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Readings for Weeks 4, 5, and some of Week 6

Here is the readings package for the next few weeks!

Please make sure to read the poems by E.E. Cummings, because the presentation on Thursday after Chuseok will be about one of them.

Roo Borson Stuff

Video with Roo Borson in it, for use in my presentation on Borson. The same file in audio form. And here is the poem she is reading.

Website working…

I’ve heard from some students that this website was not loading over the weekend. I didn’t notice, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t working. Maybe something happened in Hong Kong? The last time I had problems, it was because an underwater cable line was cut in Hong Kong. (That’s where the server for this site is located.)

Anyway, the site seems to be up again now, and working fine. Cross your fingers!

Readings Package, Week 2

I’ll be giving you printouts of this today, but I’m uploading it in case anyone ever needs to print it again. Here’s the Week 2 Readings Pack.

I’ll try remember to upload the song we’re studying here too, later today.

Week 2, Class 1&2

This post is only for DAY students! If you’re a night student, ignore it.
Today we broke up into groups and discussed the pros and cons of gender-segregated high school education.

Next time, two students who were selected in class will be standing up and arguing for their group’s position. Each pair of students will be given 5 minutes to make their argument.

Likewise, the two students who were the only ones interested in the FTA’s effect on Korean economic development will also be given 5 minutes each to make their arguments. We’ll follow up with a discussion of these “informal debates” and touch on debating etiquette, how to question your opponent’s arguments, and more.

For those of you who have not handed in a Student Information Sheet (you can download one below) or have not handed in a sheet with five interesting debate positions on it, hurry up! This is homework for credit, and our class looks like it will remain big enough that you’re facing some stiff competition for the best grades.

See you Wednesday!

Changed my mind… sort of.

Hi everyone. I said I would upload a file for you to print, but I decided to change my plan. There will be a handout for our next class, and after that we’ll start downloading and printing poems to read. So don’t worry about that.

But PLEASE send me an email with the word POETRY in the subject header. So far only one person has done this!

Thanks…

Welcome to Intermediate Conversation 2

Welcome to the Fall semester 2007. I am teaching two sections of this Conversation course, one at night (pending sufficient enrollment) and one during the day. There are two separate pages for the two different classes, although sometimes posts will appear on both pages (like this one). Make sure you’re reading the right page so you don’t get the wrong information by mistake!
Right now there’s not much for me to say, except that you will be filling out this form and giving it to me. I’ll be giving you a copy in class, so don’t worry about printing it, but it’s always handy to have a spare.

Also, here’s a copy of the syllabus I wrote up for this class. It looks a lot nicer than the one the secretaries printed up, but I’m not going to waste paper giving you copies of this. You can print it yourself if you like, however.

Welcome to Intermediate English Composition!

Welcome to the Fall semester 2007. I am teaching only one section of this course, in the afternoon.

Right now there’s not much for me to say, except that you will be filling out this form and giving it to me. I’ll be giving you a copy in class, so don’t worry about printing it, but it’s always handy to have a spare.

Also, here’s a copy of the syllabus I wrote up for this class. It looks a lot nicer than the one the secretaries printed up, but I’m not going to waste paper giving you copies of this. You can print it yourself if you like, however.

The classblog will be online next week, and I’ll walk you through registering. I’ll also be collecting your email addresses for a class mailing list soon. All of that and more is coming soon.

Welcome to Exploring English Culture Through Poetry and Song!

Welcome to the Fall semester 2007. I am teaching only one section of this course, in the evening.

Right now there’s not much for me to say, except that you will be filling out this form and giving it to me. I’ll be giving you a copy in class, so don’t worry about printing it, but it’s always handy to have a spare.

Also, here’s a copy of the syllabus I wrote up for this class. It looks a lot nicer than the one the secretaries printed up, but I’m not going to waste paper giving you copies of this. You can print it yourself if you like, however.

In the next day or so, a link to another file will appear here, for you to print and read. Check back soon!

Welcome to the Debate course!

Welcome to the Fall semester 2007. I am teaching two sections of the Debate course, one at night (pending sufficient enrollment) and one during the day. There are two separate pages for the two different classes, although sometimes posts will appear on both pages (like this one). Make sure you’re reading the right page so you don’t get the wrong information by mistake!
Right now there’s not much for me to say, except that you will be filling out this form and giving it to me. I’ll be giving you a copy in class, so don’t worry about printing it, but it’s always handy to have a spare.

Also, here’s a copy of the syllabus I wrote up for this class. It looks a lot nicer than the one the secretaries printed up, but I’m not going to waste paper giving you copies of this. You can print it yourself if you like, however.