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Welcome to the UCI 4-Week Conversation & Culture Program

Welcome to the UCI 4-Week Conversation & Culture Program. Conversation & Culture Student Website: http://ucicc.weebly.com. Reminder: Smoking is not allowed anywhere at UCI. Morning classes begin tomorrow, Friday, September 5, at 9:00 a.m.

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Welcome to the UCI 4-Week Conversation & Culture Program

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  1. Welcome to the UCI 4-Week Conversation & Culture Program

  2. Conversation & Culture Student Website:http://ucicc.weebly.com

  3. Reminder: Smoking is not allowed anywhere at UCI.

  4. Morning classes begin tomorrow, Friday, September 5, at 9:00 a.m. • Please meet in front of the ESL office to get your class schedule. • Full-time students: Meet at 8:30. • Part-time students: Meet at 9:30. (Students from Osaka Prefecture University and Akashi National College of Technology)

  5. Program Information • Morning Academic Classes (Required) • Afternoon Elective Classes (Optional)

  6. Conversation & CultureMorning Academic Class ScheduleMonday-Friday 9:00-9:50 Idioms/Vocabulary 10:00-11:20 Reading/Writing 11:30-12:50 Speaking/Listening

  7. The levels in our program have letters as names.Level A: BeginningLevel B: High beginningLevel C: Low intermediateLevel D: IntermediateLevel E: High intermediateLevel F: Advanced

  8. PlacementToday you will take a test to decide your level.The test has 100 questions about listening, grammar, vocabulary, and reading.

  9. Attendance Policy Please attend class every day so that… • You will learn as much as possible. • You won’t have any visa problems. • You will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the program.

  10. Attendance Policy If you miss more than 14 total hours of morning classes… • You will not receive a certificate of completion. • You will be dismissed from the program.

  11. Attendance Policy • Less than 10 minutes late = Tardy • 10+ minutes late = 1 hour absence • 3 Tardies = I hour absence

  12. Statement of Understanding Sign your name here

  13. Morning Class Grading: • Morning classes receive letter grades. • A = 90%-100% • B = 80%-89% • C = 73%-79% • Failing = below 73% • C- = 70% - 72% • D = 60% - 69% • F = < 60%

  14. All CC classes will go on a field trip to Balboa Island in Newport Beach on Friday, September 19 (instead of classes).

  15. Part-time students • If you are a part-time student… • If you have a tourist visa (not a student visa) and • If you’re not part of a university group • Please come and talk to me in the ESL Office about which classes you will take.

  16. Institutional TOEFL Test • Paper and pencil test. • Monday, September 29, 2:00 pm • The test is free. • The test is optional. • You may sign up for the test online at http://ucicc.weebly.com. • The last day to sign up is Sept. 10.

  17. Afternoon Elective Classes • Monday / Wednesday or Tuesday / Thursday 2:00-3:20 pm • 6 class meetings for each class • Full-time students may take 1, 2, or no electives. • Part-time students normally will not take electives.

  18. Today you will tell us which elective classes you want.You will receive your elective schedule in your morning class on Monday, September 8. Elective classes begin that same afternoon.

  19. After the first elective class meeting, you may drop an elective class if you wish, but you may not add a different one in its place.The deadline for dropping an elective class is September 23.

  20. Elective Class Grading: • Grading for electives is Pass/No Pass. • To receive a “Pass” grade… • You must attend at least 5 out of the 6 class meetings. • You must participate well.

  21. Elective classes: • Monday/Wednesday: • Pronunciation • Discover the USA • Interactive Grammar

  22. Elective classes: • Tuesday/Thursday: • English Through Film • Conversation Practice • iBT TOEFL Speaking/Listening Preparation

  23. Now you will fill out a form to tell us which elective classes you prefer.

  24. If you have any questions or problems, please ask us. We’re here to help! • Marla Yoshida: (949) 824-2642 • CC student website: • http://ucicc.weebly.com • We hope you’ll have a great time this month making friends and learning English!

  25. Placement Test Part 1: Listening Part 2: GVR (Grammar, Vocabulary, and Reading)

  26. Part 1: Listening Write your name with your family name first. 9/4/14 http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/

  27. To mark the correct answer, fill in the whole space with a pencil. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/

  28. Part 2: GVR Write your name with your family name first. 9/4/14 http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/

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