Mrs. Eva Easton
eva@evaeaston.com
Office Hours E-135
Tues. 2-3
Wed. 5-6
Thurs. 9:30-10:30
or by appointment
I. Course Description
SPE-002 is for students whose native
language is not American English. The class will work on listening
to and speaking American English, especially pronunciation. We
will learn & use transcription: stop = /stap/.
II. Materials
| A. Textbook |
Tapestry Listening & Speaking 3
Rebecca Oxford & Susana Christie |
| B. Pronunciation |
Teacher will give handouts.
Get a notebook for handouts
website:
evaeaston.com/pr/home.html needs Real
Player & Flash
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III. Course Work / Evaluation Your grade is based on the
following.
Speaking & Listening
= 60%
60% divided
by 15 classes =
each absence =
-4 points
[3 absences = F]
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1)
Attend Class Regularly
A
student who is absent 3 classes is subject to failure.
2)
Come to Class on Time
If you come late, arrival time is written down &
counted in the grade.
3) Participate in Class Discussion Voluntarily
This is a class for speaking English. A student who
does not join in class discussion, and/or does not answer
questions from the teacher will fail the course.
As much as -2 points per class will be deducted if student does not speak voluntarily during class discussion.
4) Improvement in Pronunciation
5) Speaking Assignments
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Written
Homework
= 15%
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Put
written homework into the envelope at the beginning of class.
No
credit if you hand in homework late.
If you are absent, you are still responsible for the work
you missed.
Check the Homework Page: evaeaston.com/002-Tues.html
There will be links to copies of handouts on the homework page.
Bring the homework the next class and put it into the envelope.
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1)
Tests & Pop Quizzes during the Semester 10%
Tests
are cumulative. What is on one test will be on future tests.
There are no make-up tests.
If you miss a test, the grade from the next test will be
counted twice.
2) Final Exam 15%
Final exam is on the last day of the semester.
No make-up test if student is absent on the final day of
class.
Cheating
= 0 on test
[using answer sheets, dictionary, books, notes, writing
on desk, copying, speaking to a classmate, etc.]
Grading Scale
93-100 A; 89-92 B+; 84-88 B; 81-83 C+; 77-80 C; 70-76 D; 00-69 F
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IV. Course Outline We change activities
depending on what the class needs.
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Week
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Textbook
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Pronunciation
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Tests & Quizzes
No make-up tests.
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Introductions
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(2) Jan. 29
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Unit 1
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/a, ae, ^/
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(3) Feb. 5
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(4) Feb, 12
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Reductions /schwa/
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Test #1
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(5) Feb. 19
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Unit 2
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Word Final /t, d, Id/
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(6) Feb. 26
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Recitation
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(7) Mar 4
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Word Final /s, z, Iz/
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(8) Mar 11
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Unit 3
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Test #2
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(9) Mar 18
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March 25
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(10) Apr 1
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Unit 4
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Voiced-Voiceless th |
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(11) Apr 8
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Test #3 |
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(12) Apr 15
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(13) Apr 22 |
Unit 5 |
Vowel Sounds |
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(14) Apr 29
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(15) May 6
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FINAL
EXAM
NO MAKE-UP TEST
if student is absent on
final day of class.
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For any questions about the Speech
Department, contact:
Prof. April Adams W222 <aadams@bergen.edu>
Prof. Laurie Hodge W-225A lhodge@bergen.edu>
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