Mark Wade Lieu, ESL Department

Professor, English as a Second Language

	Office	Room 4109
	Telephone	510.979.7918
	E-Mail	mlieu@ohlone.edu
	Office Hours	Mondays: 11:30a to 1:00p Wednesdays: 11:30a to noon

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

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

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

ESL 183RW (03-042362) - Fall 2009

Course Grades

Updated March 17, 2010