Mark Wade Lieu
Professor, English as a Second Language
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ESL 183RW (01-044413) - Spring 2010
Course Syllabus/Greensheet (PDF)
Vocabulary Log Worksheet (PDF)
Academic Word List (PDF)
2000 Most Common Words in English (PDF)
Grammar Online.
Writing Assignment #1 - Sample Papers
Course Grades
Homework
Wednesday, March 17
- Writing Assignment #2 - copies and corrections due Monday, March 22
- Using the reading on pp 185-186, do a Vocabulary Log for the following words (to turn in): sustain, aspect, aware, deny, fundamental
- WH- Noun Clause exercise (handed out in class)
- Midterm Exam will be Wednesday, March 24 - includes vocabulary, reading, and writing
Monday, March 15
- Read "Slow Food," pp 185-186
- Be ready to discuss questions, p 186
- Vocabulary, pp 187-189
- Writing Assignment #2 - copies and corrections due Monday, March 22
Wednesday, March 10
- Vocabulary Log: declined, evident, linked, specify, despite, involved; turn in
- Answer the questions for Make Inferences and Express Opinions, pp 183-184
- Identify at least ten passive voice sentences in "The Chinese Kitchen," pp 178-181. Why was the passive voice used? What would the active voice sentence be?
Monday, March 8
- Writing Assignment #2 - due Wednesday, March 10 (see 03.03.10 homework for details)
- Do Vocabulary, p 177
- Read "The Chinese Kitchen," pp 178-181
- Do Main Ideas and Details, pp 181-182
Wednesday, March 3
- Writing Assignment #2: write a summary of "Extreme Perception & Animal Intelligence," pp 77-78; maximum is 200 words; due Wednesday, March 10
- Read about "paraphrasing," pp 88-89
- Identify the adjective clauses in "Extreme Perception & Animal Intelligence," pp 77-78, for discussion on Monday; I found 17 adjective clauses - you may find even more
Monday, March 1
- Copy and Corrections for Writing Assignment #1 - due Wednesday, March 3
- Complete Vocabulary Log for the following words: overall | controversy | apparently | obvious | aspects
Wednesday, February 24
- Read "Extreme Perception & Animal Intelligence," pp 77-78
- Ex 2, p 78
- Vocabulary, pp 80-81
- Grammar, pp 81-82
Monday, February 22
- Main Ideas and Details, pp 73-74
- Complete Vocabulary Log for the following words: appreciate | appropriate | attributed | capacity | concept | evaluate | evolved | factors | perceive | traditionally
Wednesday, February 17
- Writing Assignment #1 - due Monday, February 22: When media cover a news story, what kinds of details should and should not be included? Explain your opinion. Use a news story to illustrate your perspective.
- Vocabulary, pp 68-69
- Read "How Smart is Smart?" pp 70-73
- Bring dictionaries
- Check email for questions about your vocabulary log
Wednesday, February 10
- Grammar, pp 15-18
- Writing Assignment - due Wednesday, February 17: When media cover a news story, what kinds of details should and should not be included? Explain your opinion. Use a news story to illustrate your perspective. 150-250 words. Double space. Put your name at the top of the paper.
- Vocabulary Log for personal vocabulary; choose three words; I will review
- No class on Monday, February 15
Monday, February 8
- Reading, pp 8-9
- Exercise 2, p 9
- Vocabulary Review, pp 11-12
- Read three more news stories; while you are reading, write down unfamiliar vocabulary that you encounter more than once
- If you want a copy of the audio recordings, bring two blank CDRs
Wednesday, February 3
- Read "Peeping Tom Journalism", pp 4-5
- Be prepared with information about three items of news that you are interested in
- Finish the vocabulary log worksheet that we started in class for
the following words: perspective, relevant, justify, manipulate,
interpret, media, source, theory, and consume
- Fill out a vocabulary log worksheet for our reading on pp 4-5 for
the following words: constantly, rely, visibility, ignore, and intense
Monday, February 1
- Buy textbook
- Be prepared to talk about three items of news that you are interested in
- Exercise C (parts 1 & 2), pp 2-3; prepare in your book
ESL 183RW (03-042362) - Fall 2009
Course Grades
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Updated March 17, 2010
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