t get a second chance this late in...
View ArticleAnnouncement for Next Semester
Interested in Writing a Graphic Novel? In Fall semester 2008, there will be a special course offered under the name Multimedia English Education and taught by Gord Sellar. In fact, this course will...
View ArticleFinal Exam!
Hi everyone. Here are some notes on the final exam. DO NOT prepare a script. I can tell when you’ve done that, and I’ll just interrupt and change the topic, and it will be much worse for you. The test...
View ArticleFinal Exam Files
Please download this PDF — it is the self-evaluation form for your final exam — and download the video of your final exam. Po-Ching, since you were nice enough to stand in for a missing student, you’re...
View ArticleGrades Uploaded, and Next Semester
Hi there! Grades for this class have been uploaded. If you have any inquiries about your grade, please first read this page for more information on the handling of grading disputes before contacting...
View ArticleMidterm Exam Self-Evaluation Paper
This week, you’ll be having your midterm exam. After the exam, I’ll be asking you to fill out both of these papers for the exam: Conversation Exam (PDF): a page for you to evaluate yourself in terms of...
View ArticleMidterm Exam Presentation
For your midterm exam, which is on April 21st, you will be making a presentation on the following: Imagine that, during the course of normal construction on campus, the University discovers a huge...
View ArticleCurrent Homework
An update regarding homework: You have a ten-minute group presentation on April 14th — next Monday — about your experiment with time-management and priorities. Remember that everyone in your group must...
View ArticleHandouts and Today’s Exercise (March 31st)
Here are the handouts from March 31st: Self-Evaluation Form — Week 5 (PDF) (To be filled out and handed in by April 2nd) Project Evaluations — for The Declarations Project (PDF) (to be filled out...
View ArticleHomework for March 26th
Well, March 24th is Easter Monday, so we won’t have classes. But you do have some homework! On March 17th/19th, we discussed this handout: The Christmas Declaration (complete PDF) In your groups, you...
View ArticleHomework for March 12th
This update is a little late, but for anyone checking, your homework for March 12th is to think of some questions you’d like to ask me. Since you’ve gotten to know one another a little better, it’s...
View ArticleQuestions?
Well, today we had a cocktail-free cocktail party, and you met a lot of your classmates. I’ll be going through the information sheets and homework you gave me during the week. Your homework for...
View ArticleHomework for Week 2
Your homework for next week (March 10th/12th) is comprised of two assignments: Fill out the student information sheet I gave you, attach a picture, and return it to me on Monday morning at the...
View ArticleGet the Syllabus Here
I handed out the syllabus for this class earlier this week, but if you need to get a copy, you can download it in PDF format.
View ArticleWelcome to the Spring 2008 Semester!
Content — including your syllabus and any homework information for the first week of classes — is coming soon! Check back in a day or two! Thanks!
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