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English Seminar intermediate 1 Helping people 2010-10-04 course overview

English Seminar intermediate 1 Helping people 2010-10-04 course overview. 2010 fall semester, mon5 elective course for all students IMC-210. informed consent. goh: distribute forms

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English Seminar intermediate 1 Helping people 2010-10-04 course overview

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  1. English Seminar intermediate 1Helping people2010-10-04 course overview 2010 fall semester, mon5elective course for all students IMC-210

  2. informed consent • goh: distribute forms • your speech and actions may be recorded, archived and, without revealing your identity, used and made public for research and education purposes • 学生の言動を録音し、保存し、匿名としたうえで研究と教育のために利用したり公開する可能性がある updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  3. welcome to goh's gym 語道師範 剛道場 • goh kawai • noriko kawai • nobuyasu obata • yuka wakatsuki • chifumi goto • call everybody by their first name updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  4. instructor • Goh Kawai (河合剛 かわいごう) • born in Tokyo, raised in Toronto • came to Sapporo in 2003-04 • contact info • mailto:mon5@kawai.com • http://goh.kawai.com/ • http://goh.cll.hokudai.ac.jp/ updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  5. class and office hour schedule check web for latest info! updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  6. goh’s academic background • University of Tokyo • BA linguistics, 1984 • ICU (International Christian University) • MA educational technology, 1986 • Stanford University • linguistics (dropout) • University of Tokyo • PhD information and communication engineering, 1999 updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  7. goh’s vocational background • Xerox Palo Alto Research CenterPalo Alto, CA • SRI International Menlo Park, CA • Univ of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan • University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA • Oregon Graduate InstituteBeaverton, OR • University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  8. goh’s interests • research • educational engineering • speaking and writing activities in computer-aided language learning • personal interests • flying, boating, kayaking, cycling, running, snowshoeing updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  9. all-English class • we talk mostly in English • no Japanese! • you may ask questions in Japanese • for starters: • shake hands • say hello • introduce yourself updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  10. find a partner • take turns being Mark and June updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  11. American formal handshake • stand • smile • offer right hand • grip firmly • shake twice • release grip • lower arm updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  12. say hello • Mark (SMILES AT JUNE) (OFFERS RIGHT HAND)Hi, I'm Mark. • June (SMILES AT MARK)Hello, I'm June. (GRIPS MARK'S HAND) • Mark (SHAKE)Nice to meet you, June. • June (SHAKE)Nice to meet you, Mark.(RELEASE GRIP) (LOWER ARMS) say the other person's name updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  13. introduce yourself say the other person's name • Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)Where are you from, June? • June (SMILES AT MARK)I'm from Thailand. I'm here on vacation. • Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)That sounds wonderful! I'm a student here at Hokudai. • June (SMILES AT MARK)What does Hokudai mean, Mark? • Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)It's short for Hokkaido University. updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  14. ask questions • June (SMILES AT MARK)What are you studying? • Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)I'm an undeclared agriculture major. economy engineering • June (SMILES AT MARK)What does that mean? • Mark (SMILES AT JUNE)It means that I'm a agriculture major but haven't chosen a specific area of study. • June (SMILES AT MARK)It must be exciting deciding what to do! match! updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  15. a few words and phrases What year are you in? I'm a freshman first-year master student sophomore second-year master student junior first-year PhD student senior postdoc What's your major? I'm undeclared. I'm an undeclared agriculturemajor. I'm in soil improvement insect control food processing dairy farming animal waste management updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  16. hokudai's schools • humanities • education • law • economics (economics and business administration) • science • medicine • dentistry (dental medicine) • pharmacology (pharmaceutical sciences) • engineering • agriculture • veterinary medicine • fisheries (fisheries sciences and fisheries) • short names are easier to say and understand • hokudai's official names are in (parentheses) updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  17. divisions within the school of medicine • medicine • health sciences • nursing • radiologicalscience and technology • laboratoryscience and technology • physicaltherapy • occupationaltherapy • I recommend you say you're majoring in "medicine" (if you plan to become a physician), "nursing" (if you plan to become a nurse), "physical therapy" (if you plan to become a physical therapist), and so on. updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  18. divisions within the school of engineering • applied science and engineering • electronics for informatics • mechanical and intelligent system engineering • socio-environmental engineering • I recommend you say you're majoring in engineering and belong to the "applied science and engineering" division • instead of "division", you can say "department" or "program" updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  19. work in threes • find two partners • two actors + one director • director can say • Smile more! • Look at your partner! • Talk and shake hands at the same time! • take turns being the director updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  20. next week • find different partners • make up your names and stories • memorize! updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  21. slideshow • if there's time updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  22. what our course is about • you will learn to help people • ask questions • give help • read the course offering • http://goh.kawai.com/undergraduate_program/courses/mon5/mon5.html updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  23. prepare - talk - review • prepare by learning, creating, and memorizing phrases • talk with classmates and conversation partners • you will grade them, and they will grade you • review your performance updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  24. explain sites on or near campus • examples of local tourism info • http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/index.html • http://www.plaza-sapporo.or.jp/periodicals/whatson/whatson.html updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  25. important dates • no class on • 2010-11-22 • final (last class) mandatory • 2011-01-24 updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  26. schedule • redmeansattendance mandatory • assignment points are given to assignments due on that day (i.e., for assignments given in the previous class) updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  27. point grades • in class60% • some classes worth more points • assignments 30% • final exam 10% • mandatory • bonus points up to 20% • volunteer, extra work updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  28. letter grades • p: your point grade • shuu (outstanding)p >= 87 • yuu (excellent)86 >= p >=74 • ryou (good)73 >= p >= 61 • ka (fair)60 >= p >= 48 • fuka (fail) 47 >=p • you fail if you miss the final • regardless of your point grade updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  29. study globally • sapporo-portland speech contest • 2010-09-27 deadline • usa (fullbright) • 2010-10-01 at the US consulate • hokudai exchange student program 北大交換留学 • 2010-10-27 deadline • http://www.isc.hokudai.ac.jp/ → 北大生の留学情報 • 海外留学説明会2010 in 札幌 • 2010-11-06 • http://www.jasso.go.jp/study_a/seminar.html updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  30. pronunciation practice • if there's time updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  31. assignment • read the course offering • i might give you a quiz • prepare and memorize questions and answers for today's conversation • we will practice again updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

  32. see you next week! mailto:mon5@kawai.com http://goh.kawai.com/ http://goh.cll.hokudai.ac.jp/ updated 2010-10-03 goh kawai

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