English at CU

Student and teacher expectations

M.E. Ellen GraberEllen_proballet@hotmail.com

In this class you will

• Be an upper-intermediate learner in CU’s language program.

• Learn about culture and language

• Write essays using the writing process

• Go from feeling shy about mistaking to boldly making mistakes. Mistakes are how we learn, no matter how many times we make them!

Assignments will include

• Completing homework and class work, even if you don’t come.

• Reading assignments= a book report, class discussions

• Minimum two written essays following the writing process.• Pre-writing• First draft, sent online, to be printed

after receiving feedback for your portfolio. Then you revise as needed.

• Proofread with a classmate.• Final draft

Juan Perez M.

April 24, 2009

1st draft

My cousin

My cousin Alex is thirty years old. He is single and handsome. He is a fashion designer. He’s very good at his job. He usually lives in London, but he travels to Europe, America, and Asia a lot. The clothes he designs are beautiful, and he makes a lot of money every year.

He loves bright colors, and many of his clothes are pink, red, yellow, and orange. His clothes are very popular in Asia. I am very proud of him and I love him very much. He is my favorite cousin.

(Teachers name)

2nd semester

UMSNH

Growth as a language learner

Application

Acquisition

Information

• Work done in class as much as possible in a multimedia format

• Positive learning environment in which students participate as much as the professor.

• Interpersonal relationships

• Courtesy and respect

What to expect in this class

What instructor expects from students

• Responsibility for learning.

• Courtesy and respect.

• Ask for help if you need it.

• Listen attentively to all class members.

• Arrive on time.

• Work to solve problems, not create them. Avoiding them doesn’t make them go away.

What Students Can Expect from the Instructor

• Productive learning environment

• Courtesy and respect

• Offer assistance when needed

• Listen to suggestions for improving class

• Listen attentively to students

• Inform students of assignments and syllabus changes.

• Solve problems as they arise.

Plagiarism

• Knowingly “representing, by paraphrase or direct quotation, the published or unpublished work of another person as one’s own in any academic exercise or activity without full and clear acknowledgment.

• Penalities= severe!. • warning or reprimand, • grade adjustment, probation, suspension,

expulsion from course.

• Turnitin and SafeAssign access.

Grading policies

A B C D E F G H

(A+B+C)⁄3 E+ F D+ G

Alumno 1 Examen 2 Examen 3 Examen promedio 1er trabajo escrito

2o trabajo escrito

Suma Calificación Final

Juan Pérez 80 74 70 70 10 8 18 88

Sonia Valle 60 79 69 69 9 0 (NP) 9 78 (no pasa)

Grading policies

• Each assignment will be graded following the Department of Languages Guidelines. These guidelines include:• Ideas and content• Organization• Use of language• Sentence Fluency• Vocabulary• Use of conventions

• See Appendix A of the student syllabus.