HALLOWEEN WEEKEND

Hello everyone!

Most of you still have the last finishing touches that you need to make on your papers but you are almost at the end of this arduous task! You can relax a little this weekend but remember you will soon have to work hard for your oral presentations which will take place from November 3rd to November 10th. (See schedule below)



Week 8: Wednesday:

Elham Bellam Bach

Thursday: Jay, Ibrahim, BoPeng

Friday: Cheryl, Joy, Esraa



Week 9:

Monday: Leo, Haluk, Lisa

Tuesday: Jerry, Albert, Nawaf

Wednesday Leon, Ali


If you want to make any changes try to negotiate with your classmates but make sure to let me know if you have changed your date.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. BLOGGING:

A. Please answer the following questions about the RESEARCH PAPERS

1. How do you feel about your paper? Explain.

2. If you had a chance to start over, what would you do differently?

3. What are some skills you improved in while doing the paper? Explain


ALSO

B. Watch the folollowing video on the link I am sending you and react to it and to each other's comments:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_sucess.html



I hope this link works...if not, simply go on google and write Richard St John's 8 steps to Success...you should be able to get it from there.



2. ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Start preparing your power point slides. Review how to make a formal presentation. Look at the last pages of your Research Project in your binders.




NEXT 3 WEEKS:

Oral Presentation...Work on Units....Text Book Project....Final Evaluations

See you all on Monday Morning. Remember...all the papers need to be in by Monday 11:00 and we will be going for lunch together to celebrate.



Have a good weekend

WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 22nd - 24th

Hello dear students!

You have all been working hard and you need to continue to do so....in this last English course before you go out into the big world....university, work, travel, etc.!!!

SOME REMINDERS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE RESEARCH PAPER:

1. Write something everyday and send to us in a word attachment whatever you have written even if it is only one page. In other words, don't wait till you have finished the section to send us your work.

2. Send only the work you haven't already given to us. For example,if you gave us(or sent us) the first two pages of a section, don't give or send them again along with the next few pages.

3. Don't forget to attribute or cite your sources(in text references): e.g.(Curran, 2003) at the end of a paraphrase or Curran (2004) points out that intelligence..... at the beginning of a paraphrase. When quoting a sentence or a passage, "...................." the reference goes at the end of the quote and a page number needs to be included.(Curran, 2004, pg 15).

Even if you are not sure of the exact form, you need to put in the references as you are writing rather than try to find them afterwards. Remember, you put the last name of the author and the date that the book or article was published. You don't need any other details in the text. (the details go in the reference list). If you don't have the name of the author, put in the title of the article/book/video and the date, for now.

You have information from Concordia Library on how to attribute or cite the authors you have used (pages 175-181 in Part 1 of your binders). Also the book Doing Honest Work in College(the chapter on APA) gives you more detailed explanations on when and how to use in text references. You can, as well, consult the unit on Research Project in Part 1 of you binders.


Again:

• Send to us whatever you have done throughout the next couple of days.
  


• We will edit and give back your drafts on Monday. Don't wait for our corrections. Just keep on sending little by little until you have sent at least 4 pages during the weekend so that we can do the corrections before we see you.
  


• Don't forget to consult your Book: Honest Work in College,or the Concordia Library Information for in text references and reference list.
  


• If you are having trouble concentrating on your paper, take a little break and start working on your reference list (at the end of the paper) Reference lists don't demand much thinking but take a long time to do so should not be left till the last minute. If you send us your lists we can correct, help etc so that you don't do this detailed work at the last minute. Again consult Honest Work in College, or the Concordia Library Information .

BLOGGING:

Comment on the following statement. Don' t forget to explain your answer by giving examples:

Oh, Great Spirit, keep me from ever judging a man until I've walked in his moccasins.

Read your classmates' answers and comment.....

NEXT WEEK:

We will again give you time in the lab but we will also be working on some units in class so bring Part 2 of your binder as well as whatever material you need to continue your work on the paper.

Have a great weekend,

Lili and Teresa

Hi there,

Well we have officially finished half the course. Teresa and I are really satisfied with the work you have produced so far. Don't slow down now! You need to apply everything you learned in the first 5 weeks to the work we will be doing from now to the end of the course.

1. THE MAIN ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS WEEKEND IS TO WORK ON YOUR RESEARCH.
   
   YOU SHOULD BE SURVEYING YOUR BOOKS AND ARTICLES AND MAPPING THE MAIN IDEAS.
   
   IF YOU DECIDE TO WORK ON A SECTION, REMEMBER TO MAKE A DETAILED OUTLINE OF THAT SECTION. INCLUDE IN YOUR OUTLINE THE NAME OF AUTHOR(S).
   
   BEFORE WRITING ANYTHING IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SHOW IT TO US. IF YOU WANT AND YOU THINK YOU ARE READY TO WRITE, THEN SEND ME YOUR OUTLINE BY EMAIL. (I will send you back my comments as soon as possible.) Otherwise, bring your outline to class.

2. BLOGGING

Blogging helps make you more fluent in the language. It allows you to express your opinions on a variety of subjects. It also connects you to your classmates in a way that isn't always possible in the classroom. You learn more about each other. If this isn't enough, remember that the blogging project does count for 5% of the final mark. It is an easy 5% to get...so.......

half the marks will be given at the end of next week. So you still have time to catch up on some of the assignments you missed!

Blogging Assignment for this Weekend:

Answer the 3 following discussion questions on Population

1. How many children did your grandparents have? What about your parents? How many

children do you (want to) have?

2. What is the population of your country? What impact does the population have on the

quality of life there?

3. Has there been a significant population shift in your country from rural areas to urban

areas? If yes, what are the consequences?



Remember to react to your classmates' posts

PREACTIVITY QUIZ

Read the following statements and answer T/F. Be prepared to explain your answers to your classmates on Monday morning.

1. World population is still an important topic. T/F


2. We know exactly how many people there are in the world today. T/F


3. World population has stopped growing. T/F


4. The population in some parts of the world has decreased. T/F


5. The world population crisis is over and it’s not a problem anymore? T/F


6. Since the world has so much empty space, one solution to the problem

of over population is for people to move to less crowded areas. T/F



NEXT WEEK'S TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

Mid Term Exam: Video - Monday

Reading Tuesday

Starting Tuesday, bring Part 2 of your binders and get the book, Honest Work in College. Also don't forget to bring the research section from Part 1. Keep this with your Part 2 binder.

I think that's all for now. If I think of anything else I will make another posting.

Lili

Thanksgiving Weekend

Hello dear students,

Hope you will all have a good weekend: work hard and play hard and get some rest so that you can continue to work hard and all complete this final level at CELI in a manner that satisfies each of you.


Here are some reminders:

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Research Project

• Record the books and articles you have collected so far (page 214 - 215 in binder)


• Make a tentative outline: just outline the main ideas you think you want to discuss and some supporting points as well..

We need to see these outlines to make sure you are on the right track.

2. Animal Experimentation:

• Reorganize lecture notes
  
• Short Articles pgs. 272-278 in your binders....scan for background info and arguments pro/con. Highlight and write in margin.
  

BLOGGING

Discuss the Novel Project: What phases did you enjoy/learn the most from?. Explain. Remember the project was divided into the following phases:

• Reading/Class discussions with your group
• Written Review
• Oral Presentations(your own) and your classmates' presentations.

Don't forget to comment on at least three of your classmates' blogs.
You all worked hard and did well. Continue this way!

You will be getting my feedback and marks on Tuesday....I had hoped to hand it back to you before this weekend but had to attend to some family matters and so was unable to complete my corrections.

NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE:

Research Project
Animal Experimentation
Mid Term Evaluations


See you all on Tuesday morning,

Lili

WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 1ST - 3RD

Hi everyone,

As promised here are the assignments and schedule for the coming week:

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Novel Project:

• Prepare and practice your part of the pannel presentation. (Will give you time first thing Monday morning to practice together but those of you presenting on Monday, make sure you contact each other over the weekend to have a better idea of the content of each of your parts).
• Second drafts of book reviews due for Monday.

2. Blogging: Research topic.

• Think of a subject(s) you may want to research. Explain using the following:

a) what captures your interest about the topic

b) write 5 questions you want to try to answer through your research

• Comment on your classmates' topics. Try to connect with different people. Remember that blogging is just a different form of communication.
• By the way you are free to also post whatever you wish on your blogs...interesting articles, links to videots, pictures etc. but remember this is a public form...everybody has access to it so do not put anything too private on it.

3. Library Assignment Exercise.

• you should try to do the exercise that Simon handed out. We will be going again to the library for another workshop dealing with data banks to find articles for your research topic.

4. Lecture Project:

• Prepare for panel presentations. Wednesday and Thursday (check with Teresa)

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

Book presentations on Monday and Tuesday mornings. (practice on Monday morning)

Lecture presentations on Wednesday and Thursday.

Male=Female Communication unit

Library workshop on Thursday morning. DO NOT MISS THIS WORKSHOP!

Well, have a good weekend everybody.

Lili