Course information and syllabus (given out at the beginning of the course):
Tuesday, Oct. 1 |
Bring "Real Talk 2" to class |
Thursday, Oct. 3 |
Have a topic for your 1st Oral Presentation; sign up for a day |
Tuesday, Oct. 8 |
Vocabulary Worksheet for Chapter One - Check your answers here. |
Thursday, Oct. 10 | Oral Presentation: Haruka, Lucia, Kasumi |
Tuesday, Oct. 15 | Oral Presentation: Keito Kie, Chie / Texting abbreviations (like g2g, POS, etc.) - think of one or two examples in your own language; be ready to explain them to the class |
Thursday, Oct. 17 | Oral Presentation: Maria, Yoo Young, Masafumi |
Tuesday, Oct. 22 |
Oral Presentation: Manaka, Yukina Vocabulary worksheet for Chapter 3 - Check your answers here |
Thursday, Oct. 24 |
Oral Presentation: Shohei, Toru |
Tuesday, Oct. 29 |
Oral Presentation: Larissa Vocabulary Review for Chapters 1, 2, 3 (matching vocabulary + definitions) Vocabulary Exam / Listening Comprehension Exam |
Thursday, Oct. 31 | Oral Presentation: Ibrahim, Talal / Midterm Evaluations given out |
Tuesday, Nov. 5 |
Sign up for a date for the 2nd Oral Presentation; know your topic and the visual aids you will use (e.g., handouts, PowerPoint, images on a laptop, etc.) |
Thursday, Nov. 7 |
Watch Pimp My PowerPoint and answer the questions on the handout. |
Tuesday, Nov. 12 | |
Thursday, Nov. 14 | Oral Presentation: Toru |
Tuesday, Nov. 19 | Oral Presentations: Haruka, Keito, Maria |
Thursday, Nov. 21 | Oral Presentations: Manaka, Chie, Yoo Young |
Tuesday, Nov. 26 | Oral Presentations: Larissa, Yukina, Kie |
Thursday, Nov. 28 | Thanksgiving |
Tuesday, Dec. 3 | Oral Presentations: Masafumi, Lucia, Kasumi |
Thursday, Dec. 5 | Oral Presentations: Shohei, Talal, Ibrahim / Vocabulary Worksheet - answers here |
Tuesday, Dec. 10 | Final Listening Exam, Vocabulary Test #2 / Answers to the homework here |
Thursday, Dec. 12 | Final Evaluations; Listening & Vocabulary tests handed back; speaking & listening activities |
You can listen to the audio from the textbook (including sections we don't cover in class). You will need your BU ID and password to access the site. |
Link to main page for ALL textbook audio at CELOP |
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Riding the "T" (the Boston subway) |
Interesting neighborhoods in and around Boston, including Harvard Square & Coolidge Corner |
Where to buy what you need for your dorm or apartment |
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A Club for Every Taste and Cause Student organizations at BU |
Campus Life 101 - A series of videos from BU Today on topics such as food shopping, safety, stress, and more. |
Advice from the class of 2011 to new students (video) |
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Places to Go in the Boston Area Suggestions from CELOP students |
Jill Brand's Boston Red Sox Page - A CELOP teacher's page about Boston's baseball team |
The Hubway - Rent a bike by the hour (if you feel brave enough to ride on Boston's streets). See also BU Today's Review. |
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Audio & Video with Transcripts (read & listen) | |||
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A daily 10-minute news program for American high school students - with a transcript on the CNN page. Links: |
A site that is a lot like YouTube, but with instructional videos on every topic you can think of, most with transcripts. A mix of British and American accents. |
Audio podcasts on a wide variety of subjects, including legal issues, managing money, public speaking, exercise, health, modern manners, and more. Each episode has a transcript that you can read while you listen to it. |
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The Academic Word List
The Academic Word List contains 570 word families which appear frequently in a broad range of academic texts. These are not the 570 most common words in English; they are the ones you will encounter most often while reading in university - as well as in newspapers, magazines, and on the internet. If you want to improve your vocabulary, this is a very good place to start.
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Reading Suggestions for ESL students
Suggestions from various sources of good books (mostly fiction and biographies) for ESL students - in downloadable pdf format. |
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Newcomer's Almanac
A newsletter with information on news, sports, politics, culture, holidays, language, and more.
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How (Not) to Study
An article in the New York Times says, "Psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong."
And as long as you're going to the New York Times web site, take a look at:
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Videos/Audio Files from ClassTo save to your computer, click on the link below. On the next page, click on Download at the top left of the page. |
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ABC News - Running Late_ How to Stop.m4v |
ABC News - Creative Disorder.m4v | Link to Things to avoid when learning a foreign language (YouTube) |
Distracted Drivers.mp4 | Sleep Loss Lowers Grades.m4v | The 'Memory Olympics' 2.m4v |
Beauty Trumps All.m4v | 08 What's in a Name - Entire Segment.mp3 (audio) | A. Verbitskiy: Sound Editing Demo Reel (YouTube) |